USS Makin Island maiden deployment
Marines assigned to the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit conduct insertion exercises from a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter. The 11th MEU is embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island, deployed supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Alan Gragg)
Combined arms training commences for 3/12
Cpl. Devin T. Kelly pulls the lanyard to fire the M777A2 howitzer during the live-fire portion of the Fuji Combined Arms Operation at the Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, Japan, Jan. 18. The Marines fired hundreds of rounds during the three-day operation. Kelly is an artilleryman with Golf Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force.
Black Hawk pilots offer WLC a lift
Warrior Leader Course classroom six walk with “humanitarian aid” through an icy gorge Jan. 17, as part of a situational exercise at Fort Carson, Colo. The course is organized by the 168th Regiment, Regional Training Institute. During each 15-day course, WLC officials evaluate soldiers and as a culminating event, students transition to a tactical environment, where they must treat combat injuries and call for medevac support.
Lava Viper
U.S. Marines with Gulf Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment are conducting immediate action drills after a mock attack during Lava Viper in Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, Jan. 22, 2012. Lava Viper is a battalion level combined arms training exercise to better prepare Marines for upcoming deployments.
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