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"Desert Scimitar Edition" Print: Every Marine a rifleman: Security platoon stands up during Exercise Desert Scimitar Marines with Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine Division, conduct a security patrol during Exercise Desert Scimitar at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., May 12, 2014. Click here to read more. DESERT SCIMITAR U.S. Marines with Sierra Battery, 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, fire Guided Multiple Launch Rocket Sytems from M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System during Exercise DESERT SCIMITAR 2014 aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., May 18, 2014. Click here to view more. 7th ESB Marines demonstrate bridging capabilities during Desert Scimitar 14 Marines with Bridge Company, 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, chanted the preparatory commands as they lifted and moved parts of a bridge in unison, demonstrating their bridging capability to 1st Marine Expeditionary Force leadership during Exercise Desert Scimitar 2014 aboard Twentynine Palms, Calif., May 16, 2014. Click here to read more. 1st Tank Bn. blasts through Exercise Desert Scimitar 2014 The sound of 70-ton tracked machines interrupted the calm hush of the desert as tank after tank rolled over the rugged terrain. They held their formation as they advanced toward the mock enemy position, firing their 120 mm main gun along the way. Click here to read more. Make A Wish Foundation and 3d Battalion 11th Marine Regiment help Ryan Forbes become a "Marine for a day" He stands noticeably smaller than the Marines to his right and left. Their frames fill out their camouflage utilities and flak jackets, while his looks a couple sizes too small. Click here to read more. 1st LAR participates in Desert Scimitar Marines with Delta Company, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, patrol in their light armored vehicles during Exercise Desert Scimitar aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., May 13, 2014. Click here to read more. 7th ESB and FMD work to “pump breaks” on future Pendleton fires A heat wave, drought and strong winds created the perfect recipe to feed the recent wildfire that spread across Northern Camp Pendleton, Calif., destroying more than 6,000 acres, May 14, 2014. Click here to view more. Against all odds: Sailor provides better life for family Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Michael James Soliven, a biomedical equipment technician with 1st Dental Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, against all odds, is now providing a better life for his family as a dedicated sailor aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif. Click here to read more. 2/4 Marines use Exercise Desert Scimitar 14 to its fullest Marines of 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, recently participated in Exercise Desert Scimitar, an annual combined-arms training evolution, aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., May 11-16. Click here to read more. Corpsman adapts, overcomes environment to provide aid to Marines during Exercise Desert Scimitar Adapt and overcome. This is a phrase used often by Marines when in the field. It relates back to the idea of not letting obstacles get in the way of accomplishing the mission. Click here to read more. Desert Scimitar 2014 U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Sidney Manning (right) with Headquarters Battalion Field Mess rinses off a container lid while cleaning up after morning chow aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif. during Exercise Desert Scimitar 14 on May 14, 2014. Click here to view more. 1st Med. Bn. executes mass casualty drill during DS 14 Sailors with 1st Medical Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, receive top-of-the-line training in combat trauma care during Exercise Desert Scimitar 2014 aboard Marine Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., May 13, 2014. Click here to view more. 1st Marine Division, Desert Scimitar 2014 Capt. A. Hudson Reynolds, 1st Marine Division Public Affairs Officer, and Houston native, continues to work as a simulated chemical attack begins in the command tent during Desert Scimitar 2014 aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., May 15, 2014. Click here to view more. VIDEO: 2nd Bn., 11 Marines, Supports Exercise Desert Scimitar Private First Class James Miller, 21, an artilleryman with Fox Battery, 2nd Battalion, 11th Marines, pulls the lanyard of an M777A2 lightweight howitzer during Exercise Desert Scimitar at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., May 6, 2014. Click here to watch more. 1st Tank Bn. blasts through Exercise Desert Scimitar 2014 Marine with, Alpha Company, 1st Tank Battalion, conduct attacks on mock enemy position during Exercise Desert Scimitar 2014. The training gave the Marine the opportunity to refine and rehearse essential combat skills needed on a battlefield environment. The exercise focused on conventional operations and provided realistic training that prepared the Marines for overseas operations. Click here to watch more. 3rd CEB and the UAE, Conduct Demolitions Training Marines with 3rd Combat Engineer Battalion conduct demolitions training with soldiers from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Ground Force aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., May 13, 2014. Click here to watch more. 1st LAR participates in Desert Scimitar Marines with 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion conducted a combined-arms, live- fire exercise here May 12-16. Click here to read more. .
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