Photo by Cpl. Corey Dabney | 1st Marine Division | 08.12.2013
Marines serving with 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, prepare to breach an enemy compound while conducting a mock raid during the Integrated Training Exercise here, Aug. 12, 2013. The Marines assume a supporting role while deployed to Afghanistan by letting the ANA and the Afghan National Police lead in combat operations. The ITX is a training exercise held to prepare Marines prior to their......
Photo by Cpl. Corey Dabney | 1st Marine Division | 08.12.2013
Corporal Miles Potter, squad leader, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, prepares to throw an M18 smoke grenade to mark an enemy role-player's location while conducting a mock raid during the Integrated Training Exercise here, Aug. 12, 2013. Potter, 25, a native of Riverside, Calif., and his squad were in charge of securing the area to ensure the priority targets did not escape. The Marines......
Photo by Cpl. Corey Dabney | 1st Marine Division | 08.12.2013
Lance Cpl. Jared Edwards (right), a team leader, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, talks to a role-player acting as an Afghan National Army soldier while conducting a mock raid during the Integrated Training Exercise here, Aug. 12, 2013. Edwards, 21, a native of Arvada, Colo., speaks Pashtu, which enables him to communicate with the role-players. The Marines assume a supporting role while......
Photo by Cpl. Corey Dabney | 1st Marine Division | 08.12.2013
Private First Class Steven Flute (left), rifleman, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, searches for improvised explosive devices as Cpl. Colin Adams, a team leader serving with the battalion marks the potential threats while conducting a mock raid during the Integrated Training Exercise here, Aug. 12, 2013. Flute, 20, a native of Apache, Okla., and Adams, 22, a native of Reno, Nev., located......
Photo by Cpl. Corey Dabney | 1st Marine Division | 08.12.2013
Corporal Miles Potter, squad leader, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, points to key objectives on a map while conducting a mock raid during the Integrated Training Exercise here, Aug. 12, 2013. Potter, 25, a native of Riverside, Calif., and his team were in charge of securing the area to ensure the priority targets did not escape. The Marines assume a supporting role while deployed to......
Photo by Cpl. Corey Dabney | 1st Marine Division | 08.12.2013
Corporal Ryan Rumsly, squad leader, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, leads role-players acting as Afghan National Army and Afghan National Police through a compound during the Integrated Training Exercise here, Aug. 12, 2013. Rumsey, 22, a native of Tualatin, Ore., and the Marines will take a supporting role while deployed to Afghanistan by letting the ANA and the Afghan National Police......
Photo by Cpl. Corey Dabney | 1st Marine Division | 08.12.2013
Lance Cpl. Benjamin Fulk, rifleman, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, provides suppressing fire as his squad maneuvers around the enemy during the Integrated Training Exercise here, Aug. 12, 2013. Fulk, 19, a native of Scottsbluff, Neb., successfully pinned down the enemy as his Marines moved to apprehend a target. The Marines assume a supporting role while deployed to Afghanistan by letting......
Photo by Cpl. Corey Dabney | 1st Marine Division | 08.12.2013
Private First Class Cody Frisosky (left), rifleman, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, prepares to rush across a street while a role-player acting as an Afghan National Army solider provides suppressing fire during the Integrated Training Exercise here, Aug. 12, 2013. Frisosky, 19, a native of Shippensburg, Penn., and his team supported the main push into the mock town. The Marines assume a......
