Lance Cpl. Richard Meyer, a mortars squad leader with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, throws a smoke grenade toward a simulated machinegun bunker during a training exercise as part of the Forge Academy Sept. 18 on base. The Forge Academy is an approximately four-week long course designed to improve the proficiency of 1/6’s fireteam leaders. Throughout the course, the students were educated on troop welfare, the psychological and physiological effects of combat, infantry tactics and the responsibilities of being a fireteam leader.
| Date Taken: | 09.18.2012 |
| Date Posted: | 09.24.2012 16:08 |
| Photo ID: | 670972 |
| VIRIN: | 120918-M-YI942-004 |
| Resolution: | 4284x3564 |
| Size: | 6.59 MB |
| Location: | MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, NORTH CAROLINA, US |
| Web Views: | 44 |
| Downloads: | 5 |
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