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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)

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Uploaded on March 17, 2015