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Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, step off for a hike to build confidence using snowshoes near Camp Dawson, West Virginia, Feb. 2, 2022. This exercise is the third phase of a specialized training evolution to determine the efficacy of 2d MARDIV’s experimental battalion.
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Marines with 1st Battalion, 3d Marines, 3d Marine Division, during a live-fire range on Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 2, 2022. 1/3 executed a crew served weapons and rocket sustainment range to maintain readiness for expeditionary operations in contested environments.
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Marines with 3d Battalion, 12th Marines, 3d Marine Division, process simulated fire missions on Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 1, 2022. The training demonstrates the joint force’s ability to integrate command and control, expand battlefield awareness, and conduct long-range precision strikes as an enduring stand-in-force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ujian Gosun)
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“One of the seven men assigned to hold the tower the night of Feb. 15, an unidentified Marine nicknamed ‘Lurch’ thought he was shot between the eyes. Staff Sgt Bob Thoms soon realized his fellow Marine had been hit by a rock, not a bullet. ‘So we had some tape and he taped his glasses back together and he was so happy that he wasn't shot between the eyes,’ Thoms said. ‘We celebrated by lighting another cigarette. Even guys who didn't smoke would take a drag on this Salem cigarette and we'd wait for the next probe. And this went on all night.’ After eventually being blown off of the tower, ‘Lurch’ urged his fellow Marines to battle the next day with the battle cry: ‘We're Marines, let's go!’”
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In the photo: "Lurch" (Delta 1/5) is pictured taking a break after Dong Ba Tower was secured for good with an ace of spades playing card tucked in his helmet. This specific playing card was meant to symbolize death and ill-fortune to the communist forces. As a means of psychological warfare, ace of spade playing cards were often left on dead enemy bodies or dropped from the sky to litter the battlefields.

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ACV ops from USS Anchorage
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Bravo Co, 1/2 Marines mountain exercise
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Charlie Co, BLT 1/1, 11th MEU amphibious assault demo in support of Ex MAREX PH 22
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Charlie Co, BLT 1/1, 11th MEU amphibious assault demo in support of Ex MAREX PH 22
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2nd battalion, 7th Marines at Ex Jungle Warfare 22, Okinawa
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1st battalion, 3rd Marines, 3rd MarDiv at Ex Jungle Warfare 22, Okinawa
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1st battalion, 3rd Marines, 3rd MarDiv at Ex Jungle Warfare 22, Okinawa
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CH-53E from Heavy Helicopter Squadron 466 (HMH-466) drops ordinance at Ex Jungle Warfare 22, Ie Shima island
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HMH-466 at Ex Jungle Warfare 22, Okinawa
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HMH-466 at Ex Jungle Warfare 22, Okinawa
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