Marines conduct maneuver training at Fort Pickett
Marines from the Camp Lejeune-based 2nd Tank Battalion and 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division conduct armored breaching operations Mar. 17, 2015, at Fort Pickett, Va. Engineers supported A Co., 2nd Tank Battalion by firing an inert M58 Mine Clearing Line Charge, or MICLIC, from an M1 Assault Breaching Vehicle, while a platoon of M1A1 Abrams main battle tank maneuvered around several obstacles. Marines are training at Fort Pickett as part of a five-week Deployment For Training exercise, which tests the Marines ability to move a massive amount of personnel and equipment, while sustaining simulated combat operations. The exercise incorporates every combat requirement that the Marines are expected to perform during combat operations, to include: platoon and company-level maneuvers, targeting, individual and collective gunnery, logistics operations, convoy movements, and tank and infantry integration. (Photo by Capt. Andrew J. Czaplicki, Virginia Guard Public Affairs)
Marines conduct maneuver training at Fort Pickett
Marines from the Camp Lejeune-based 2nd Tank Battalion and 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division conduct armored breaching operations Mar. 17, 2015, at Fort Pickett, Va. Engineers supported A Co., 2nd Tank Battalion by firing an inert M58 Mine Clearing Line Charge, or MICLIC, from an M1 Assault Breaching Vehicle, while a platoon of M1A1 Abrams main battle tank maneuvered around several obstacles. Marines are training at Fort Pickett as part of a five-week Deployment For Training exercise, which tests the Marines ability to move a massive amount of personnel and equipment, while sustaining simulated combat operations. The exercise incorporates every combat requirement that the Marines are expected to perform during combat operations, to include: platoon and company-level maneuvers, targeting, individual and collective gunnery, logistics operations, convoy movements, and tank and infantry integration. (Photo by Capt. Andrew J. Czaplicki, Virginia Guard Public Affairs)