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Marine Corps Warfighting Lab enhances Corps’ capabilities

Whether engaging insurgents in mountainous Afghanistan or conducting amphibious operations in the Pacific Ocean, Marines play an important role in today’s rapidly evolving world climate. To develop the Corps’ current and future warfighting capabilities, the Marine Corps Warfighting Lab is working together with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task

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1st Lt. Kara Larsen, CH-46E Sea Knight transport helicopter pilot, Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 268, and 1st Lt. Erin Maxwell, UH1-N Huey utility helicopter pilot, Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 469, watch as the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6) passes by the USS Missouri in the Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam port July 6. Carrying approximately 1,600 military personnel from Australia, Canada, Indonesia, Malaysia, Tonga and the United States, the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship is one of 34 ships participating in Exercise Rim of the Pacific 2010. As the world's largest multi-lateral maritime exercise, RIMPAC was designed to improve integration and interoperability as well as prepare forces for a wide range of potential operations and missions. - 1st Lt. Kara Larsen, CH-46E Sea Knight transport helicopter pilot, Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 268, and 1st Lt. Erin Maxwell, UH1-N Huey utility helicopter pilot, Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 469, watch as the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6) passes by the USS Missouri in the Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam port July 6. Carrying approximately 1,600 military personnel from Australia, Canada, Indonesia, Malaysia, Tonga and the United States, the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship is one of 34 ships participating in Exercise Rim of the Pacific 2010. As the world's largest multi-lateral maritime exercise, RIMPAC was designed to improve integration and interoperability as well as prepare forces for a wide range of potential operations and missions.

3rd Marine Regiment refocuses on Corps’ amphibious roots

Despite bearing a title honoring their amphibious roots, many of today’s Marines have had few opportunities to spend time at sea. Nevertheless, Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force 3 aboard U.S. Navy Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6) are hearkening back to these roots. Largely comprised of Marines

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Cpl. Dave Spraker, a team leader with 3rd platoon, Company E, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, instructs Royal Tongan Marines, Tonga Defence Services, during a battle sight zero exercise at the Marine Corps Base Hawaii Range Training Facility June 30. Service members from Australia, Canada, Indonesia, Malaysia and Tonga joined the 2/3 Marines in training as part of the Exercise Rim of the Pacific 2010, a biennial exercise designed to strengthen regional partnerships and improve bilateral interoperability. - Cpl. Dave Spraker, a team leader with 3rd platoon, Company E, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, instructs Royal Tongan Marines, Tonga Defence Services, during a battle sight zero exercise at the Marine Corps Base Hawaii Range Training Facility June 30. Service members from Australia, Canada, Indonesia, Malaysia and Tonga joined the 2/3 Marines in training as part of the Exercise Rim of the Pacific 2010, a biennial exercise designed to strengthen regional partnerships and improve bilateral interoperability.

Marines marinate maritime roots, participate in RIMPAC 2010

In the midst of a priority on land-based regimental combat team operations overseas, Hawaii-based Marines are participating in Exercise Rim of the Pacific 2010, from June 23 to Aug. 1, to aid in maintaining the Corps’ tradition as an expeditionary force in readiness. Held biennially in the waters off the coast of Hawaii, RIMPAC is the world’s

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Marines assigned to 3rd squad, 3rd platoon, Company G, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, secure a portion of the military operations in urban terrain training facility during an exercise at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows May 25. The weeklong training evolution was executed to prepare the 2/3 Marines for their upcoming deployment in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in winter 2010. - Marines assigned to 3rd squad, 3rd platoon, Company G, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, secure a portion of the military operations in urban terrain training facility during an exercise at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows May 25. The weeklong training evolution was executed to prepare the 2/3 Marines for their upcoming deployment in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in winter 2010.

Prepare to MOUT: Afghan nationals prepare 2/3 Marines for combat

Whether engaging in patrols or executing physical training in boots and utilities, Marines train like they fight. For Marines assigned to 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, aboard Marine Corps Base Hawaii, the knowledge of this mantra is first-hand. In cooperation with contractor Defense Training Systems, the battalion exercised military operations in

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Princeton, N.J., native Pfc. Trey Rasmussen, machine gunner, Company W, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, provides security during a training exercise at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows May 26. The battalion executed the weeklong evolution in preparation for their upcoming winter 2010 deployment in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. - Princeton, N.J., native Pfc. Trey Rasmussen, machine gunner, Company W, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, provides security during a training exercise at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows May 26. The battalion executed the weeklong evolution in preparation for their upcoming winter 2010 deployment in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

Practice Makes Perfect: 2/3 Company W Marines prepare for successful OEF deployment

Bellowing through the small security outpost, 1st Lt. Derek McVay, heavy machine gun platoon commander, 1st platoon, Company W, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, summons his trusted platoon sergeant and a salty squad leader to a dimly lit room in the back. He begins the mission brief with another mission close on the horizon. The mission is part of 2/3’s

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A Marine assigned to Company F, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, and an Afghan National Police role player sight in following an improvised explosive device attack at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows May 20. “DTS #2 is an excellent [counterinsurgency operations] training tool,” Houston said. “It puts Marines in the warrior mindset. Killing the enemy isn’t hard — finding them is. This training helps us find them.” - A Marine assigned to Company F, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, and an Afghan National Police role player sight in following an improvised explosive device attack at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows May 20. “DTS #2 is an excellent [counterinsurgency operations] training tool,” Houston said. “It puts Marines in the warrior mindset. Killing the enemy isn’t hard — finding them is. This training helps us find them.”

Engaging with more than rounds: "Island Warriors" prepare for OEF deployment

Marines assigned to 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, participated in predeployment training requirements at MCTAB, May 20 to 27. In coordination with contractor Defense Training Systems, the Island Warriors executed the weeklong training evolution for the second time in recent months. They are slated to support I Marine Expeditionary Force on an

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Marines with Headquarters Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 3, watch as fellow Marines and sailors undergo a simulated rollover in the new Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Egress Trainer, or MET, at Boondocker Training Area on base March 24. Any Marines or sailors deploying with MRAPs are required to complete training in the MET, said David Polk, the MET’s instructor/operator/maintainer with contractor MPRI. - Marines with Headquarters Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 3, watch as fellow Marines and sailors undergo a simulated rollover in the new Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Egress Trainer, or MET, at Boondocker Training Area on base March 24. Any Marines or sailors deploying with MRAPs are required to complete training in the MET, said David Polk, the MET’s instructor/operator/maintainer with contractor MPRI.

MRAP Egress Trainer spins to save lives

The top-heavy cab of the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle rocks back and forth, teetering dangerously and taunting the eight Marines and sailors strapped inside. Suddenly, it tips too far past its critical rollover point, sending the occupants into a rollover situation. Without hesitation, the MRAP crew pulls two handles supporting the rear

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The vertical red tabs on the black belts of Martial Arts Instructor Trainers signify their expertise in the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program. After completing the rigorous seven-week MAIT course at the Martial Arts Center of Excellence in Quantico, Va., and earning their first tab, MAITs may graduate up to a black belt sixth degree. - The vertical red tabs on the black belts of Martial Arts Instructor Trainers signify their expertise in the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program. After completing the rigorous seven-week MAIT course at the Martial Arts Center of Excellence in Quantico, Va., and earning their first tab, MAITs may graduate up to a black belt sixth degree.

What it Takes: Becoming a Marine Corps Martial Arts Instructor, Instructor Trainer

In feudal Japan, ninjas were silent, esoteric warriors cloaked by shadows. Not silent but nonetheless esoteric, the Corps’ modern day ninjas — Martial Arts Instructors and Instructor Trainers — are a unique breed of Marines entrusted with the vital task of preserving the Corps’ warrior tradition.“MCMAP is part of our warrior heritage we need to

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Marines of 3rd Platoon, Alpha Company, 1/3, spent much of their day July 8 training as pairs and four-man fire teams to make dynamic entries into doorways at the Range 1 "shoot house." - Marines of 3rd Platoon, Alpha Company, 1/3, spent much of their day July 8 training as pairs and four-man fire teams to make dynamic entries into doorways at the Range 1 "shoot house."

1/3 'Lava Dogs' begins training at Lava Viper

Marines of 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, train at Phakuloa Training Area on the Big Island of Hawaii during Exercise Lava Viper. The exercise was from July 2-23 to prepare the battalion for an upcoming deployment to Afghanistan.

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9 mm ammunition sits inside an ammunition canister during a live fire range at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 10, 2019. - 9 mm ammunition sits inside an ammunition canister during a live fire range at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 10, 2019. S-4 logisticians with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit ensure the proper caliber and quantity of ammunition is available for Marines to effectively train. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tanner D. Lambert)

Rounds, Rations, and Wrenches; Behind the Scenes with S-4 Logistics

CAMP HANSEN, OKINAWA, Japan – Rounds, rations and wrenches. Marines see this trio quite often. They’re given a meal ready to eat, issued rounds and their Humvees are sent out daily, but how did all of this make it into the fight? All a Marine needs to do is head to the command post of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and see its logistical hub, the S-4 section.

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AFP, US forces conclude annual Balikatan exercise

Military units from all branches of the United States and Armed Forces of the Philippines concluded the 35th iteration of Balikatan on April 12 with a ceremony at the AFP Commissioned Officers’ Clubhouse. Members of the Australian Defence Force also participated in the exercise and attended the closing event.

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Lance Cpl. Keven A. Temple, left, and Garrett R. Jolley, heavy equipment mechanics with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, move fork lifts into the garage for repairs at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, March 27, 2019. Temple, a native of Jacksonville, Florida, graduated from River City Science Academy in June 2016 before enlisting in January 2017. Temple joined the Marine Corps to follow his family legacy. Since joining the Marines, he has learned traits of good leadership, including dedication, team work and responsibility. Jolley, a native of Glenwood Spring, Colorado, graduated from Coal Ridge High School in May 2015 before enlisting in August 2018. He joined to experience team work, dedication and culture. Since enlisting he has learned more about respect to others and understanding people from different backgrounds, units and culture. - Lance Cpl. Keven A. Temple, left, and Garrett R. Jolley, heavy equipment mechanics with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, move fork lifts into the garage for repairs at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, March 27, 2019. Temple, a native of Jacksonville, Florida, graduated from River City Science Academy in June 2016 before enlisting in January 2017. Temple joined the Marine Corps to follow his family legacy. Since joining the Marines, he has learned traits of good leadership, including dedication, team work and responsibility. Jolley, a native of Glenwood Spring, Colorado, graduated from Coal Ridge High School in May 2015 before enlisting in August 2018. He joined to experience team work, dedication and culture. Since enlisting he has learned more about respect to others and understanding people from different backgrounds, units and culture.

E-3s are the Bee’s Knees

If noncommissioned officers are the backbone of the Marine Corps, then lance corporals are the

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U.S Marines with Company G, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, patrol during Mountain Training Exercise 2-19, at Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridgeport, Calif., March 24, 2019. The purpose of MTX is to prepare Marines for harsh weather conditions while enhancing winter warfare skills in cold weather environments. - U.S Marines with Company G, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, patrol during Mountain Training Exercise 2-19, at Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridgeport, Calif., March 24, 2019. The purpose of MTX is to prepare Marines for harsh weather conditions while enhancing winter warfare skills in cold weather environments.

6th Marine Regiment battles the cold

As bone-chilling winds tore through California’s Sierra Nevada mountains, Marines with 1st and 2nd

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U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Naomi L. Polumbo, left, Lance Cpl. Jacob Walton, center, motor transport mechanics, and Lance Cpl Edgar Garcia, right, a small arms repairman, all with Combat Logistics Detachment 34, attached to Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Central Command, pose for a photo with a mine resistant, ambush protected vehicle, Southwest Asia, February 10, 2019. As a quick reaction force, the SPMAGTF-CR-CC is capable of deploying aviation, ground and logistical forces forward at a moment’s notice. - U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Naomi L. Polumbo, left, Lance Cpl. Jacob Walton, center, motor transport mechanics, and Lance Cpl Edgar Garcia, right, a small arms repairman, all with Combat Logistics Detachment 34, attached to Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Central Command, pose for a photo with a mine resistant, ambush protected vehicle, Southwest Asia, February 10, 2019. As a quick reaction force, the SPMAGTF-CR-CC is capable of deploying aviation, ground and logistical forces forward at a moment’s notice.

USMC Sgt. Naomi Polumbo, mechanic, tests mettle in the Middle East

Its 7 a.m. and the Middle-Eastern sun has just started chasing back the mist covering a line of

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NETT Marines bridging the gap between the past and future of amphibious combat - Marines from the Amphibious Combat Vehicle new equipment training team complete an operator course in the vehicle. NETT Marines train to become subject matter experts on new equipment, such as the ACV, in order to teach other Marines how to maintain and operate newly-fielded equipment. In addition to instructing Marines, the NET team reviews and provides input to training manuals and standard operating procedures, help develop ranges and plan field operations for Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Ashley Calingo)

NETT Marines bridging the gap between the past and future of amphibious combat

At its core, any Marine Corps New Equipment Training Team is responsible for—as the name suggests—arming Marines with the knowledge and skills they need to operate and maintain new equipment to ensure Marines’ future success on the battlefield. When new equipment is fielded, the NETT provide the initial training to experienced legacy system operators and maintainers to help get them acquainted with the new system in the shortest time possible.

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From left, Armed Forces of the Philippines Lt. Gen. Gilbert Gapay, commander, Southern Luzon Command, and Philippine Exercise Co-Director; Undersecretary Cardozo M. Luna, Undersecretary of the Department of National Defense; Sung Y. Kim, U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines; Armed Forces of the Philippines Gen. Benjamin Madrigal, Jr., AFP Chief of Staff; and U.S. Marine Brig. Gen. Christopher A. McPhillips, commanding general, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade stand shoulder-to-shoulder at Tejeros Hall, Camp General Emilio Aguinaldo, Quezon City, Manila, Philippines, April 1, 2019. The ceremony represented the official commencement of Balikatan 2019 and the continued partnership between the United States and the Republic of the Philippines. Balikatan 19, in its 35th iteration, is an annual U.S.-Philippine military training focused on a variety of missions, including humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, counterterrorism, and other combined military operations held from April 1 to April 12. - From left, Armed Forces of the Philippines Lt. Gen. Gilbert Gapay, commander, Southern Luzon Command, and Philippine Exercise Co-Director; Undersecretary Cardozo M. Luna, Undersecretary of the Department of National Defense; Sung Y. Kim, U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines; Armed Forces of the Philippines Gen. Benjamin Madrigal, Jr., AFP Chief of Staff; and U.S. Marine Brig. Gen. Christopher A. McPhillips, commanding general, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade stand shoulder-to-shoulder at Tejeros Hall, Camp General Emilio Aguinaldo, Quezon City, Manila, Philippines, April 1, 2019. The ceremony represented the official commencement of Balikatan 2019 and the continued partnership between the United States and the Republic of the Philippines. Balikatan 19, in its 35th iteration, is an annual U.S.-Philippine military training focused on a variety of missions, including humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, counterterrorism, and other combined military operations held from April 1 to April 12.

Balikatan 19: AFP, US Forces Open 35th Balikatan Exercise

Philippine, U.S. and Australian service members gathered together during the Balikatan 2019 opening

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A day in the life of a military working dog

From detecting improvised explosive devices in Afghanistan to being on the front lines during World War I, military working dogs have been used to help service members win battles for generations.

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Domingo Duran, Assistant Fire Chief, MCLBB Fire and Emergency Services Division, reports simulated rail tanker car gas leak during Exercise Haber Rail aboard Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, Calif., March 19. - Domingo Duran, Assistant Fire Chief, MCLBB Fire and Emergency Services Division, reports simulated rail tanker car gas leak during Exercise Haber Rail aboard Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, Calif., March 19.

Exercise Haber Rail: Training for disaster

A simulated rail tanker car carrying thousands of cubic feet of chlorine gas sprang a leak and sent a cloud of toxic gas drifting across Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, California and into the nearby city of Barstow, as part of a training exercise, March 19.

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U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft assigned to the 442nd Fighter Wing, Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, escort MV-22B Osprey aircraft assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 268 over Hawaii, Feb. 26, 2019. U.S. Marines with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment and VMM-268 along with A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft conducted training including a simulated tactical recovery of aircraft personnel scenario and a combat search and rescue scenario. - U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft assigned to the 442nd Fighter Wing, Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, escort MV-22B Osprey aircraft assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 268 over Hawaii, Feb. 26, 2019. U.S. Marines with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment and VMM-268 along with A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft conducted training including a simulated tactical recovery of aircraft personnel scenario and a combat search and rescue scenario.

Warthogs take over Hawaiian skies

U.S. Airmen with the 442nd Fighter Wing descended on Marine Corps Base Hawaii in February to conduct

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