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Reserve Marines with 4th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, Force Headquarters Group, perform a five-mile movement to a possible observation post in Cape Wrath, Scotland, April 23, 2018. - Reserve Marines with 4th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, Force Headquarters Group, perform a five-mile movement to a possible observation post in Cape Wrath, Scotland, April 23, 2018. 4th ANGLICO is in Scotland to take part in Joint Warrior 18-1, an exercise that furthers their readiness and effectiveness in combined arms integration, small unit tactics and land navigation. This training aims at improving their capabilities and combat effectiveness and ensures they're ready to fight tonight.

A commentary of my time with 4th ANGLICO at Joint Warrior 18

For the many Marines before us, and without a doubt, those who will follow after, one of the fondest memories of boot camp is that moment in second phase when we were finally given the momentous opportunity to fire a rifle.

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Sgt. Michael Kozik, a firepower control team chief with 4th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, Force Headquarters Group, unpacks his gear before establishing an observation post, in Cape Wrath, Scotland, April 23, 2018. - Sgt. Michael Kozik, a firepower control team chief with 4th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, Force Headquarters Group, unpacks his gear before establishing an observation post, in Cape Wrath, Scotland, April 23, 2018. 4th ANGLICO is in Scotland to take part in Joint Warrior 18-1, an exercise that furthers their readiness and effectiveness in combined arms integration, small unit tactics and land navigation. This training aims at improving their capabilities and combat effectiveness and ensures they're ready to fight tonight.

What it takes: 4th ANGLICO learns how to survive in the wilderness

One thing the general public knows, without a doubt, is that Marines are tough. They go in, complete their objective by any means necessary and then get out as quickly as possible to prepare for the next mission. But what the general public doesn't know is the vast amount of time and effort that goes into coming home safe and successful.

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Gunnery Sgt. James Sterling, the staff non-commissioned officer in charge of 4th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, Force Headquarters Group, looks up as he calls in coordinates of a possible target during a practice call-for-fires drill, in Cape Wrath, Scotland, April, 23, 2018. 4th ANGLICO is in Scotland to take part in Joint Warrior 18-1, an exercise that furthers their readiness and effectiveness in combined arms integration, small unit tactics and land navigation. This training aims at improving their capabilities and combat effectiveness and ensures they're ready to fight tonight. - Gunnery Sgt. James Sterling, the staff non-commissioned officer in charge of 4th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, Force Headquarters Group, looks up as he calls in coordinates of a possible target during a practice call-for-fires drill, in Cape Wrath, Scotland, April, 23, 2018. 4th ANGLICO is in Scotland to take part in Joint Warrior 18-1, an exercise that furthers their readiness and effectiveness in combined arms integration, small unit tactics and land navigation. This training aims at improving their capabilities and combat effectiveness and ensures they're ready to fight tonight.

Hometown Heroes of Joint Warrior 18: Gunnery Sgt. James Sterling

Many Marines, after serving an enlistment or two, make the conscious decision to take the knowledge and skills they learned from the Marine Corps and take them into the civilian workforce. For Gunnery Sgt. James Sterling, the things he learned in his eight years of active duty service as a radio operator were well deserving of a job in any field he so chose. But, as time would tell, something was missing. He wanted back in.

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Lance Cpl. Dalton Vandervoort, a forward observer with 4th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, Force Headquarters Group, watches as helicopters fly over a projected target at the Tain Gunfire Range in Tain, Scotland, April 24, 2018. - Lance Cpl. Dalton Vandervoort, a forward observer with 4th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, Force Headquarters Group, watches as helicopters fly over a projected target at the Tain Gunfire Range in Tain, Scotland, April 24, 2018. 4th ANGLICO is in Scotland to take part in Joint Warrior 18-1, an exercise that furthers their readiness and effectiveness in combined arms integration, small unit tactics and land navigation. This training aims at improving their capabilities and combat effectiveness and ensures they're ready to fight tonight.

What we learned: 4th ANGLICO at Joint Warrior 18

The official purpose of the Marine Corps' six Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Companies is to “provide Marine Air-Ground Task Force commanders a liaison capability with foreign area expertise and to plan, coordinate, employ and conduct terminal control of fires in support of joint, allied and coalition forces.”

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After completing a successful close air support drill, Cpl. David Rodriguez, a forward observer with 4th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, Force Headquarters Group, walks to a debriefing with his firepower control team chiefs at the Tain Gunfire Range in Tain, Scotland, April 24, 2018. - After completing a successful close air support drill, Cpl. David Rodriguez, a forward observer with 4th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, Force Headquarters Group, walks to a debriefing with his firepower control team chiefs at the Tain Gunfire Range in Tain, Scotland, April 24, 2018. 4th ANGLICO is in Scotland to take part in Joint Warrior 18-1, an exercise that furthers their readiness and effectiveness in combined arms integration, small unit tactics and land navigation. This training aims at improving their capabilities and combat effectiveness and ensures they're ready to fight tonight.

Hometown Heroes of Joint Warrior 18: Cpl. David Rodriguez

Few people choose to accept the responsibility of becoming a United States Marine. Even fewer make the commitment to maintaining a civilian career while fulfilling their role as a member of the Marine Corps Reserve. For Cpl. David Rodriguez, juggling his civilian duties with his Marine Corps obligations is nothing short of that ethos.

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Hometown Heroes of Joint Warrior 18: Sgt. Michael Kozik

What one's family has done in the past frequently has a long standing history for what future generations will often times strive to become. Carrying on his father's legacy of being a career Marine from 1985-2015 has given Sgt. Michael Kozik the opportunity to keep the Marine Corps heritage alive.

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Lance Cpl. Wyatt Dillon, a radio operator with 4th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, Force Headquarters Group, tests a radio as part of a gear accountability check, in Durness, Scotland, April 22, 2018. - Lance Cpl. Wyatt Dillon, a radio operator with 4th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, Force Headquarters Group, tests a radio as part of a gear accountability check, in Durness, Scotland, April 22, 2018. 4th ANGLICO is in Scotland to take part in Joint Warrior 18-1, an exercise that furthers their readiness and effectiveness in combined arms integration, small unit tactics and land navigation. This training aims at improving their capabilities and combat effectiveness and ensures they're ready to fight tonight.

4th ANGLICO arrives in Scotland for Joint Warrior 18-1

Reserve Marines with 3rd Brigade platoon, 4th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Team, Force Headquarters Group, are participating in exercise Joint Warrior 18-1, in Durness, Scotland, from April 18-May 2, 2018.

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