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SCHOFIELD BARRACKS – Marines from Bravo Company, “Black Sheep,” 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, fire off artillery rounds from their M777 Light Weight Towed Howitzer during a training exercise at Schofield Barracks, Sept. 06, 2016. Marines from Bravo Co., “Black Sheep,” 1st Bn., 12th Marines, participated in exercise Spartan Fury 16.4. Spartan Fury is a pre-deployment exercise in which service members conduct live-fire artillery training and unit leaders are able to further assess and improve the lethality of the battalion.(U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Jesus Sepulveda Torres) - SCHOFIELD BARRACKS – Marines from Bravo Company, “Black Sheep,” 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, fire off artillery rounds from their M777 Light Weight Towed Howitzer during a training exercise at Schofield Barracks, Sept. 06, 2016. Marines from Bravo Co., “Black Sheep,” 1st Bn., 12th Marines, participated in exercise Spartan Fury 16.4. Spartan Fury is a pre-deployment exercise in which service members conduct live-fire artillery training and unit leaders are able to further assess and improve the lethality of the battalion.(U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Jesus Sepulveda Torres)

"Black Sheep" Marines participate in Spartan Fury exercise

SCHOFIELD BARRACKS – Marines from Bravo Company, “Black Sheep,” 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, participated in exercise Spartan Fury 16.4 aboard Schofield Barracks on Sept. 6, 2016.

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“Kings of Fury” unleash their Spartan Fury

U.S. ARMY SCHOFIELD BARRACKS RANGE FACILITY – Marines with 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment’s, “Kings of Battles,” conducted live-fire sustainment training during Spartan Fury, an annual pre-deployment exercise, aboard the Schofield Range Facility on May 4th, 2016.

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POHAKULOA TRAINING AREA, Hawaii - Gunnery Sgt. Gustavo Faran, 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, assistant battalion truck master and native of Meriden, Conn., pulls the lanyard cord of a M777A2 155 mm light howitzer and sends a shell downrange during a firing mission for Operation Spartan Fury, Dec. 4. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. James A. Sauter) - POHAKULOA TRAINING AREA, Hawaii - Gunnery Sgt. Gustavo Faran, 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, assistant battalion truck master and native of Meriden, Conn., pulls the lanyard cord of a M777A2 155 mm light howitzer and sends a shell downrange during a firing mission for Operation Spartan Fury, Dec. 4. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. James A. Sauter)

Kings of Battle hone artllery prowess, prepare for Pacific shift

POHAKULOA TRAINING AREA — As the sun begins to peak above the horizon, a cold wind blows across a barren wasteland, high in the mountains and hills of the island of Hawaii. Used for military field exercises, the Pohakuloa Training Area sits in a valley between two dormant volcanoes, and is covered in loose rock, dust and inhabited by few species of

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Marines work through the night to move the forward command element March 5 during Dragon Fire Exercise 15-2 at Pohakuloa Training Area, Kona, Hawaii. Night movement provides an edge over the enemy, and provides Marines with cover and concealment during their move. The Marines are with Headquarters Battery, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force. - Marines work through the night to move the forward command element March 5 during Dragon Fire Exercise 15-2 at Pohakuloa Training Area, Kona, Hawaii. Night movement provides an edge over the enemy, and provides Marines with cover and concealment during their move. The Marines are with Headquarters Battery, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force.

12th Marine Regiment maneuvers through Dragon Fire Exercise 15-2

Rain falls for 18 hours straight onto the rocky, uninhabitable terrain in the Pohakuloa Training

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