USA-MARINES/TRAINING EXERCISE U.S. Marines conduct desert training exercise in California

Record ID: 140551

  • Title: USA-MARINES/TRAINING EXERCISE U.S. Marines conduct desert training exercise in California
  • Date: 1st September 2015
  • Summary: TWENTYNINE PALMS, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES (SEPTEMBER 1, 2015) (REUTERS) ****WARNING CONTAINS PROFANITY*** MARINES RUNNING DOWN SANDY HILL MARINES TAKING POSITION OUTSIDE STRUCTURES VARIOUS OF MARINES RUNNING IN TO STRUCTURES (SOUNDBITE) (English) CAPTAIN PETER DINARDO, UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS, SAYING: "We're conducting urban operations with infantry and tank integration, just to prepare for if we had to fight in an urban terrain in the future." MARINE INSIDE STRUCTURE, FIRING CLOSE UP OF WEAPONS (SOUNDBITE) (English) CAPTAIN PETER DINARDO, UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS, SAYING: "We also induce some OPFOR, as you can hear behind me -- opposing forces, so that way we get used to taking contact and reaction to contact, as well as reaction to casualties. So that's what we're training to today." MARINES PULLING MARINE POSING AS A CASUALTY INTO BUILDING SIGN BURNED-OUT CAR BURNED-OUT STRUCTURE SOFA, BICYCLE AND TIRES ON GROUND (SOUNDBITE) (English) CAPTAIN PETER DINARDO, UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS, SAYING: "The town itself is just to give us a broad spectrum on different layouts of urban areas, so we get used to them during training and train to that, so we're not surprised when it comes to having to fight in different types of environments with different types of structures." MARINES RUNNING IN TO STRUCTURE VARIOUS OF TANK MARINES RUNNING IN TO STRUCTURE (PLEASE NOTE: THIS SHOT CONTAINS PROFANITY) VEHICLE ON SAND VARIOUS OF TANK VARIOUS OF SIGN READING: MARINE CORPS AIR GROUND COMBAT CENTER
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    U.S. Marines trained for urban combat at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in the California desert on Tuesday (September 1).
    The Marines, based out of Camp Pendleton, took part in a what they called a "Realistic Urban Training Exercise".
    "We're conducting urban operations with infantry and tank integration, just to prepare for if we had to fight in an urban terrain in the future," said Captain Peter Dinardo.
    Dinardo said some of those involved in the training posed as enemy combatants and some as casualties.
    "We also induce some OPFOR, as you can hear behind me -- opposing forces, so that way we get used to taking contact and reaction to contact, as well as reaction to casualties. So that's what we're training to today," he said.
    The training took place in a simulated town, with burned-out structures and cars scattered around to add authenticity.
    "The town itself is just to give us a broad spectrum on different layouts of urban areas, so we get used to them during training and train to that, so we're not surprised when it comes to having to fight in different types of environments with different types of structures," he said.
    The Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center is located in the California desert near the San Bernardino County town of Twentynine Palms.
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