Story by Lance Cpl. Afton Smiley | Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz | 08.15.2025
MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP BLAZ, Guam – At 1153, July 7, 2025, the very first grenade was thrown on the Marines Corps’ newest grenade range - Skaggs Urban Training Complex (UTC). “The purpose of today's range is to build confidence and proficiency in the ability of Marines and Sailors of CLC-34 as well as Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Blaz to employ the M67 hand grenade,” said Maj.......
Story by Sgt. 1st Class Matthew Keeler | 55th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, 28th Infantry Division | 08.05.2019
FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. – Soldiers from the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 55th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, were given the chance to throw live M67 hand grenades on August 5, 2019. Soldiers were provided preliminary marksmanship instruction, or PMI, to prepare or refresh their training on hand grenade deployment in a class the night before and before the range was opened....
Story by Terrance Bell | U.S. Army Fort Lee | 02.06.2019
FORT LEE, Va. -- Army trainers here will soon have a dedicated area to teach and rehearse grenade-tossing skills as part of the Combined Arms Support Command mission to hone the war-fighting prowess of advanced individual training Soldiers so they are fully capable when they arrive at their first duty station....
Story by Cpl. Ricardo Hurtado | I Marine Expeditionary Force | 11.18.2014
Marines are known for being riflemen above all else. Regardless of their military occupational specialty, every Marine is trained to fight and win in a combat environment. Although Marines perform different duties across the Corps, they constantly train to keep their combat mindset and skills up-to-date....
Story by Lance Cpl. Joey Mendez | II Marine Expeditionary Force | 05.09.2014
Marines of Anti-Tank Platoon and Scout Platoon train day in and day out to successfully support the main body of the 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division....
Story by Sgt. David Bolton | 133rd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 07.24.2012
Artillery simulators, grenades, convoy attacks, casualty evacuations, combatives, and fast roping from UH-60 Black Hawks; all part of the annual training that soldiers of the Kentucky National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 149th Infantry Battalion experienced at the Harold L. Disney Training Center outside Barbourville, Ky., July 16-27....
