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Brig. Gen. James S. Hartsell, 4th Marine Division commanding general, tours the training area with Lt. Col. Charles Long, 6th Motor Transport Battalion inspector instructor, at Forward Observation Base Rhino during Exercise Heavy Metal 2013 here, June 19. Hartsell attended the exercise to oversee more than 2,000 of his Marines participating in the exercise. Heavy Metal 2013 is the second year the exercise has been offered as an outlet for Marines on Reserve duty to complete their annual training. The exercise brings together units from across the country to form a single task force. The training also includes counter-improvised-explosive-device convoy courses, combat life saving, and numerous firing ranges to name a few. Heavy Metal will conclude at the end of June.

Brig. Gen. James S. Hartsell, 4th Marine Division commanding general, tours the training area with Lt. Col. Charles Long, 6th Motor Transport Battalion inspector instructor, at Forward Observation Base Rhino during Exercise Heavy Metal 2013 here, June 19. Hartsell attended the exercise to oversee more than 2,000 of his Marines participating in the exercise. Heavy Metal 2013 is the second year the exercise has been offered as an outlet for Marines on Reserve duty to complete their annual training. The exercise brings together units from across the country to form a single task force. The training also includes counter-improvised-explosive-device convoy courses, combat life saving, and numerous firing ranges to name a few. Heavy Metal will conclude at the end of June.

Photo by Sgt. Frans Labranche

Marines with Headquarters Company, 25th Marine Regiment, stabilize an antenna at Exercise Heavy Metal 2013, here, June 17. The antenna, a Tactical Elevated Antenna Mast System (TEAMS), allows groups of Marines located miles apart to share point-to-point phone service and internet communications. These high-tech antennas are cared for and operated by Marines who practice the military occupational specialty of digital wide-band multi-channel equipment operators. “Communication is key on the battlefield,” said Lt.Col. Charles Long, 6th Motor Transport Battalion inspector instructor and acting commander of the exercise. “This team allows units to move and communicate. We’re able to disperse a satellite system across multiple sites using microwaves instead of running (long lengths) of cable.”

Marines with Headquarters Company, 25th Marine Regiment, stabilize an antenna at Exercise Heavy Metal 2013, here, June 17. The antenna, a Tactical Elevated Antenna Mast System (TEAMS), allows groups of Marines located miles apart to share point-to-point phone service and internet communications. These high-tech antennas are cared for and operated by Marines who practice the military occupational specialty of digital wide-band multi-channel equipment operators. “Communication is key on the battlefield,” said Lt.Col. Charles Long, 6th Motor Transport Battalion inspector instructor and acting commander of the exercise. “This team allows units to move and communicate. We’re able to disperse a satellite system across multiple sites using microwaves instead of running (long lengths) of cable.”

Photo by Sgt. Frans E. Labranche

A Marine resurfaces after retrieving his Kevlar helmet from the pool at Nellis Fitness Center, Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Aug. 4. 2012. He and other Marines assigned to the Las Vegas-based 6th Motor Transport Battalion, were there to fulfill an annual swim qualification requirement. 6th MTB is a subordinate unit of 4th Marine Logistics Group, Marine Forces Reserve. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jack Sanders)

A Marine resurfaces after retrieving his Kevlar helmet from the pool at Nellis Fitness Center, Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Aug. 4. 2012. He and other Marines assigned to the Las Vegas-based 6th Motor Transport Battalion, were there to fulfill an annual swim qualification requirement. 6th MTB is a subordinate unit of 4th Marine Logistics Group, Marine Forces Reserve. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jack Sanders)

Photo by Senior Airman Jack Sanders