Marines complete live-fire battle-drill training at Fort McCoy [Image 23 of 59]

FORT MCCOY, WI, UNITED STATES

09.08.2017

Photo by Scott Sturkol                                                                                         

Fort McCoy Public Affairs Office           

A Marine with the 3rd Civil Affairs Group of Naval Station Great Lakes, Ill., completes live-fire training at a range on North Post on Sept. 8, 2017, at Fort McCoy, Wis. In addition to live-fire training, the 3rd CAG Marines completed training in chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear defense and on the Fort McCoy Humvee Egress Assistance Trainer over the course of three days. Civil affairs Marines serve as a critical link between local civilians and military units that operate in their countries. Operations in the counterinsurgency environments of Iraq and Afghanistan relied heavily on civil affairs teams for missions like helping civilian populations build infrastructure. And the Marine Corps’ civil affairs capability, which resides exclusively in the Marine Corps Reserve, will continue to be in high demand. (U.S. Army Photo by Scott T. Sturkol, Public Affairs Office, Fort McCoy, Wis.)

• Date Taken: 09.08.2017
• Date Posted: 09.19.2017 13:43
• Photo ID: 3787832
• VIRIN: 170908-A-OK556-829
• Resolution: 5184x3456
• Size: 9.28 MB
• Location: FORT MCCOY, WI, US