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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.

Photo by Cpl. Andrew Thorburn

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.

Photo by Cpl. Andrew Thorburn

Lance Cpl. Joseph W. Landes, a combat engineer with Company C., 3rd Engineer Support Battalion and a Jacksonville, Ill., native, smooths out the finishing touches for a 500 foot sidewalk in support of the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, July 26.

Lance Cpl. Joseph W. Landes, a combat engineer with Company C., 3rd Engineer Support Battalion and a Jacksonville, Ill., native, smooths out the finishing touches for a 500 foot sidewalk in support of the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, July 26.

Photo by Cpl. Andrew Thorburn

Lance Cpl. Daniel Middleton, a reconnaissance man with 3rd Force Reconnaissance Company, puts the finishing touches on his tactical vest, 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.

Lance Cpl. Daniel Middleton, a reconnaissance man with 3rd Force Reconnaissance Company, puts the finishing touches on his tactical vest, 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.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Christofer Baines

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.

Photo by Capt. Andrew Chrestman

Crash, fire and rescue Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 471, Marine Wing Support Group 47, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing take part in training to put out fires on aircraft at the flight line at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., July 25. Marines use a burn simulator, designed to simulate an aircraft fire on a flight line. “The hands-on experience you get from the simulator is important and allows you to actually feel the heat when you do your job,” said Lance Cpl. Nicholas S. Brykovsky, a 26-year-old turret man from Princeton, Minn.

Crash, fire and rescue Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 471, Marine Wing Support Group 47, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing take part in training to put out fires on aircraft at the flight line at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., July 25. Marines use a burn simulator, designed to simulate an aircraft fire on a flight line. “The hands-on experience you get from the simulator is important and allows you to actually feel the heat when you do your job,” said Lance Cpl. Nicholas S. Brykovsky, a 26-year-old turret man from Princeton, Minn.

Photo by Sgt. Chris Mann

Crash, fire and rescue Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 471, Marine Wing Support Group 47, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing take part in training to put out fires on aircraft at the flight line at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., July 25. The training was conducted during exercise Javelin Thrust 2011. A C-130 Cargo Aircraft burn simulator was used to teach the CFR Marines the proper techniques used to subdue aircraft and fuel fires. “This simulator allows us to gain real-life experience and do our job as firefighters,” said Sgt. Daniel C. Puelston, a 27-year-old material noncommissioned officer from Farmington, Minn.

Crash, fire and rescue Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 471, Marine Wing Support Group 47, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing take part in training to put out fires on aircraft at the flight line at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., July 25. The training was conducted during exercise Javelin Thrust 2011. A C-130 Cargo Aircraft burn simulator was used to teach the CFR Marines the proper techniques used to subdue aircraft and fuel fires. “This simulator allows us to gain real-life experience and do our job as firefighters,” said Sgt. Daniel C. Puelston, a 27-year-old material noncommissioned officer from Farmington, Minn.

Photo by Sgt. Chris Mann

Crash, fire and rescue Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 471, Marine Wing Support Group 47, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing take part in training to put out fires on aircraft at the flight line at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., July 25. Marines used a simulator designed to provide a realistic fire burning an aircraft. The CFR Marines took part in the burn simulation training during training exercise Javelin Thrust.

Crash, fire and rescue Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 471, Marine Wing Support Group 47, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing take part in training to put out fires on aircraft at the flight line at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., July 25. Marines used a simulator designed to provide a realistic fire burning an aircraft. The CFR Marines took part in the burn simulation training during training exercise Javelin Thrust.

Photo by Sgt. Chris Mann

Staff Sgt. Matthew A. Ratliff, HMLA-773 aerial observer, fires an M2 .50-caliber machine gun out of a UH-1N Huey helicopter during Operation Javelin Thrust July 21. The exercise allowed reserve Marines to keep current in their training as well as prepare for a deployed environment.

Staff Sgt. Matthew A. Ratliff, HMLA-773 aerial observer, fires an M2 .50-caliber machine gun out of a UH-1N Huey helicopter during Operation Javelin Thrust July 21. The exercise allowed reserve Marines to keep current in their training as well as prepare for a deployed environment.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Chelsea Flowers

Sgt. Lucas W. Anderson, HMLA-773 crew chief, checks for target locations out of a UH-1N Huey helicopter during a close air support exercise July 21. The mission was one of many during Operation Javelin Thrust, which offered reserve Marines an opportunity to prepare for a deployed environment.

Sgt. Lucas W. Anderson, HMLA-773 crew chief, checks for target locations out of a UH-1N Huey helicopter during a close air support exercise July 21. The mission was one of many during Operation Javelin Thrust, which offered reserve Marines an opportunity to prepare for a deployed environment.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Chelsea Flowers

Staff Sgt. Matthew A. Ratliff, HMLA-773 aerial observer, looks out the side of a UH-1N Huey helicopter while an AH-1 Cobra offers aerial support during a close air support exercise at Operation Javelin Thrust July 21. The crew of the Huey eliminated simulated targets with M2 .50-caliber machine gun and M240 machine fire.

Staff Sgt. Matthew A. Ratliff, HMLA-773 aerial observer, looks out the side of a UH-1N Huey helicopter while an AH-1 Cobra offers aerial support during a close air support exercise at Operation Javelin Thrust July 21. The crew of the Huey eliminated simulated targets with M2 .50-caliber machine gun and M240 machine fire.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Chelsea Flowers

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.

Photo by Cpl. Andrew Thorburn

Staff Sgt. Gregory J. Hoover, an instructor at the MWTC, teaches Marines about mountain safety, July 21. As result of the extremities faced by the Marines as they transition from a desert to mountainous environment, they are going through two days of pre-environmental training, where they will learn the fundamentals in mountain warfare and survival.

Staff Sgt. Gregory J. Hoover, an instructor at the MWTC, teaches Marines about mountain safety, July 21. As result of the extremities faced by the Marines as they transition from a desert to mountainous environment, they are going through two days of pre-environmental training, where they will learn the fundamentals in mountain warfare and survival.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Christofer Baines

Marines with Weapons Platoon, Company, I., 3rd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, keep their eyes sharp for potential improvised explosive devices while performing the practical application of the counter-IED course during Operation Javelin Thrust July 21.

Marines with Weapons Platoon, Company, I., 3rd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, keep their eyes sharp for potential improvised explosive devices while performing the practical application of the counter-IED course during Operation Javelin Thrust July 21.

Photo by Cpl. Andrew Thorburn

Lance Cpl. Jarrod N. Whoric, a mechanic with Detachment A, Marine Wing Support Squadron 471, Marine Wing Support Group 47, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, sites in on targets with other Marines with his unit during a convoy live fire training exercise Thursday, July 21 at a range and proving ground near Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz. The motor transportation operators are also taking part in the exercise Javelin Thrust 2011.

Lance Cpl. Jarrod N. Whoric, a mechanic with Detachment A, Marine Wing Support Squadron 471, Marine Wing Support Group 47, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, sites in on targets with other Marines with his unit during a convoy live fire training exercise Thursday, July 21 at a range and proving ground near Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz. The motor transportation operators are also taking part in the exercise Javelin Thrust 2011.

Photo by Sgt. Chris Mann

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.

Photo by Sgt. Chris Mann

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.

Photo by Cpl. Andrew Thorburn

Marines of Company K, 3rd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment mark tactical points on a map as part of a land navigation training during Operation Javelin Thrust July 21.

Marines of Company K, 3rd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment mark tactical points on a map as part of a land navigation training during Operation Javelin Thrust July 21.

Photo by Cpl. Andrew Thorburn

Marines with Company K, 3rd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, work together to mark all their tactical points on their map before during a land navigation course part of Operation Javelin Thrust, July 21.

Marines with Company K, 3rd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, work together to mark all their tactical points on their map before during a land navigation course part of Operation Javelin Thrust, July 21.

Photo by Cpl. Andrew Thorburn

Lance Cpl. Blain Giddings, a Papillion, Neb., native and Lance Cpl. Thomas Leach, an Armstrong, Iowa, native, operate a water purification system, July 20. The Marines took time to learn these skills, passed down by the unit’s Mountain Warfare Leader’s Course graduates, as they settled into their new home at the MWTC.

Lance Cpl. Blain Giddings, a Papillion, Neb., native and Lance Cpl. Thomas Leach, an Armstrong, Iowa, native, operate a water purification system, July 20. The Marines took time to learn these skills, passed down by the unit’s Mountain Warfare Leader’s Course graduates, as they settled into their new home at the MWTC.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Christofer Baines