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A maneuver coyote with the Tactical Training Exercise Control Group of Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., donning orange, provides feedback to infantry Marines with 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif. during a long range raid training exercise in the desert southeast of Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., June 3. The coyotes’ responsibility is to assess and instruct the Marines training for combat. - A maneuver coyote with the Tactical Training Exercise Control Group of Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., donning orange, provides feedback to infantry Marines with 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif. during a long range raid training exercise in the desert southeast of Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., June 3. The coyotes’ responsibility is to assess and instruct the Marines training for combat.

Marine Corps Coyotes – More than the Moon’s Melodists

United States Marines have long been hailed as the world’s preeminent combat arms experts. Battle after battle, Marines have proven they have what it takes to get the job done.So, how does the Corps maintain this degree of combat-tested prowess? Through training … and training, and more training. Whether airframe mechanic, infantryman or legal

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A Marine rifleman, right, from 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., searches a Marine roleplayer from the Tactical Training Exercise Control Group, left, after he was “killed” during a long-range raid training exercise in the desert southeast of Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., June 3. The job of the roleplayer is to provide realistic simulation and opposition for Marines during training exercises. - A Marine rifleman, right, from 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., searches a Marine roleplayer from the Tactical Training Exercise Control Group, left, after he was “killed” during a long-range raid training exercise in the desert southeast of Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., June 3. The job of the roleplayer is to provide realistic simulation and opposition for Marines during training exercises.

Live Action Role-Playing Done Right – the Marine Corps Way

Under a blazing desert sun, Marines from 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines rushed into a building that was resonating from the sound of AK-47 fire. Just inside the door, they encountered heavy fire from insurgents. With swift and decisive action, the Marines dispatched their enemies and found the individual they had come to capture.Remarkably, this

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AH-1 Cobras of Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 167 return from a close air support exercise as part of the first Integrated Training Exercise at Camp Wilson, Twentynine Palms, Calif., Jan. 19, 2013. The ITX is the first of a new series of exercises designed to replace Enhanced Mojave Viper as the Marine Corps' standard pre-deployment training evolution. - AH-1 Cobras of Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 167 return from a close air support exercise as part of the first Integrated Training Exercise at Camp Wilson, Twentynine Palms, Calif., Jan. 19, 2013. The ITX is the first of a new series of exercises designed to replace Enhanced Mojave Viper as the Marine Corps' standard pre-deployment training evolution.

MAG-13 Leads Integrated Training Exercise ACE

For more than 11 years, the U.S. Marine Corps has been engaged in combat operations in the Middle East. In that time the way we fight has drastically changed to counter the tactics of our adversaries. This can be seen clearly in the evolution of our training as the years have progressed. Now, as ever, we continue to adapt ourselves to the future of

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Capt. Rasheed Bakkar, the flight officer for Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 268 and a native of Seattle, radios for extraction during a tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel exercise during the first Integrated Training Exercise at Twentynine Palms, Calif., Jan. 20, 2013. The TRAP is an exercise designed to rescue aviators, whether in hostile territory or not, in the event their aircraft is forced to the ground. - Capt. Rasheed Bakkar, the flight officer for Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 268 and a native of Seattle, radios for extraction during a tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel exercise during the first Integrated Training Exercise at Twentynine Palms, Calif., Jan. 20, 2013. The TRAP is an exercise designed to rescue aviators, whether in hostile territory or not, in the event their aircraft is forced to the ground.

It's a TRAP! Marines Practice Recovery Ops

Finally, the sound of helicopters overhead, gunfire and explosions in the direction of the enemy, the sight of friendly forces streaming out of their transports. The wait has been excruciating, communication aggravating, every moment punctuated by the hope of rescue and the fear of capture. But now the running, hiding and waiting are done.

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