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Marines

Category: 1STRECONBN

Japanese forces practice amphibious raids along the coast of southern California

Marines with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, and members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force conducted amphibious raids and military operations on urban terrain during Exercise Iron Fist 15 aboard Camp Pendleton on Feb. 3, 2015.Exercise Iron Fist 15 is an annual bilateral training exercise between U.S. and Japanese military

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Japanese forces train with 1st Recon to enhance amphibious capabilities

The cold and gloomy morning starts with troops fighting against the waves of a surf line and feeling a rush of the cold ocean water drenching their bodies as they strategically ride in Combat Rubber Raiding Crafts along the coast of southern California.Marines with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, taught basic maneuver techniques

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SARCs sharpen their diving skills to support Marines

Special Amphibious Reconnaissance Corpsman with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion recently conducted proficiency dive training aboard Camp Pendleton Calif., July 22, 2014.The training consisted of a 10-minute dive in order to familiarize the SARCs with their equipment and operating procedures when submerged underwater. Safety procedures and precautions

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1st Recon Company C Marines conduct jump training

Marines and Sailors with Company C, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, participated in freefall and static line jump training aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 25. 2014. The training was held for sustainment purposes as well as transitioning some of the Marines toward using a style

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1st Recon conducts breaching exercise

Marines from 1st Reconnaissance Battalion conducted a Methods of Entry proficiency training exercise aboard Camp Pendleton Calif., June 10. During the exercise, raid scenarios were tailored for the event to keep the Marines in an operational mindset while honing their skill set for future deployments as the Maritime Raid Force in support of Marine

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1st Recon conducts HAHO training aboard Fort Lewis-McChord

Marines from Bravo Company, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, conducted a combat readiness exercise earlier this month at Fort Lewis-McChord, Wash. The company performed the training to assess their ability to conduct reconnaissance and surveillance operations as they prepare to operate as a Maritime Raid Force with the 15th Marine Expeditionary

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Recon Marines take to skies during double-bag static line course

Marines entered the aircraft with their heads bowed against the whipping winds of the propellers as the plane ascended to approximately 6,000 feet in the air.The paratroopers diligently watched the jumpmaster call out in a voice barely heard over the engines of the C-130 Hercules.“Two minutes,” he yelled.The Marines stood up, walked to the back of

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Recon Marines conduct first time launch off USS Freedom

Traveling through rough waves is just another training day for reconnaissance Marines, but this time their objective is something entirely new. After a tough three mile ride through the open ocean in a zodiac, the Marines arrived at the USS Freedom, a littoral combat ship. Their objective was to find out if the ship could launch and recover a

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Marines train JGSDF in helo cast, amphibious insertions

“One minute!” shouted Staff Sgt. Thomas Maloney, systems platoon sergeant, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division.Gear in hand, soldiers with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force unbuckled, stood up and shuffled to the rear of the aircraft. “30 seconds!” Maloney shouted over the deafening roar of the rotary blades cutting through the

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Recon Marines conduct swift, silent rescue during training

Marines serving with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion conducted a raid on a military operations in urban terrain town during a mission rehearsal exercise here, Aug. 19.With more than 30 role-players acting as locals and enemy combatants, the training tested the Marines’ ability to coordinate with their command element and locate and rescue possible

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