Marines provide security for their squad members as they advance positions on the obstacle course at Boondocker Training Area aboard Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Feb. 25, 2014. The Marines were participating in Corporals Course and completed a case study that took them through several training exercises based off true scenarios Gunnery Sgt. Timothy C. Tardif experienced during Operation Iraqi Freedom, April 12, 2003. Three squad-sized teams participated in a leadership reaction course, and exercises at Boondocker Training Area to include the obstacle course and military operations on urban terrai


Marines provide security for their squad members as they advance positions on the obstacle course at Boondocker Training Area aboard Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Feb. 25, 2014. The Marines were participating in Corporals Course and completed a case study that took them through several training exercises based off true scenarios Gunnery Sgt. Timothy C. Tardif experienced during Operation Iraqi Freedom, April 12, 2003. Three squad-sized teams participated in a leadership reaction course, and exercises at Boondocker Training Area to include the obstacle course and military operations on urban terrain facility and a 100-meter swim at the base pool. At the conclusion of the case study, the Marine gathered at Dewey Square to listen to Tardif explain the challenges he faced as a corporal on the battlefield and how he overcame them. ( Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Matthew Bragg) Corporals Prove Resiliency 140225-M-DP650-005


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