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Marines with Company K, 3rd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, cross a stream on their way to their first point during a land navigation course as part of Operation Javelin Thrust, July 21. - Marines with Company K, 3rd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, cross a stream on their way to their first point during a land navigation course as part of Operation Javelin Thrust, July 21.

Marines of 3/23 navigate mountainous terrain during Operation Javelin Thrust

With today’s technology, most people can flip out a cell phone and find their position in a minute, but when the batteries die, Marines pull out the compasses and paper maps to complete their missions.To refine their land navigation skills, the Marines and sailors with Company K, 3rd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, refreshed their basics’ of land

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Marines of I Company, 3rd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment practice evacuating a simulated casualty during improvised explosive device training at Operation Javelin Thrust, July 21. - Marines of I Company, 3rd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment practice evacuating a simulated casualty during improvised explosive device training at Operation Javelin Thrust, July 21.

Marines counter IEDs at Javelin Thrust

As United States service members continue the fight overseas, improvised explosive devices increasingly grow as the biggest threat to our men and women in uniform.To prepare the Marines and sailors with Company I, 3rd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, learned the fundamentals of combating this threat during Operation Javelin Thrust, July 21.“[The

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