Lance Cpl. Tyler Stoneman, a fireteam leader with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, maneuvers toward a trench during a training exercise as part of the Forge Academy Sept. 18 on base. The Forge Academy is an approximately four-week long course designed to improve the proficiency of 1/6’s fireteam leaders. Throughout the course, the students were educated on troop welfare, the psychological and physiological effects of combat, infantry tactics and the responsibilities of being a fireteam leader. - Lance Cpl. Tyler Stoneman, a fireteam leader with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, maneuvers toward a trench during a training exercise as part of the Forge Academy Sept. 18 on base. The Forge Academy is an approximately four-week long course designed to improve the proficiency of 1/6’s fireteam leaders. Throughout the course, the students were educated on troop welfare, the psychological and physiological effects of combat, infantry tactics and the responsibilities of being a fireteam leader.

Marines with Company B, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, gather sensitive material from a simulated enemy combatant during the Range 400 training exercise aboard Marine Corps Base 29 Palms, Calif., June 6, 2011. The event was part of the Enhanced Mojave Viper predeployment training evolution and required those involved to coordinate extensively with one another while advancing on their objectives. - Marines with Company B, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, gather sensitive material from a simulated enemy combatant during the Range 400 training exercise aboard Marine Corps Base 29 Palms, Calif., June 6, 2011. The event was part of the Enhanced Mojave Viper predeployment training evolution and required those involved to coordinate extensively with one another while advancing on their objectives.