A Marine from 2nd Marine Division explains to Miranda E. Moran and Kurt A. Schafer, two JROTC students from Naples High school, the capabilities of the Mark 19 automatic grenade launcher and other weapons. The Marines here are in support of Fleet Week Port Everglades 2010 to enhance the image of the military among the residents of southern Florida. - A Marine from 2nd Marine Division explains to Miranda E. Moran and Kurt A. Schafer, two JROTC students from Naples High school, the capabilities of the Mark 19 automatic grenade launcher and other weapons. The Marines here are in support of Fleet Week Port Everglades 2010 to enhance the image of the military among the residents of southern Florida.
Master Sgt. Christopher W. Burrell, an amphibious assault vehicle crewman with Amphibious Assault Battalion, receives the Bronze Star medal on April 1, 2010, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C. Presenting the medal is Maj. Gen. Richard T. Tryon, the commanding general of 2nd Marine Division. - Master Sgt. Christopher W. Burrell, an amphibious assault vehicle crewman with Amphibious Assault Battalion, receives the Bronze Star medal on April 1, 2010, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C. Presenting the medal is Maj. Gen. Richard T. Tryon, the commanding general of 2nd Marine Division.
Marines of Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, take cover while dealing wait a possible Improvised Explosive Device during their Counter-IED training at the Military Operations on Urban Terrain Training Center, aboard Marine Corps base Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 24, 2010. The Marines spent a week learning how to deal with an IED environment. - Marines of Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, take cover while dealing wait a possible Improvised Explosive Device during their Counter-IED training at the Military Operations on Urban Terrain Training Center, aboard Marine Corps base Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 24, 2010. The Marines spent a week learning how to deal with an IED environment.
Lance Cpl. Richard J. Barron, a canoneer with 2nd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, removes the trident bar from an M777 Light Towed Howitzer during a month-long regimental field exercise called Rolling Thunder, aboard Fort Bragg, March 18, 2010. The bar is put on the gun each night after each day’s firing is over to prevent it from functioning, similar to switching the safety on a rifle. - Lance Cpl. Richard J. Barron, a canoneer with 2nd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, removes the trident bar from an M777 Light Towed Howitzer during a month-long regimental field exercise called Rolling Thunder, aboard Fort Bragg, March 18, 2010. The bar is put on the gun each night after each day’s firing is over to prevent it from functioning, similar to switching the safety on a rifle.
The number three M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank with Company C, 3rd Tank Platoon, 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division fires at a training round on a mechanized vehicle target during a tank gunnery at the SR-10 tank range on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 17, 2010. The tank gunnery is a semi annual qualifying exercise where Marines shoot 10 different engagements which grade their accuracy, distribution of fire and overall effectiveness in engaging targets utilizing the techniques they will use in combat. - The number three M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank with Company C, 3rd Tank Platoon, 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division fires at a training round on a mechanized vehicle target during a tank gunnery at the SR-10 tank range on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 17, 2010. The tank gunnery is a semi annual qualifying exercise where Marines shoot 10 different engagements which grade their accuracy, distribution of fire and overall effectiveness in engaging targets utilizing the techniques they will use in combat.
Army Staff Sgt. Beatriz Alberts, mother of fallen Marine Lance Cpl. Christopher S. Baltazar Jr., touches her son’s name that is engraved on the 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, memorial wall. Family members, friends, Marines and sailors gathered to remember five Marines and one sailor with 2nd LAR who paid the ultimate sacrifice, during Operation Enduring Freedom, at a memorial service aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune N.C., March 12, 2010. - Army Staff Sgt. Beatriz Alberts, mother of fallen Marine Lance Cpl. Christopher S. Baltazar Jr., touches her son’s name that is engraved on the 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, memorial wall. Family members, friends, Marines and sailors gathered to remember five Marines and one sailor with 2nd LAR who paid the ultimate sacrifice, during Operation Enduring Freedom, at a memorial service aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune N.C., March 12, 2010.
Cpl. Noah M. Jimmerson, an automotive mechanic with Combat Logistics Battalion 8, Combat Logistics Regiment 27, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, takes aim at his target on the mechanical pistol range at Stone Bay firing range on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C. March 3, 2010. Jimmerson had never fired the pistol before participating in the Competition-in-Arms Program. - Cpl. Noah M. Jimmerson, an automotive mechanic with Combat Logistics Battalion 8, Combat Logistics Regiment 27, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, takes aim at his target on the mechanical pistol range at Stone Bay firing range on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C. March 3, 2010. Jimmerson had never fired the pistol before participating in the Competition-in-Arms Program.
Marines and sailors with Force Reconnaissance Company, II MEF join members of the Royal Netherlands Marine Corps for bilateral amphibious reconnaissance training, March 2, 2010. The company will be conducting bilateral training for the remainder of the month aboard Camp Suffisant, Curacao, with support from the Royal Netherlands Marine Corps. - Marines and sailors with Force Reconnaissance Company, II MEF join members of the Royal Netherlands Marine Corps for bilateral amphibious reconnaissance training, March 2, 2010. The company will be conducting bilateral training for the remainder of the month aboard Camp Suffisant, Curacao, with support from the Royal Netherlands Marine Corps.
A mortar explodes out of the expeditionary fire support M327 120mm towed mortar system, as Marines with Fox Battery, 2nd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division practice a call-for-fire training mission aboard Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune, N.C., Feb.17, 2010. The unit is third in the Marine Corps to qualify on the system, preparing them for their upcoming attachment to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit this fall. - A mortar explodes out of the expeditionary fire support M327 120mm towed mortar system, as Marines with Fox Battery, 2nd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division practice a call-for-fire training mission aboard Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune, N.C., Feb.17, 2010. The unit is third in the Marine Corps to qualify on the system, preparing them for their upcoming attachment to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit this fall.