POHAKULOA TRAINING AREA, HAWAII -- Marines from India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, rush to an objective point during a platoon live-fire event at Pohakuloa Training Area, August 23, 2017. The training event, a part of Exercise Bougainville II, consisted of a platoon-size force being transported by Amphibious Assault Vehicles to a staging area, then assaulting an enemy position with support from 60mm mortars and a machine gun emplacement. Exercise Bougainville II prepares 3/3 for service as a forward deployed force in the Pacific by training them to fight as a ground combat elem


POHAKULOA TRAINING AREA, HAWAII -- Marines from India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, rush to an objective point during a platoon live-fire event at Pohakuloa Training Area, August 23, 2017. The training event, a part of Exercise Bougainville II, consisted of a platoon-size force being transported by Amphibious Assault Vehicles to a staging area, then assaulting an enemy position with support from 60mm mortars and a machine gun emplacement. Exercise Bougainville II prepares 3/3 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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