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Marines from Battery O, 5th Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division prepare to fire artillery rounds from an M777A2 155 mm howitzer at East Fuji Maneuver Area, Japan Sept. 11. Battery O is in Japan as a part of the Unit Deployment Program, a program designed to increase the training level and unit continuity of Marine Corps units stationed in the continental United States. Realistic scenarios and combined exercises are a highlight of the UDP, bringing Marines of many different units together, sometimes with foreign forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Terence G. Brady/Released) - Marines from Battery O, 5th Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division prepare to fire artillery rounds from an M777A2 155 mm howitzer at East Fuji Maneuver Area, Japan Sept. 11. Battery O is in Japan as a part of the Unit Deployment Program, a program designed to increase the training level and unit continuity of Marine Corps units stationed in the continental United States. Realistic scenarios and combined exercises are a highlight of the UDP, bringing Marines of many different units together, sometimes with foreign forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Terence G. Brady/Released)

Reserve battery maintains combat readiness at Fuji

“Fire mission!"The preparatory command echoes across the battery position as teams of Marines prepare their M777A2 155 mm howitzers to fire downrange.Reserve Marines with Oscar Battery trained alongside active-duty service members as part of 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, at East Fuji

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Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Michael P. Barrett speaks with Personnel Retrieval Platoon (PRP), 2d Marine Logistics Group Forward (2d MLG Fwd), on Camp Bastion, Helmand Province, Afghanistan, September 23, 2011. The Commandant and Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps visit with PRP to commend their work during Operation Enduring Freedom, supporting International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Michael Augusto/Released) - Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Michael P. Barrett speaks with Personnel Retrieval Platoon (PRP), 2d Marine Logistics Group Forward (2d MLG Fwd), on Camp Bastion, Helmand Province, Afghanistan, September 23, 2011. The Commandant and Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps visit with PRP to commend their work during Operation Enduring Freedom, supporting International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Michael Augusto/Released)

Personnel Retrieval and Processing Company -- Bringing Heroes Home

Cpl. Luis Martinez carefully supervises his junior Marines as they delicately zip the Human Remains Pouch closed, remembering that the zippers need to end up at the head.The victim in the HRP, however, is not a Marine, or even real. It is a simulated corpse. A dummy. And Martinez and his Marines are not in the cities of Iraq or the mountains of

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Chris “Teach” McNeil, professional freestyle rider, shows off his arsenal of tricks for the crowd during a trick demonstration session at the Semper Ride event here Sept. 17. The session displayed what expert riders, like McNeil, can learn in years of riding in safe and controlled environments.::r::::n::::r::::n::::r::::n::::r::::n:: - Chris “Teach” McNeil, professional freestyle rider, shows off his arsenal of tricks for the crowd during a trick demonstration session at the Semper Ride event here Sept. 17. The session displayed what expert riders, like McNeil, can learn in years of riding in safe and controlled environments.::r::::n::::r::::n::::r::::n::::r::::n::

Semper Ride visits the 'Big Easy,' assists service members making safe riding easier

Three years ago, the Marine Corps faced a bump in a road: record high 25 Marines died due to motorcycle accidents. The Marine Corps outlined its solution in the Marine Corps Order 5100.19F. The required safety training was put in place by the order for beginner and advanced riders. Two years into the training, a 64 percent drop in deaths was seen

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A machine gunner from Machine Gun Platoon, Support Company, Anti-Terrorism Battalion, 4th Marine Division, clears the M240B machine gun for a Georgian soldier during training here July 25 for Exercise Agile Spirit 2011. Agile Spirit is designed to increase interoperability between Marines and the Georgian Armed Forces by exchanging and enhancing each other’s capacity in counterinsurgency and peacekeeping operations, including: small unit tactics, convoy operations, and counter-Improvised Explosive Device training. - A machine gunner from Machine Gun Platoon, Support Company, Anti-Terrorism Battalion, 4th Marine Division, clears the M240B machine gun for a Georgian soldier during training here July 25 for Exercise Agile Spirit 2011. Agile Spirit is designed to increase interoperability between Marines and the Georgian Armed Forces by exchanging and enhancing each other’s capacity in counterinsurgency and peacekeeping operations, including: small unit tactics, convoy operations, and counter-Improvised Explosive Device training.

Machine guns, Mustaches and Motivation

There are nine machine gunners in a regular infantry platoon, each one capable of unleashing 850 rounds per minute with their standard M249 squad automatic weapon. All gunners in a regular infantry platoon combined, that’s 7,650 rounds per minute rained upon the enemy. Multiply 7,650 rounds per minute seven times and you have the capability

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Kelvin Garvanne, a government contracted instructor with Veteran Government services, speaks to Marines from 1st Platoon, Company L, 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment about the Afghan culture May 24, 2010 at the 25 Area Combat Town, Camp Pendleton, Ca. The Marines learned about the Afghan way of life and languages in preparation for their upcoming deployment to Afghanistan later this year. - Kelvin Garvanne, a government contracted instructor with Veteran Government services, speaks to Marines from 1st Platoon, Company L, 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment about the Afghan culture May 24, 2010 at the 25 Area Combat Town, Camp Pendleton, Ca. The Marines learned about the Afghan way of life and languages in preparation for their upcoming deployment to Afghanistan later this year.

Cultural Immersion: Marines learn about Afghan culture, customs and language

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. - Marines with 1st Platoon, Company L, 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment took notes about the Afghan culture and language May 24 at the Area 25 Combat Town, Camp Pendleton, Ca. as part of their pre-deployment training. The class, taught by Veteran Government Services contractor and Middle Eastern expert

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Carlos R., a Special Operations Training Services instructor, performs a conscious check on a volunteer from 1st platoon, Company L, 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment. Carlos, who was also a corpsman with Army and Marine Corps special forces, trained the Marines on combat trauma situations May 24 at the 25 Area Combat Town, Camp Pendleton, Ca. in preparation for the unit’s upcoming deployment to Afghanistan. - Carlos R., a Special Operations Training Services instructor, performs a conscious check on a volunteer from 1st platoon, Company L, 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment. Carlos, who was also a corpsman with Army and Marine Corps special forces, trained the Marines on combat trauma situations May 24 at the 25 Area Combat Town, Camp Pendleton, Ca. in preparation for the unit’s upcoming deployment to Afghanistan.

Marines train for combat casualty situations

Two Marines are patrolling streets side by side in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Insurgents open fire on them, and the Marines take cover behind a brick wall. Then one of the Marines realizes his buddy is lying on the ground after being shot, leaving the Marine with the choice of what to do next. This was the approach that Carlos R., a

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Price Barracks, Belize (April 20, 2010) – Caribbean Partner Nation Soldiers observe a rapelling tower standing 45 ft. tall during confined space rescue operations training instructed by Hazardous Materials Environmental Services Department Marine Forces Reserve Marines as part of Tradewinds 2010, a U.S. Southern Command sponsored annual exercise that is conducted with Caribbean Basin partner nations, designed to improve cooperation with the partner nations in responding to regional security threats. (Official USMC photo by Lance Cpl. Lucas Vega) - Price Barracks, Belize (April 20, 2010) – Caribbean Partner Nation Soldiers observe a rapelling tower standing 45 ft. tall during confined space rescue operations training instructed by Hazardous Materials Environmental Services Department Marine Forces Reserve Marines as part of Tradewinds 2010, a U.S. Southern Command sponsored annual exercise that is conducted with Caribbean Basin partner nations, designed to improve cooperation with the partner nations in responding to regional security threats. (Official USMC photo by Lance Cpl. Lucas Vega)

A Tight Squeeze:HAZMAT Marines teach partner nations to overcome confined spaces

Hazardous Materials Marines trained Caribbean Basin Partner Nation soldiers and civilians to rappel to the rescue during confined space rescue training for exercise Tradewinds 2010, April 19-24. Armed with rappelling gear, oxygen tank, radio and air monitor, rescuers dropped into a confined space and crawled through a small tunnel with

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