MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. - August 31, 2015 -- Marines with Company C, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, participated in a ground combat operation during a field exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Aug. 25, 2015. The Marines hiked to Tactical Landing Zone Swan, set up a defensive position and then assaulted a simulated village in … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2015
Marine Divers Train at New Open-Water Site
SPOTSYLVANIA, Va. - August 28, 2015 -- Marine combatant divers from the National Capital Region and Marine Corps Base Quantico took to Lake Anna, Va., for the first time July 21 to refresh dive skills and maintain qualifications. They used both open-circuit and closed-circuit underwater breathing apparatuses as well as an underwater propulsion device. About an hour southwest … [Read more...]
Diverse Cultural Backgrounds Embraced in Military Service
RAPID CITY, S.D. - August 28, 2015 - America is a gathering of cultural and ethnic backgrounds and one place you will see it all blend together is in today’s military. Wearing the uniform of the United States Armed Forces brings a collaboration and unity among people of different backgrounds, all working toward the goal of protecting freedom. “Being a part of the … [Read more...]
Arming the RPAs
KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan (AFNS) August 28, 2015 -- Airmen from the 62nd Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron provide every munition that is loaded onto an MQ-1B Predator or MQ-9 Reaper at Kandahar Airfield; without them, the RPAs wouldn’t be able to provide combat airpower in Afghanistan. “Ammo at (Kandahar Airfield) helps support the flightline,” said … [Read more...]
Steel Battalion Conducts Combined Live-Fire Exercise with ROK Partners
CAMP CASEY, South Korea (Aug. 28, 2015) -- Improved combat capabilities and greater operational understanding in the joint environment are two of the most important outcomes of combined training among Republic of Korea, or ROK, and U.S. Soldiers. As a result, Soldiers, from Company B, 1st Battalion, 38th Field Artillery Regiment, 210th Field Artillery Brigade, 2nd Infantry … [Read more...]