JOINT BASE LEWIS MCCORD, WA, UNITED STATES Sergeant Ben Deweese, assistant team leader, Company C, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, makes final gear preparations prior to a three-day reconnaissance and surveillance patrol aboard Joint Base Lewis McCord, Wash, April 9, 2015. Marines … [Read more...]
JACKSONVILLE, NC, UNITED STATES Marine students undergoing the 2nd Marine Division Combat Skills Center’s Pre-Scout Sniper Course depart a field following a stalking exercise at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 22, 2016. The exercise required students to traverse approximately 1,000 … [Read more...]
OKINAWA, JAPAN Lance Cpl. Seth M. Richardson, a Carbondale, Illinois, native, prepares to fire an M40A5 sniper rifle Aug. 17 at the Central Training Area in Okinawa, Japan. The M40A5 rifle is a bolt-action sniper rifle with a muzzle velocity of 2,550 feet per second and an … [Read more...]
“The deadliest weapon in the world is a Marine and his rifle.” General John Pershing, U.S. Army. No matter what their MOS is, every Marine is a rifleman. They are all trained to effectively engage targets out to 500 meters, perform basic battlefield maneuvers, and … [Read more...]
Marine Assaultmen and Engineers conduct urban breaching in Integrated Training Exercise 3-18 on Range 220 MOUT in 29 Palms California. The Marines used detonation cord (det cord) to construct a variety of urban breaching charges that are standard for urban shot and experimented … [Read more...]
CAMP SCHWAB, OKINAWA, JAPAN A Marine with 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, looks for possible disturbances in the natural environment such as freshly broken sticks, flattened plants, footprints or skid marks to identify if … [Read more...]
If you’ve read the Loadout Room for any period of time you know we are staffed by vets. Tons of vets, Army Rangers, Green Berets, Air Force Engineers, SERE Specialists, and of course Marines. As a veteran owned and operated company we always like to help our fellow veterans. … [Read more...]
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