Marines Conduct Pre-Deployment Training on Fort Picket, Va.

Department of Defense Photo Essay

  • Marines provide security inside a building in an aurban terrain facility as part of pre-deployment training on Fort Pickett, Va., Sept. 8, 2012. The Marines are assigned to Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The training familiarizes Marines with the essential techniques to properly clear and secure a street, building or town. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Chris Stone
  • A Marine holds ammunition for an M249 squad automatic weapon as his partner sights it in during pre-deployment training in an urban terrain facility on Fort Pickett, Va., Sept. 8, 2012. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Chris Stone
  • Marines check the ceiling of a building with their M4 carbine machine guns during pre-deployment training in an urban terrain facility on Fort Pickett, Va., Sept. 8, 2012. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Chris Stone
  • Marines dismount from an amphibious assault vehicle while performing a direct action raid on an urban terrain facility during pre-deployment training on Fort Pickett, Va., Sept. 8, 2012. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Chris Stone
  • Marines dismount from an amphibious assault vehicle while performing a direct action raid on an urban terrain facility during pre-deployment training on Fort Pickett, Va., Sept. 8, 2012. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Chris Stone
  • A Marine fires an M4 carbine machine gun during a direct action raid from an amphibious assault vehicle on an urban terrain facility during pre-deployment training on Fort Pickett, Va., Sept. 8, 2012. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Chris Stone
  • Marines provide security after dismounting an amphibious assault vehicle while performing a direct action raid on an urban terrain facility during pre-deployment training on Fort Pickett, Va., Sept. 8, 2012. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Chris Stone
  • Marines prepare to breach and clear a building during a close quarters tactics exercise in an urban terrain facility during pre-deployment training on Fort Pickett, Va., Sept. 8, 2012. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Chris Stone
  • A Marine fires his M4 carbine machine gun at a target during a rushing exercise as part of pre-deployment training on Fort Pickett, Va., Sept. 8, 2012. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Chris Stone