Cpl. Robert Pugaczewski fills sandbags during a defense training event during Exercise Bougainville II at the Pohakuloa Training Area on the Island of Hawaii, Oct. 31, 2017. Pugaczewski is a rifleman with 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, and a native of Glen Rock, Pa. “We dig our skirmishers and two man fighting holes during a defense,” Pugaczewski said. “We also have a Combined Anti-Armor Team supporting us along the main supply route.” Exercise Bougainville II prepares 2nd Bn., 3rd Marines for service as a forward deployed force in the Pacific by training them to fight as a ground combat element in a Marine Air-Ground Task Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Isabelo Tabanguil)
| Date Taken: | 10.31.2017 |
| Date Posted: | 11.07.2017 18:17 |
| Photo ID: | 3926852 |
| VIRIN: | 171031-M-QB730-078 |
| Resolution: | 4507x3005 |
| Size: | 3 MB |
| Location: | POHAKULOA TRAINING AREA, HAWAII, US |
| Web Views: | 76 |
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