POHAKULOA TRAINING AREA, HAWAII -- Cpl. Macelen Kleer, a squad leader with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, guides his squad members through an opening in a concertina wire obstacle during a platoon live-fire event at Pohakuloa Training Area Aug. 31, 2017. The training event, a part of Exercise Bougainville II, consisted of a platoon-size force breaching through the obstacle, then assaulting multiple enemy positions with notional support from 60 mm mortars and a machine gun emplacement. Exercise Bougainville II prepares 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment for service as a forward deployed fo


POHAKULOA TRAINING AREA, HAWAII -- Cpl. Macelen Kleer, a squad leader with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, guides his squad members through an opening in a concertina wire obstacle during a platoon live-fire event at Pohakuloa Training Area Aug. 31, 2017. The training event, a part of Exercise Bougainville II, consisted of a platoon-size force breaching through the obstacle, then assaulting multiple enemy positions with notional support from 60 mm mortars and a machine gun emplacement. 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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