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Javelin Thrust 2011 comes to another successful close

Once a year, Reserve Marines from across the country are sent to America’s deserts and mountains to train and remain ever-ready for deployment to the barren lands of countries overseas. Every summer since 2009, the Javelin Thrust exercise brings together more than 5,000 Marines, sailors, and National Guardsmen over dispersed training areas in

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Combat Engineer’s with Company C., 3rd Engineer Support Battalion, pour concrete for a 500 foot sidewalk in support of the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, July 26. - Combat Engineer’s with Company C., 3rd Engineer Support Battalion, pour concrete for a 500 foot sidewalk in support of the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, July 26.

Engineers a crucial cog in the machine at Javelin Thrust

After cities, towns and military installations are built comes the never ending job of keeping them maintained and adding improvements.For the Marines with Company C, 3rd Engineer Support Battalion, they have been doing both at the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center during Operation Javelin Thrust.Their main mission was sidewalk repair

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Marines with MAG-49 watch a UH-1N Huey and a Bell AH-1 Super Cobra land at a forward arming and refueling point outside Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., July 25. At the FARP, Marines refueled and armed the helicopters for training missions during Operation Javelin Thrust 2011. - Marines with MAG-49 watch a UH-1N Huey and a Bell AH-1 Super Cobra land at a forward arming and refueling point outside Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., July 25. At the FARP, Marines refueled and armed the helicopters for training missions during Operation Javelin Thrust 2011.

Ordnance Marines arm the air wing for operational success

Ordnance Marines know air support is crucial in mission accomplishment. Aerial bombings and attacks on key enemy locations aid the advance of ground troops. The success of these operations, however, is dependent upon the contribution of the ordnance department. Ordnance Marines honed in on their skills in building, transporting and arming aircraft

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Petty Officer 2nd Class James C. Williamson, a 27-year-old Corpsman with Detachment B, Marine Wing Support Squadron 471, Marine Wing Support Group 47, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, takes part in training to treat a heat casualty at site 50 near Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., July 24. Marines and sailors with the unit are taking part in operation Javelin Thrust 2011, the Marine Corps’ largest training exercise in the United States. Williamson, a Gladwin, Mich., native provides medical support and training to Marines with his unit. - Petty Officer 2nd Class James C. Williamson, a 27-year-old Corpsman with Detachment B, Marine Wing Support Squadron 471, Marine Wing Support Group 47, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, takes part in training to treat a heat casualty at site 50 near Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., July 24. Marines and sailors with the unit are taking part in operation Javelin Thrust 2011, the Marine Corps’ largest training exercise in the United States. Williamson, a Gladwin, Mich., native provides medical support and training to Marines with his unit.

Corpsmen keep Marines safe for Javelin Thrust

Throughout the training done at the MWTC, naval medical personnel have been at the ready for any health issues that Marines may encounter, even taking steps to prevent them long before they shipped out for Javelin Thrust. Prior to their departure, the sailors worked to ensure that all personnel were medically ready to participate in the exercise,

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Petty Officer 3rd Class Anthony Brewton, hospitalman, a corpsman with 3rd Force Reconnaissance Company and Pensacola, Fla., native, prepares his gear for a training mission, July 25. The Marines will be heading to the Hawthorne Army Ammunition Depot, where they will gather intelligence on a target for a helicopter raid during the final exercise during Javelin Thrust. - Petty Officer 3rd Class Anthony Brewton, hospitalman, a corpsman with 3rd Force Reconnaissance Company and Pensacola, Fla., native, prepares his gear for a training mission, July 25. The Marines will be heading to the Hawthorne Army Ammunition Depot, where they will gather intelligence on a target for a helicopter raid during the final exercise during Javelin Thrust.

Intelligence, Force Recon paint picture of battle space for Javelin Thrust

For a military operation to be successful, a number of factors and personnel must come together to make the show run smoothly. For the intelligence community, one asset provides some of the most up to date and accurate information: Marine Force Reconnaissance.During Javelin Thrust 2011 Marines with the 3rd Force Reconnaissance Company out of

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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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Marine tactical air command squadron 48 Marines receive aircraft and ground troop information on their monitors during Operation Javelin Thrust at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., July 24. The information received is then passed on to the various combat elements in the training exercise to keep them informed on current operations. - Marine tactical air command squadron 48 Marines receive aircraft and ground troop information on their monitors during Operation Javelin Thrust at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., July 24. The information received is then passed on to the various combat elements in the training exercise to keep them informed on current operations.

Tactical air command center demonstrates stand-alone reserve force

The Marine Corps is bringing new meaning to the operational reserve concept during Operation Javelin Thrust 2011 exercise. After almost two years of planning, for the first time ever, Marine Tactical Air Command Squadron 48 Marines participating in JT-11 set up, organized and ran a complete tactical air command center, or TACC as part of a reserve

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Marines and sailors enjoy their evening meal provided by reserve and active duty food specialists, July 20. The service members are participating in Operation Javelin Thrust at Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center. - Marines and sailors enjoy their evening meal provided by reserve and active duty food specialists, July 20. The service members are participating in Operation Javelin Thrust at Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center.

Food specialists keep Javelin Thrust moving

As the old saying goes, an army marches on its stomach. To keep Marines and sailors “marching” during Operation Javelin Thrust, food specialists from participating units gather together to provide a hot meal every day.To prepare thousands of rations for Marines in dispersed training areas, the day begins early in the morning said, Gunnery Sgt.

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Marines of 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, arrive at Landing Zone Sparrow, July 20. The Marines are transitioning from the Hawthorne Army Ammunition Depot in Nevada, to the MWTC to complete Javelin Thrust. - Marines of 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, arrive at Landing Zone Sparrow, July 20. The Marines are transitioning from the Hawthorne Army Ammunition Depot in Nevada, to the MWTC to complete Javelin Thrust.

Marines reach new heights during Javelin Thrust

Marines with 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment uprooted from the Hawthorne Army Ammunition Depot and headed west to the MWTC, where they will complete their training for Javelin Thrust.Flying in by helicopter, the Marines quickly established a bivouac and settled into the new and unfamiliar terrain. The altitude, which exceeds 8,000 feet, and

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Sgt. John Umlauf a motor transportation operator with Detachment A, Marine Wing Support Squadron 471, Marine Wing Support Group 47, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, engages targets during a realistic convoy training scenario Thursday, July 21 at a range and proving ground near Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz. This training scenario prepares Marines for combat deployments and teaches them to engage enemy targets while mobile. - Sgt. John Umlauf a motor transportation operator with Detachment A, Marine Wing Support Squadron 471, Marine Wing Support Group 47, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, engages targets during a realistic convoy training scenario Thursday, July 21 at a range and proving ground near Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz. This training scenario prepares Marines for combat deployments and teaches them to engage enemy targets while mobile.

Wing Support Marines conduct convoy drills

Marines with Detachment A, Marine Wing Support Squadron 471, Marine Wing Support Group 47, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, took part in convoy live fire training Thursday, July 21 at a range and proving ground near Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz.This live fire drill is part of training exercise Javelin Thrust 2011, which is one of the Marine Corps’

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