Marines Execute a Long-Range Raid

11/14/2016
11/14/2016: U.S Marines executed a long-range raid from Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa to the Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji as part of Blue Chromite 2017, Nov. 4, 2016. The Marines honed their ability to project forces from afar by executing a long-range raid over 1,000 miles via MV-22B…

Bold Alligator 2014: Long Range Raid to Support Embassy Under Seige

11/07/2014
11/07/2014: Bold Alligator 2014 is a crisis response exercise and continues the work of BA 2012 and BA 2013. It is about calibrating insertion forces against various threats.  The forces are American and coalition with several nations contributing ships, and combat personnel to both the planning and execution of the…

MAG-16 Conducts Long-range Raid During LSE-14

10/20/2014
10/20/2014: Marines with Marine Aircraft Group 16, 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade, conduct a long range raid to Yuma, Az., from Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., during Large Scale Exercise 2014, Aug. 11, 2014.  LSE-14 is a bilateral training exercise being conducted by 1st MEB to build…

USMC Practices Long Range Raid in Valiant Shield 2014

09/22/2014
09/22/2014:U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 3d Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division assault and defend an objective for a long range raid and defense against represented Soldiers with Company A, 1st Battalion, 294 Infantry Regiment, Guam National Guard during exercise Valiant Shield 14 (VS 14) on Northfield, Tinian, Commonwealth Northern Mariana…