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CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. - Marines with Fox Battery, 2nd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment conducted a basic military operations in urban terrain course at MOUT Town aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, April 1.
Marines with the unit are primarily trained in artillery, specifically the M777 Howitzer. The course allows the Marines to get away from the normal routine and learn a new skillset.
“It’s something we’re definitely not used to,” said Cpl. Gino Morato, a section chief with the battery. “We’re used to going out to the field and shooting artillery, but this is something new and everyone seems to be grasping it pretty well.”
While deployed, Marines can be required to work outside of their military occupational specialty, taking on different jobs and tasks as needed.
“As artillery, when we get deployed, we take on the role as provisional infantry,” Morato said.
The course was based on basic-to-intermediate skills of the infantryman. During the course, the Marines were given an objective building within MOUT Town’s compound and were tasked with clearing the building while eliminating any enemy threat.
“This is going to get them into the infantry rifleman mindset and teach them the basics they need to know and be able to do it if needed,” said 1st Lt. John Gayton, 2nd Platoon commander with the battery.
The Marines, as well as the aggressors, were given simulation paint rounds to help indicate who had been hit.
“The simulation rounds have the same casing as a .556 round, but with a paint tip,” said Morato. “It’s the closest thing to a real round that we can train with.”
The battery was then split up into squads and formed fire teams in which they would work to overtake the objective.
Throughout the scenario, instructors evaluated the Marines and gave verbal commands as needed. The instructors were responsible for teaching the Marines the vital skills they needed to know to pass the course.
Sergeant Dakota Juanchi, an instructor at the Division Combat Training Center said training the Marines in MOUT tactics will give them a better idea of what to expect and how to react when it comes to being deployed to a combat zone.
“This training helps us become [more] well-rounded as a Marine,” said Morato. “It all just develops into one big picture. You can never know too much.”
The Marines then have the opportunity to take the knowledge they learned throughout the course back to the regiment and share it with other Marines.
“The worst thing you can do when you come to a school environment is keep it to yourself,” said Juanchi. “I want them to be able to take this to their unit and expand on it and train the other batteries.”
| Date Taken: | 04.01.2015 |
| Date Posted: | 04.02.2015 15:01 |
| Story ID: | 158978 |
| Location: | CAMP LEJEUNE, NC, US |
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