Story by Lance Cpl. Timothy Valero | 1st Marine Division | 07.08.2016
The Infantry Super Squad Competition has returned to 1st Marine Division and the training grounds of Marine Corps Camp Pendleton, Calif., for the second straight year after a 15 year hiatus due to the division’s high operational tempo....
Story by Cpl. Garrett White | I Marine Expeditionary Force | 04.05.2016
MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – When Marines are called upon to fight their nation’s battles, they need to be prepared to perform to the best of their abilities regardless of where they may find themselves. While they may use the same speed and intensity, Marines don’t assault a city the same way they assault a beachhead....
Story by Sgt. Emmanuel Ramos | I Marine Expeditionary Force | 03.02.2016
Small unit leaders in the infantry are called upon to carry out orders and make decisions on the battlefield, and at times making the seemingly impossible possible. This is because of the rigorous training in their craft and the development of their leadership skills. It’s that dedication that has been a hallmark of the Marine’s ethos since the Corps’ inception....
Story by Lance Cpl. Caitlin Bevel | I Marine Expeditionary Force | 10.01.2015
The Scout Sniper School at School of Infantry – West, Advanced Infantry Training Battalion, is an elite program that had a graduation rate of only 37 percent. Division Schools, 1st Marine Division, developed a course to better prepare Marines, which raised the graduation rate to 52 percent. The school also offers Urban Leaders Course to teach new basic infantry tactics as the landscape of......
Courtesy Story | I Marine Expeditionary Force | 08.12.2015
Marines from 1st and 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, participated in a Military Operations in Urban Terrain exercise during 1st Marine Division Schools’ Urban Leaders Course aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 12, 2015....
Story by Lance Cpl. Jonathan Boynes | 1st Marine Division | 03.13.2014
The dusty mountain air was littered with unrelenting machine gun fire as Marines sent thousands of rounds down range. Sparks flew through the sky as rounds ripped through the rusty metal targets a few hundred meters away. In between burst of fire, the shouts of Sgt. Joshua See, the lead machine gun instructor with 1st Marine Division Schools, echoed over the rocky terrain as he paced up and......
Story by Lance Cpl. Corey Dabney | 1st Marine Division | 01.11.2013
“You’re riding along in a convoy conducting a resupply mission when you take contact from the enemy and your machine-gunner goes down,” said Sgt. Jeremy Marsden, the chief machine gun instructor serving with 1st Marine Division Schools. “The only other Marines in that vehicle are a driver, an admin clerk and yourself. What are you going to do?”...
