Marine Corps Installations West

U.S. Marines with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, conduct live-fire training on a UH-1Y Venom during an aerial gunnery range at Naval Air Facility El Centro, California, July 15, 2020. The flight was part of Exercise Summer Fury, a three-week training evolution conducted by Marines and sailors with 3rd MAW, 1st Marine Division and the 1st Marine Logistics Group to refine the capability of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force to conduct expeditionary advanced basing operations. (U.S. Marine Corps Video by Cpl. Stephen Beard)

U.S. Marines with Charlie Company, Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry - West, conduct a live-fire range at Range 210F on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Feb. 25, 2020. The range consisted of Tables 5 and 6 day and night courses of fire, two parts of the Marine Combat Marksmanship Program. The objective of marksmanship training is to develop, sustain, and improve individual combat shooting skills. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Dylan Chagnon)

U.S. Marine Col. Ricardo Miagany, the commanding officer for 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, speaks on the importance of Summer Fire Exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, July 27, 2019. The Marines are conducting Summer FIREX, a live-fire regimental-level exercise, from July 22 to Aug. 1. The exercise is designed to bring the entire regiment together and maximize the training areas available on Camp Pendleton to enhance their ability to conduct real-world operations. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Stephen Beard)