Marines and Sailors with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment patrol through dense shrubbery during a Counter Improvised Explosive Device Course in Holly Ridge, , May 20, 2015. The Company received classes prior to patrolling and then had to put all of that knowledge together for a culminating event. (U. S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Shawn Valosin) Alpha Company, 1-8 conducts C-IED training 150520-M-IU187-004

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