Special Operations Capabilities Specialists assigned to 3rd Marine Raider Support Battalion, Marine Forces Special Operations Command, conduct frontal assault training on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Jan 28, 2020. The frontal assault training consisted of buddy-rushing drills that advance to squad-sized maneuver-and-fire drills, where squad leaders were required to coordinate the movement of their squad, while supported by, stationary, crew-served machine guns. Upon assignment to MARSOC, these SOCS received advanced technical and tactical training to be effective and proficient components in special operations.
"Shoutout to 2nd PLT, Apache Co., for going on a 5-mile ruck with snowshoes through Thursday morning’s snow! The snowshoe is an essential piece of equipment for an Arctic Paratrooper."
"Today is the last day of JRTC, tomorrow your Spartans will have their phones back!
For the past two days paratroopers have been preparing for live fire. I was able to follow Spartans from 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment go through their blank fire iteration. Here is some of the photos, enjoy."
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Giovanni Brunacini, rifleman, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, sits during Marine Air Ground Task Force Warfighting Exercise (MWX) 2-20 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC), Twentynine Palms, Calif., Feb. 16, 2020. MWX is the most comprehensive exercise conducted at MCAGCC and focuses on the tactical application of combined-arms maneuver, offensive, and defensive operations during combat. (U.S. Marine Corps Photograph by Lance Cpl. Cedar Barnes)
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Giovanni Brunacini, rifleman, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, fires from a window during Marine Air Ground Task Force War Fighting Exercise (MWX) 2-20 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC), Twentynine Palms, Calif., Feb. 16, 2020. (U.S. Marine Corps Photograph by Lance Cpl. Cedar Barnes)
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Giovanni Brunacini (front) and Corporal Redmon Parker, riflemen, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, fire from a window during Marine Air Ground Task Force War Fighting Exercise (MWX) 2-20 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC), Twentynine Palms, Calif., Feb. 16, 2020. (U.S. Marine Corps Photograph by Lance Cpl. Cedar Barnes)
U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, move to cover during Marine Air Ground Task Force War Fighting Exercise (MWX) 2-20 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC), Twentynine Palms, Calif., Feb. 16, 2020.(U.S. Marine Corps Photograph by Lance Cpl. Cedar Barnes)
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Hunter Moore, rifleman, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, applies camouflage paint to his face prior to the beginning of Marine Air Ground Task Force Warfighting Exercise (MWX) 2-20 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC), Twentynine Palms, Calif., Feb. 16, 2020. (U.S. Marine Corps Photograph by Lance Cpl. Cedar Barnes)
A U.S. Marine with 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, carries a M32A1 Multiple Grenade Launcher during Marine Air Ground Task Force War Fighting Exercise (MWX) 2-20 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC), Twentynine Palms, Calif., Feb. 16, 2020. (U.S. Marine Corps Photograph by Lance Cpl. Cedar Barnes)
U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, are briefed during Marine Air Ground Task Force Warfighting Exercise (MWX) 2-20 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC), Twentynine Palms, Calif., Feb. 16, 2020. (U.S. Marine Corps Photograph by Lance Cpl. Cedar Barnes)
U.S. Marine Corps machine gunners with 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division lay down suppressing fire during the Integrated Training Exercise (ITX) on Marine Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California Jan. 28, 2019.
ITX is a month-long training event that prepares Marines for deployment through multiple ranges that apply combined-arms maneuvers and offensive and defensive operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photos by Cpl. Jack C. Howell)
A special amphibious reconnaissance corpsman with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, supports a simulated casualty off of a U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook during tactical recovery of personnel training on Fort Greely, Alaska, Feb. 24, 2020, in support of U.S. Northern Command exercise Arctic Edge 2020. The sub-arctic climate of Alaska presents many variables service members must conquer to support homeland defense operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Conner Downey)
A reconnaissance team member with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, patrols to an objective during tactical recovery of personnel training on Fort Greely, Alaska, Feb. 24, 2020, in support of U.S. Northern Command exercise Arctic Edge 2020. Service members participating in Arctic Edge 20 will gain the knowledge and skills necessary to maintain readiness in arctic and sub-arctic regions strategic to the U.S. and its allies. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Conner Downey)
Marines with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, provide security during tactical recovery of personnel training on Fort Greely, Alaska, Feb. 24, 2020, in support of U.S. Northern Command exercise Arctic Edge 2020.(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Conner Downey)
A team member with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, prepares to step-off on a patrol during tactical recovery of personnel training on Fort Greely, Alaska, Feb. 24, 2020, in support of U.S. Northern Command exercise Arctic Edge 2020. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Conner Downey)
Marines with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, identify and clear a vehicle during tactical recovery of personnel training on Fort Greely, Alaska, Feb. 24, 2020, in support of U.S. Northern Command exercise Arctic Edge 2020. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Conner Downey)
USCG:
The U.S. Coast Guard barque Eagle, training tall ship for the Coast Guard, navigated choppy waters Thursday while returning to New London Harbor. 28th Feb 2020
Soldiers with 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team train to clear a town alongside Hungarian Armed Forces during Hawk Strike in Hungary on March 3, 2020. Hawk Strike allows units to conduct movements in a realistic, high-intensity enivornment to ensure readiness for combat and the ability to fully integrate with NATO partners and allies. (U.S. Army National Guard photos by Staff Sgt. Noshoba Davis)
Soldiers with 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team load onto a UH-60 Blackhawk during Hawk Strike training in Hungary on March 3, 2020.(U.S. Army National Guard photos by Staff Sgt. Noshoba Davis)
F-15C Eagles from the 144th Fighter Wing launches from the Fresno Yosemite International Airport to participate in an Orange Flag exercise along with Edwards Air Force Base and China Lake Naval Air Station over the skies of the Mojave desert Dec. 10, 2019. Orange Flag is a quarterly large-force exercise that tests state of the art air-to-air and air-to-ground communication systems between multiple airframes and platforms. (US Air Force Photo by Capt. Jason Sanchez)
A 194th Fighter Squadron pilot from the 144th Fighter Wing prepares to launch from the Fresno Yosemite International Airport to participate in an Orange Flag exercise Dec. 10, 2019. (US Air Force Photo by Capt. Jason Sanchez).
Members of the 911th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron service the liquid oxygen of a C-17 Globemaster III at the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Pennsylvania, March 4, 2020. Liquid oxygen is routinely serviced to ensure aircrew have breathable oxygen while flying. (U.S. Air Force photo by Joshua J. Seybert)
An F-15E Strike Eagle assigned to the 492nd Fighter Squadron takes off for a training sortie in support of exercise Valiant Liberty at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, March 3, 2020. Valiant Liberty is an agile combat employment exercise which allows U.S. and allied forces to deter, defend and win across the spectrum of conflict. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jessi Monte)
No I don't know why the helo is painted Yellow. First time I've ever seen this paint scheme. same goes for the HC-144.
A MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter flies over Woods Hole, Massachusetts, Monday, Dec. 16, 2019. Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod will celebrate 104 years of aviation in Massachusetts and 50 years on Cape Cod. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Nicole J. Groll)
The centennial HC-144 Ocean Sentry airplane and MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter fly across Sagamore Bridge, Cape Cod, Monday, Dec. 16, 2019. Air Station Cape Cod has a crew complement of 180 personnel. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Nicole J. Groll)
Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Brooke Crouse, a Ketchikan-based boatswains mate, fires a shotgun as part of tactical training aboard a 45-foot Response Boat-Medium in Carroll Inlet, Ketchikan, Alaska, Feb. 25, 2020. Crouse and fellow Station Ketchikan crew members practiced firing rounds to remain proficient for law enforcement missions on Alaskan waters. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Fireman Jessica Fontenette.)
03.03.2020...Coast Guard Sector North Carolina Enforcement Division, Coast Guard Station Hatteras Inlet and North Carolina Department of Transportation Ferry Division personnel conducted maritime active shooter training exercises to improve active shooter response protocols and interagency coordination. Coast Guard trainers also conducted post-incident medical response training with NCDOT personnel focused on triage and emergency life-saving procedures. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)
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