The
size of an Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464 CH-53 is obvious as it
lifts a HMMWV from Landing Zone Wilson here. HMH-464 is home-based at
Marine Corps Air Station New River, N.C.
Photo by: Lance Cpl. G. Lane Miley
"Our flag unfurled to ev'ry breeze, from dawn to setting
sun." Intelligence specialists, Pfc. Christopher W. Moore and
Lance Cpl. Collin P. Tobin, 2d Marine Regiment and Lance Cpl. Timothy A.
Stubbs, 2d Intel Battalion, made up the color guard, flying the ensign
over Camp Wilson for Marine Air Ground Task Force-2.
Photo taken by Lance Cpl. G. Lane Miley
Cpl.
Nicholas A. Williams, a gunner with 3rd Low-Altitude Air Defense
Battalion, fires a Stinger anti-aircraft missile at a
radio-controlled drone. The battalion spent the day firing both
shoulder-fired version and the humvee-mounted Avenger launcher
system as part of the unit's annual training.
Photo by: Staff Sgt. Bill Lisbon
Third
Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion fires a Stinger missile from an
Avenger Weapon System.
Photo by: Lance Cpl. S.B.Valliere
Two
mortarmen with Company A, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment
cover their ears and avert their eyes after firing their 60mm
mortar weapons system aboard Range 410A here. The mortarmen
participated in a Revised Combined Arms Exercise to prepare them
for a deployment to Iraq in March.
Photo by: Cpl. Mike Escobar
An M1A1
Abrams fires a high explosive anti-tank(training) round at Range 500
here today. The tank is part of A Company, 2nd Tank Battalion
participating in Combined Arms Exercise 9-02.
Photo by: Lance Cpl. G. Lane Miley
A Bravo
Company tank, 2d Tank Battalion powers through the breech at the Mobile
Assault Course here.
Photo by: Lance Cpl. G. Lane Miley
An M1
Abrahms tank manned by Marines from 2d Tank Battalion, 2d Marine
Division blasts a round down Range 500 here Jan. 17. The Camp Lejeune
based Marines are currently participating in Combined Arms Exercise
3-2002.
Photo by: Cpl. Allan J. Grdovich
Marines
with the Security Platoon with 3rd Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment fire at
the enemy to help their fellow Marines on the ground during the Hasty
Squad Attack and Live Grenade Range. This training was the last
opportunity for the Marines of 3/2 to prepare for deployment to Iraq.
Photo by: Lance Cpl.
Lucian Friel
Marines from
1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment rush to evacuate a casualty via
helicopter after the Marine simulated being killed in action during a
convoy operations course here. The unit conducted a Revised Combined
Arms Exercise to prepare for deployment to Iraq in March.
Photo by: Cpl. Mike
Escobar
I Came - I SAW - I Kicked A@@.
Lance Cpl.
Darrell D. Coleman, a field wireman attached to the Personal
Security Detail of Headquarters and Service Company, 3D
Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, fires an M 249 Squad Automatic
Weapon at stationary and moving targets while training at a
squad defense range here.
Photo by: Lance Cpl. Athanasios L. Genos
An AV-8B Harrier
from Marine Attack Squadron-231 makes the hook-up to begin
taking on fuel during a mission Sept. 1 in the skies above
Twentynine Palms. VMGR-252's refuelers have been keeping the
birds in the fight at CAX 10. Photo by: 1st Lt. William F. Klumpp
Kilo Company Marines, 3rd.
Battalion, 2nd. Marine Regiment, during their early morning
safety brief before tackling Range 410 Alpha.