Story by Cpl. Victoria Duran | II Marine Expeditionary Force | 01.16.2018
Marines conducted hands-on training during a two-day demolition range in preparation for an upcoming training exercise at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Jan. 16, 2018....
Story by Cpl. Ryan Mains | 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit | 10.02.2015
“Three, two, one,” said U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Cory Jeffers, counting down the seconds before detonating composition C4 plastic explosives, sending shards of metal in all directions. Once the debris clears, helmeted heads peek over a berm to view the damage caused by the explosion. For many in the group, this is the first time experiencing an explosion in person....
Story by Cpl. Justin Updegraff | II Marine Expeditionary Force | 03.03.2015
Marines stack up behind each other while one runs up to the door. He tapes the charge to the door, primes it and makes his way back to the stack. He begins the countdown: 5, 4, 3, 2. In a split second the door is engulfed in flames and is thrown off its hinges. The Marines hustle to the now open building to complete their objective....
Story by Lance Cpl. Joey Holeman | Marine Rotational Force - Darwin | 08.17.2014
U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Detachment-331 heightened their combat engineer skills during an urban demo range August 17 at Bradshaw Field Training Area, Northern Territory, Australia as a part of Exercise Koolendong 14....
Story by Sgt. Michael Selvage | 10th Mountain Division Sustainment Brigade Public Affairs Office | 07.25.2013
When soldiers hear that they have a range coming up, they may start planning for a long day of sitting on the bleachers inside of a windscreen waiting their turn to qualify on their assigned weapon....
Story by Chief Petty Officer Michael Ard | ISAF Regional Command North | 10.16.2011
Since 2001 IEDs have become the weapon of choice for insurgents. As the number of incidents climb, so does the need for specially trained investigators. This is the mission of the International Security Assistance Force, Regional Command North, Weapons Intelligence Training course at Camp Marma - to train multinational teams on explosive forensics....
