TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. - Sept. 3, 2015 -- Gas! Gas! Gas! Echoed-shouts filled the room as rapid arm movements set the Marines into motion; initiating a race against time. With tightly shut eyes, they held onto one last breath and reached for their masks. The Marines hastily positioned the equipment on their faces, fastening the straps; pulling them tight and securing the … [Read more...]

CAMP HANSEN, OKINAWA, Japan - September 2, 2015 -- Service members battled through burning pain while fighting and disarming simulated suspects during the OC Spray Performance Evaluation Course at Camp Hansen, Aug. 27. After being exposed to OC, or oleoresin capsicum, each student demonstrated mastery of baton and non-lethal disarmament techniques by subduing and safely … [Read more...]

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. - September 1, 2015 -- Marine tankers with Company B, 2nd Tank Battalion, conducted offensive and defensive training at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Aug. 25-27. The training familiarized each platoon with standard tank formations and allowed them to hone the basic Marine skills of ‘shoot, move, … [Read more...]

NORTHERN TERRITORY, Australia - September 1, 2015 -- Exercise Talisman Sabre is a biennial, multinational, exercise designed to enhance bilateral collaboration in support of future combined operations, natural disasters and humanitarian emergency response. This year, the exercise featured approximately 33,000 troops, 200 aircraft and 21 ships. The environmental impact that … [Read more...]

NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY NORTHWEST ANNEX, Va. - September 1, 2015 -- There is complete silence in the air in the seconds leading up to the loud pop emitted by a flash bang grenade dropped down a flight of stairs by a Marine. Suddenly, what looks like a chaotic scene to an outsider complete with shouts and rounds going off takes over as the Marines make their way down a tiny … [Read more...]