Staff Sgt. Dylan Godlewski, an Explosive Ordinance Disposal Marine, with the Logistics Combat Element, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, is aided by Sgt. Warren Wheelock after a simulated Improvised Explosive Device detonated during a Realistic Urban Training exercise at Range 112, Twentynine Palms, California, March 7, 2018. Marines and Sailors from the 13th MEU are conducting training during the second MEU pre-deployment training exercise. Realistic Urban Training is a Marine Expeditionary Unit Exercise that provides the opportunity to integrate more advanced individual and unit skills to deve


Staff Sgt. Dylan Godlewski, an Explosive Ordinance Disposal Marine, with the Logistics Combat Element, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, is aided by Sgt. Warren Wheelock after a simulated Improvised Explosive Device detonated during a Realistic Urban Training exercise at Range 112, Twentynine Palms, California, March 7, 2018. Marines and Sailors from the 13th MEU are conducting training during the second MEU pre-deployment training exercise. Realistic Urban Training is a Marine Expeditionary Unit Exercise that provides the opportunity to integrate more advanced individual and unit skills to develop the 13th MEUs collective proficiency in challenging and unfamiliar environments. Exercises like RUT are necessary to provide robust, realistic training that is indispensable in preparing our Marines and Sailors to deploy in urban environments. ( Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Victoria Decker)


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