U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Scout Mohrman, assigned to the Low Altitude Air Defense (LAAD) Section, Marine Corps Communication Electronics School (MCCES), takes part in LAAD training at Led Mountain, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Jan. 14, 2019. The purpose of the exercise was to test the Stinger missiles and to qualify Marines with LAAD section, MCCES as part of their annual training. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Rachel K. Young)
Gunnery Sgt. Jacob Campbell, assistant operations chief, Explosive Ordnance Disposal section, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, prepares to take part in a Transportation Security Administration checkpoint training exercise during Operation Bono at the Palm Springs International Airport, Palm Springs, Calif., July 12, 2018. The purpose of Operation Bono is to provide unique training opportunities for federal, state, and local public safety bomb squads and military explosive ordnance disposal teams, as well as facilitates training and drills designed for bomb squads to employ their tactics while operating in the aviation domain in, and around PSP airport. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Rachel K. Porter)
Shot on 35 mm Ektar 100 film
Gunnery Sgt. Chisoni B. Husband, Marine Combat Instructor, observes future instructors qualifying for pistol marksmanship on May 1, 2020 at Marine Corps Air Station New River, N.C.
Sgt. Derek Levi, MV22 crew chief, Marine Medium Tilt Rotor Squadron, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing looks over the landscape of Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., during an aerial flight formation exercise August 12, 2018. “I get to see the world from the sky,” said Sgt. Derek Levi, MV22 crew chief, Marine Medium Tilt Rotor Squadron, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, “While I work on the ground, I get to work on the aircraft while watching young Marines become experts in their field and leaders of others.” The exercise was completed as a form of demonstration of the capabilities of the VMM-165. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Rachel K. Young)
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Alondra Rodriguez-Flores, II Marine Expeditionary Force, conducts eye-gouge drills during a Marine Corps Martial Arts Program lesson during Maritime Prepositioning Force Exercise 20 on Marine Support Facility Blount Island, Florida, Feb. 11, 2020. Professional development, such as MCMAP, builds mutual understanding, implicit communication, a feeling of pride, fellowship, and common loyalty. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Rachel K. Young-Porter)
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. William L. Stewart feeds a mule during an Animal Packer Course as a part of Mountain Training Exercise 1-21 at the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center in Bridgeport, California, Oct. 8, 2020. Stewart, a landing support specialist with Combat Logistics Battalion 2, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, learned to use mules to travel through difficult terrain with mission-essential gear. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Rachel K. Young-Porter)
U.S. Marines pose for a portrait during a long range convoy as a part of Mountain Training Exercise 1-21 at the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center Bridgeport in California on Oct. 12, 2020. Combat Logistics Battalion 2 is training in the event of improvised explosive devices detonating while delivering supplies to units on the front lines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Rachel K. Young-Porter)
A U.S. Marine participates in a medical evacuation exercise during an iteration of the Winter Mountain Leaders Course at the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, Calif., Feb, 12, 2019. The purpose of the Winter Mountain Leaders Course is to train ground combat arms military occupational specialties in mountain warfare tactics, techniques and procedures to serve effectively as force multipliers to their units during combat operations in complex, compartmentalized, mountainous terrain. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Rachel K. Young-Porter)
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Connor T. Hall, an instructor, with Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, briefs Marines during Mountain Training Exercise 1-21 at the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center Bridgeport, California on Oct. 19, 2020. Under the guidance of MCMWTC’s trained mountain leaders, the Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 2 executed gorge and river crossings, hikes and rappelling, all while building confidence in their ability to operate in a cold weather, high altitude, mountainous environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Rachel K. Young-Porter)
names and caption lost, was not “important to mission”
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Noah Minner, landing support specialist, 2d Marine Logistics Group, poses for a portrait during Maritime Prepositioning Force Exercise (MPFEX) 20 on Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island, Feb. 14, 2020. Minner’s role is to maintain accountability of the cargo incoming from the lighterage during MPFEX 20 by use of Integrating the Placement and Registration for Identifying Materials and Equipment (IPRIME) which efficiently records cargo inventory in minutes by use of Radio Frequency Identification technology to enable automated asset tracking. The deployable IPRIME kit is a mobile, autonomous data communications package that has been successfully used during 22 exercises worldwide. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Rachel K. Young-Porter)
U.S. Marine Corps chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear specialists with Combat Logistics Regiment 27, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, during Potomac Restore, participate in a regimental exercise, at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 7, 2022. This portion of Potomac Restore was utilized to enhance Marines’ and Sailors’ experience in recognizing and defending against simulated CBRN attacks. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Rachel K. Young)
Sgt Young was really fucking tired of writing captions at this point, and the bar was set low.
U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines take a smoke break during Integrated Training Exercise (ITX) 2-19 at Range 220, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif. Jan. 26, 2019. ITX creates a challenging, realistic training environment that produces combat-ready forces capable of operating as an integrated Marine Air Ground Task Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Rachel K. Young)
