Thursday, July 25, 2013

Gregory "Mac" MacDonald Bravo, 4th LAR KIA

In remembrance of Gregory"Mac" MacDonald,   Bravo Company,  4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, at 29, the "old man" of Bravo, a scholar with a degree in philosophy, graduate training in Near East Studies, killed in action  06/25/2003 near  Hilla, Iraq, ten years ago. 

Saturday, July 20, 2013

Lance Cpl. Paul Vielkind, Scout Alpha 1LAR

Lance Cpl. Paul Vielkind,  light armored vehicle scout, Alpha Company, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, spots for his partner firing the M107 Special Application Scoped Rifle during a weeklong SASR training course here, July 10 2013. Photo:Lance Cpl. Christopher J. Moore

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Cpl. Mark Bradley, Sgt. Michael Henderson, Sgt. Jay Hewlett,Cpl. Alex Louser, 1LAR

Lance Cpl. Christopher J. Moore
From left to right, Cpl. Mark Bradley, Sgt. Michael Henderson, Sgt. Jay Hewlett and Cpl. Alex Louser,  1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, practice using the scope on the M107 Special Application Scoped Rifle during a weeklong SASR training course here, July 9, 2013. 


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Pixs Link: Two LAR Echo Weapons Platoon Afghanistan

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War Pigs on Dawn Blitz


CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (June 18, 2013)A 3rd LAR war pig  (LAV-25), off loads  from a landing craft air cushioned (LCAC) during Dawn Blitz 2013. Dawn Blitz is a lets-see-whatcha-got-driven exercise. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alexander Quiles)

Friday, July 19, 2013

Lance Cpl. Bryan N. Ray, LAR scout, on PMINT a three week pre-deployment exercise

“It’s been nice to put some of the stresses of garrison life behind and focus on working with my Marines, focus on getting better,” said Lance Cpl. Bryan N. Ray, a scout with Light Armored Reconnaissance Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/4, 13th MEU and Champaign, Ill. native. “I’ve definitely been tested a lot through the past months of training, but this is nothing new; just building on what we’ve learned.”

Fire and Maneuver-Make'em holler

2nd platoon, Company A., 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion participated in a live-fire training exercise in the Black Top training area June 19. They were supported by 4th LAR and conducted fire and maneuver exercises.

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Cpl. Mark Bradley, C Co.1LAR



Cpl. Mark Bradley, team leader, Charlie Company, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, on using a .50 caliber sniper rifle AKA  the M107 Special Application Scoped Rifle.

Wednesday, July 17, 2013

Cpl. Alex Lauser,chief scout 3rd PLT,Charlie Company, 1st LAR



Cpl. Alex Lauser, chief scout for 3rd Platoon, Charlie Company, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, on training with the M107 Special Application Scoped Rifle. video 

Sgt. Michael Cifuentes

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Sgt. Michael Henderson, chief scout Charlie Company, 1LAR



Sgt. Michael Henderson,  chief scout for Charlie Company, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, on  training with the M107 Special Application Scoped Rifle, a .50 caliber sniper rifle.

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Petty Officer 3rd Class Bryan Williams, 3LAR RPS

Petty Officer 3rd Class Bryan Williams, a religious program specialist, 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, and a native of Kansas City, Mo., checks a window for insurgents during the culminating field exercise of the Urban Leaders Course here, July 11, 2013. During the exercise, students in the course drew upon all their training to clear buildings as fire teams against instructors simulating insurgents.

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