Story by Cpl. Danielle Rodrigues | Task Force 51/5th Marine Expeditionary Brigade | 07.18.2016
“Two to the chest, one to the head!” shouted a Marine over the piercing sound of gunfire. The target never stood a chance as multiple rounds pelted the wooden body....
Story by Cpl. Danielle Rodrigues | Task Force 51/5th Marine Expeditionary Brigade | 07.18.2016
“Two to the chest, one to the head!” shouted a Marine over the piercing sound of gunfire. The target never stood a chance as multiple rounds pelted the wooden body....
Story by Lance Cpl. Danielle Rodrigues | I Marine Expeditionary Force | 01.14.2015
With blood-shot eyes, reddened skin and the freshly sprayed mist still dripping from his face, Cpl. Dakota L. Render made a dash for his target. “Get back!” he screamed as he grabbed his plastic baton and wildly hit the pad another Marine held up. After maneuvering the man into a contained position on the ground, Render continued through the course....
Story by Lance Cpl. Danielle Rodrigues | I Marine Expeditionary Force | 01.07.2015
“Death to America” was spelled out in large black and red lettering on a poster board, held by an Arabic man. The man was among a group of other Arabic role-players who simulated a riot outside the gates of a combat simulation town aboard Camp Pendleton. Inside the town, Marines secured the area by providing security and keeping the rioters outside....
Story by Lance Cpl. Danielle Rodrigues | I Marine Expeditionary Force | 12.23.2014
On a sunny, pre-Christmas Eve afternoon, several Boy Scouts and volunteers from the Lake Forest USMC Support Committee prepared bags full of hams, pies, and other food items outside of the 1st Law Enforcement Battalion building. Forming a long line, approximately 50 Marines and their families waited in anticipation of the event....
Story by Lance Cpl. Danielle Rodrigues | I Marine Expeditionary Force | 12.17.2014
Three Marines stood side by side in anticipation of what was about to hit only one of them. Before he could even decide, the middle man, 1st Lt. David Deal, rushed to the side to escape the wave of heat released by the Active Denial System that overtook him. This non-lethal weapon uses millimeter wave technology to give the effect of an almost intolerable heating sensation that completely......
Story by Cpl. Danielle Rodrigues | 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade | 12.08.2014
Over a dozen U.S. Marines and Singapore soldiers stood outside the walls of a combat simulation town and devised a reaction strategy in case of Improvised Explosive Device attacks. Inside the compound, instructors placed simulation IEDs under rocks and around debris, while the unsuspecting troops began their patrol though the area. Suddenly, an explosion shook the compound, enveloping four......
