POHAKULOA TRAINING AREA, HAWAII -- Cpl. Scott Gassenmeyer, a squad leader and acting personnel safety officer with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, prepares to cover a Marine after throwing a practice grenade at Pohakuloa Training Area, August 18, 2017. Marines with India Co. threw two “blue body” practice grenades in the morning before throwing one live grenade in the afternoon as part of Exercise Bougainville II. Exercise Bougainville II prepares 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment for service as a forward deployed force in the Pacific by training them to fight as a ground c


POHAKULOA TRAINING AREA, HAWAII -- Cpl. Scott Gassenmeyer, a squad leader and acting personnel safety officer with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, prepares to cover a Marine after throwing a practice grenade at Pohakuloa Training Area, August 18, 2017. Marines with India Co. threw two “blue body” practice grenades in the morning before throwing one live grenade in the afternoon as part of Exercise Bougainville II. Exercise Bougainville II prepares 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment for service as a forward deployed force in the Pacific by training them to fight as a ground combat element in a Marine Air-Ground Task Force. ( Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Luke Kuennen)


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