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Loadout Room photo of the day: Feeding bullets, machine gun style
CAMP ATTERBURY, IN, UNITED STATES Brass 7.62 mm shells eject from an M240B machine gun at a qualification range at Camp Atterbury, Ind., Nov. 6, during a multi-day training event. The 384th Military Police Battalion, headquartered at Fort Wayne, Ind., organized a three-day range and field training exercises involving more than 550 U.S. Army Reserve […]
Loadout Room photo of the day: Force Recon Marines let bullets fly in prep for deployment
FORT PICKETT, VA, UNITED STATES A U.S. Marine assigned to Force Reconnaissance Platoon, Maritime Raid Force, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), fires an M4A1 carbine while conducting close quarters combat drills at Fort Pickett, Va., April 21, 2015. The Marines practiced various tactics and procedures as part of preparation for deployment to the 5th and […]
Loadout Room photo of the day: Air Force Special Tactics integrate into Marine Raider training
CAMP LEJEUNE, NC, UNITED STATES U.S. Marines and Airmen fire Kalashnikov AK-47 assault rifles during a foreign-weapons familiarization class at Marine Special Operations School’s Individual Training Course, April 10, 2017, at Camp Lejeune, N.C. For the first time, U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Airmen spent three months in Marine Special Operations Command’s initial Marine Raider […]
Loadout Room photo of the day: 2nd LAAD Conducts Stinger Live Fire Training Exercises
MCB CAMP LEJUENE, NC, UNITED STATES A U.S. Marine with Marine Corps Special Operations Command (MARSOC) operates a GAU-17/A mini-gun during a live fire training exercise at Camp Lejeune, N.C., on June 6, 2017. MARSOC worked with 2nd LAAD to conduct live fire exercises to maintain proficiency and accuracy with various weapon systems. (U.S. Marine […]
Loadout Room photo of the day: 1st Marine Raider Battalion Jump
BLYTH, CA, UNITED STATES Marine Raiders with 1st Marine Raider Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command, prepare for a night jump during a training evolution at Blyth, Calif., Aug. 27, 2015. First Marine Raider Battalion is organized, trained and equipped to deploy for worldwide missions as directed by MARSOC in support of their […]
Loadout Room photo of the day: Pathfinders remain vigilant as forces draw down in Afghanistan
CAMP DAHLKE, AFGHANISTAN Senior Airman Jesse Waldron, a Grand Rapids, Mich., native who serves as a joint terminal attack controller with the Air Support Operations Squadron out of Fort Drum, N.Y., sets up his satellite communication system on the airfield of Camp Dahlke, Afghanistan, Nov. 8, 2014. He, along with a pathfinder platoon with Fox […]
Loadout Room photo of the day: 1/7 Attend Pre-Scout Sniper Course
CAMP PENDLETON, CA, UNITED STATES A Marine with 1st Marine Division, 7th Marine Regiment participates in stalking training aboard Marine Corps Base, Camp Pendleton, Calif., May 27, 2015. The training was the last event during Division School’s 6-week-long Pre-Scout Sniper Course. (Photo by LCpl. Danielle Rodrigues/Released) Courtesy of DVIDS
Loadout Room photo of the day: Improvise, Adapt, Overcome: ROK, US Marines Train for Winter Mountain Warfare
PYEONGCHANG, SOUTH KOREA Republic of Korea Marine Gunnery Sgt. Kim Dong Jin, a Daegu, ROK, native, demonstrates ways to start a fire to U.S. Marines during Korean Marine Exchange Program 15-4 Feb. 4 at the Pyeongchang Winter Training Facility, Pyeongchang, Republic of Korea. The ROK and U.S. Marines learned different ways to survive in the […]
Desk Press with Brü-Stop: Brew the best coffee right at your desk
With frigid temperatures across most of the United States, it seems like a good time to discuss your coffee game. Before I was given this Desk Press with Brü-Stop to test, I didn’t know much about Planetary Design. This company, like many others, originated from problem solving. The founder was a passionate backpacker as well […]
