Story by Lance Cpl. Dylan Chagnon | Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton | 10.24.2017
The Marines of Alpha Co., 1st Law Enforcement Battalion conducted firing drills throughout the day and into the night in preparation for their upcoming deployment with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit next June. This training introduced the Marines to the M2 Browning 50 cal. and the M249 SAW machine gun. They also maintained proficiency on the M240B medium machine gun. The drills were......
Story by Sgt. Justin Updegraff | II Marine Expeditionary Force | 02.03.2017
Marines with Task Force Southwest conducted a high-risk concealed carry live fire range and insider threat training in preparation for their upcoming deployment to Helmand Province, Afghanistan at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina from Feb. 30 – Jan. 3, 2017....
Story by Lance Cpl. David Hersey | II Marine Expeditionary Force | 06.04.2015
The sound of gunfire cracks through the air as the machine gun unloads, suppressing the simulated enemy as the Marines advance on the objective. Focused on the goal, they move quickly across the terrain, maintaining cover to avoid casualties as they draw steadily closer to their goal....
Story by Lance Cpl. Dalton Precht | II Marine Expeditionary Force | 03.26.2014
Marines and sailors with Headquarters and Service Company and India Company along with attachments from Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, took to the firing line to send some lead down range aboard Yuma Proving Grounds, Ariz., March 27, 2014....
Story by Cpl. Corey Dabney | Regional Command Southwest | 11.24.2013
Marines with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, trained for counter insurgency missions using lethal and less-than-lethal force, Nov. 24, at Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan....
Story by Sgt. Shannon R. Gregory | 35th Division Sustainment Brigade, Tennessee Army National Guard | 05.05.2011
Select soldiers within the 718th Transportation Battalion participated in a live-fire exercise May 5, 2011. However, this was not your normal range exercise. Members from the 778th Transportation Company, 377th TC and 217th TC joined the crew of Landing Craft Utility 2018 vessel, also known as Five Forks, out in the Persian Gulf to fire select weapons designated for the waterborne vessel’s......
