A mortarman with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, prepares to load an 81 mm mortar tube to provide supporting fire for the infantry platoons taking out simulated enemy targets, Sept. 11, 2013, as part of the air assault course at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif. The AAC is part of the month-long Integrated Training Exercise. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Sarah Dietz) - A mortarman with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, prepares to load an 81 mm mortar tube to provide supporting fire for the infantry platoons taking out simulated enemy targets, Sept. 11, 2013, as part of the air assault course at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif. The AAC is part of the month-long Integrated Training Exercise. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Sarah Dietz)
Arlington, Va., native 2nd Lt. James Warlick, second platoon commander, Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment leads his Marines through a series of trenches during a live-fire platoon attack at the Infantry Platoon Battle Course, Range 10 at Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, July 20, 2013. “This attack is a confirmation of individual and squad level skills,” Warlick said. The attack was part of Exercise Lava Viper, a battalion-level combined-arms exercise designed to enhance the abilities of ground combat and support element Marines participating. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Matthew Callahan) - Arlington, Va., native 2nd Lt. James Warlick, second platoon commander, Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment leads his Marines through a series of trenches during a live-fire platoon attack at the Infantry Platoon Battle Course, Range 10 at Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, July 20, 2013. “This attack is a confirmation of individual and squad level skills,” Warlick said. The attack was part of Exercise Lava Viper, a battalion-level combined-arms exercise designed to enhance the abilities of ground combat and support element Marines participating. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Matthew Callahan)
Marines with Combined Anti-Armor Team 1 Bravo fire heavy machine guns from a support-by-fire position in support of a company-level mechanized live-fire assault Echo Company,2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment conducted at Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, July 19, 2013. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Matthew Callahan) - Marines with Combined Anti-Armor Team 1 Bravo fire heavy machine guns from a support-by-fire position in support of a company-level mechanized live-fire assault Echo Company,2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment conducted at Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, July 19, 2013. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Matthew Callahan)