Marines with Combat Assault Company, 3rd Marine Regiment, use amphibious assault vehicles to tear up the mud in the salvage yard wetland aboard Marine Corps Base Hawaii during the annual Mud Ops environmental training exercise, Feb. 19, 2014. The CAC Marines team up with the Environmental Compliance and Protection Department each year to conduct the two to three-day exercise and tear up the mud within the Nuupia Pond Wildlife Management Area and salvage yard wetland to help preserve the comfortable living conditions of the wildlife within the areas. The result of this exercise allows the endangered Hawaiian black-necked stilt to feed and lay nests as well as making water more absorbable in the mud. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Matthew Bragg) - Marines with Combat Assault Company, 3rd Marine Regiment, use amphibious assault vehicles to tear up the mud in the salvage yard wetland aboard Marine Corps Base Hawaii during the annual Mud Ops environmental training exercise, Feb. 19, 2014. The CAC Marines team up with the Environmental Compliance and Protection Department each year to conduct the two to three-day exercise and tear up the mud within the Nuupia Pond Wildlife Management Area and salvage yard wetland to help preserve the comfortable living conditions of the wildlife within the areas. The result of this exercise allows the endangered Hawaiian black-necked stilt to feed and lay nests as well as making water more absorbable in the mud. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Matthew Bragg)
Marines with Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, make landing in F470 Zodiac Combat Rubber Raid Craft on Pyramid Rock Beach, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Aug. 30, 2013. The boat company secured the beach, allowing follow-on forces to conduct an amphibious assault. The battalion is attached to the 13th MEU on a deployment to the Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Matthew Callahan) - Marines with Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, make landing in F470 Zodiac Combat Rubber Raid Craft on Pyramid Rock Beach, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Aug. 30, 2013. The boat company secured the beach, allowing follow-on forces to conduct an amphibious assault. The battalion is attached to the 13th MEU on a deployment to the Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Matthew Callahan)
MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII - An amphibious assault vehicle makes its way back to shore during a water-training exercise on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, June 4. The purpose of the exercise was to familiarize Marines with the AAV, how it’s operated, and their role within the vehicle. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Matthew Bragg) - MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII - An amphibious assault vehicle makes its way back to shore during a water-training exercise on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, June 4. The purpose of the exercise was to familiarize Marines with the AAV, how it’s operated, and their role within the vehicle. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Matthew Bragg)