ISLAND OF KAUAI, Hawaii -- ISLAND OF KAUAI, Hawaii - Marines from Bravo Co., 1st Bn., 3rd Marines, deployed to the Pacific Missile Range Facility Sept. 23, to conduct a variety of training missions including the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program.While at PMRF, several warriors from 1/3 advanced to the gray belt level in the MCMAP after enduring several hours of vigorous training led by Sgt. Stan L. Hawkes, a platoon sergeant with 1/3's Bravo Co. and a black belt instructor in the MCMAP. "This has been some excellent training for the Marines in Bravo Company," said 2nd Lt. Benjamin F. Lubin, an artillery officer in 1st Bn., 12th Marine's Alpha Battery, who joined Bravo Co. to assist in call-for-fire training. "They have trained long hours in some very intense heat. They have all performed well."After earning their belts, the Marines from 1/3 practiced the basic call-for-fire skills, where they learned to call in artillery rounds on targets using radiotelephones. They also learned how to spot and correct rounds when a target is missed by artillery fire in a combat situation. "This training is important because Marines use combined arms to suppress and destroy enemies and their equipment on the battlefield," said Lubin. "To be able to successfully combine arms is paramount to the success on the battlefield."On the last days of training, 1/3 practiced battlefield extraction techniques, where they tactically withdrew from a simulated combat zone and departed in a CH-53D "Sea Stallion" helicopter. "We have been able to get in some really good training," said Pfc. Brett T. Ferek, a rifleman for 1/3. "I think we have all learned a lot. We're infantryman, and this is what we love to do - train for war."Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 363 from MCB Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, also endured some vigorous training. Approximately 50 percent of the squadron became certified to the tan belt level."These Marines have endured some challenging training," said Sgt. Maj. Scott M. Chambers, squadron sergeant major. "Not only did they earn the tan belts, they were also able to perform tactical maneuvers and weapons training in the same day."