Story by Cynthia McIntyre | Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow | 08.27.2015
U. S. Army Soldiers dressed for combat drove down the main street of Ujen, a fictional town with a Middle Eastern flavor. Dozens of tourists looked down from a viewing area at an open-air market with shopkeepers selling vegetables, pottery, and raw meat as the Humvees rolled through. Suddenly an explosion startled the onlookers, and the shopkeepers disappeared. From a second-story window a man......
Story by Lance Cpl. Chris Garcia | II Marine Expeditionary Force | 08.19.2015
Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 1, Combat Logistics Regiment 1, conducted military operations in urban terrain during Large Scale Exercise 15 at Marine Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Aug. 18....
Story by Lance Cpl. Chris Garcia | II Marine Expeditionary Force | 07.29.2015
Approximately 120 Marines with 2nd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, participated in the infantry immersion trainer aboard Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, July 21 – 24, 2015....
Story by Cynthia McIntyre | Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow | 02.12.2015
If you speak the language of a Middle Eastern country, can obtain security clearance, and are willing to act the role of an opposition culture in traditional clothing, you might qualify to work as a Foreign Language Speaker role-player....
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. Matthew Bragg | Marine Corps Base Hawaii | 05.01.2014
Marines are known as the world’s finest fighting force, and there’s no reason to see why it wouldn’t have some of the best training facilities in the world as well.129th Rescue Wing arrived at Marine Corps Base Hawaii April 22 to conduct several training missions to sustain its familiarity in jungle terrain....
Story by Cpl. Corey Dabney | 1st Marine Division | 08.12.2013
Marines serving with 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, conducted a raid during the Integrated Training Exercise here, Aug 12 in preparation for their upcoming deployment to Afghanistan....
Story by Cpl. Corey Dabney | 1st Marine Division | 08.09.2013
As the Marines of Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, moved deeper into a mock town, they engaged with role-players acting as Afghan locals. During these scenarios, the Marines decided whether the role-players were friendly, or hostile....
