‘Trinity’ Marines look ahead: Lava Viper bares its fangs [Image 2 of 10]

POHAKULOA TRAINING AREA, HI, UNITED STATES

10.22.2015

Photo by Lance Cpl. Harley Thomas 

Marine Corps Base Hawaii

Pfc. Thomas Thompson, a machine gunner with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, and Willington, Mass., native, races to disassemble the MK19 machine gun during training exercise Lava Viper, one of the staples of their pre-deployment training, aboard Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, Oct. 22, 2015. Lava Viper provides the Hawaii-based Marines with an opportunity to conduct various movements, live-fire and tactical training before departing for Integrated Training Exercise aboard Marine Air-Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., where the battalion will train and be evaluated as a whole. "Trinity" strives to fight and win on both the tactical and ethical battlefield, always cultivating the values of honor, courage, and commitment, ultimately producing morally guided citizens whose obligations and responsibilities supersede rights and privileges. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Harley Thomas)

• Date Taken: 10.22.2015
• Date Posted: 11.02.2015 22:36
• Photo ID: 2262740
• VIRIN: 151022-M-SB674-002
• Resolution: 3840x5760
• Size: 2.38 MB
• Location: POHAKULOA TRAINING AREA, HI, US