Integrated Task Force infantry Marines conduct defensive operations pilot test at Twentynine Palms [Image 6 of 9]

TWENTYNINE PALMS, CA, UNITED STATES

03.03.2015

Photo by Sgt. Alicia Leaders 

Communication Directorate             

Sgt. Ryan A. McCauley, machine gunner with Weapons Company, Ground Combat Element Integrated Task Force, engages targets with the M2 .50-caliber machine gun while Lance Cpl. William H. Clark, team leader, assesses the impacted rounds during the defensive operations portion of a pilot test at Range 110, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, March 3, 2015, in preparation for the Marine Corps Operational Test and Evaluation Activity assessment. From October 2014 to July 2015, the GCEITF will conduct individual and collective level skills training in designated ground combat arms occupational specialties in order to facilitate the standards-based assessment of the physical performance of Marines in a simulated operating environment performing specific ground combat arms tasks. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Alicia R. Leaders/Released)

• Date Taken: 03.03.2015
• Date Posted: 03.05.2015 16:34
• Photo ID: 1799539
• VIRIN: 150303-M-DU612-089
• Resolution: 5760x3840
• Size: 11.43 MB
• Location: TWENTYNINE PALMS, CA, US