Long Range Raid Exercise

12/20/2016
12/20/2016: U.S. Marine Corps VM-22B Osprey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 162, 2nd Marine Air Wing, Marine Air Group 26, conduct a long range raid as a part of an urban exercise, from Twentynine Palms, Calif. to Yuma, Ariz., Nov. 12, 2016. The Marines of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 162…

A San Clemente Long Range Raid Exercise: Marines Test New Approaches and Technologies

04/21/2014
04/21/2014: The Marines are engaged in a series of exercises to re-shape the capability of the ground combat element to operate with much greater situational awareness prior to disembarking from the Ospreys for a mission.  This is also required because of the amount of time the GCE might have on…

USMC Long Range Raid Exercise: Training for More Effective Coordination

01/11/2014
01/11/2014: Students from the Infantry Officer Course (IOC) at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., completed a "Proof-of-Concept" 1,100 mile, long-range operation from Twentynine Palms, Calif., to Fort Hood, Texas, via MV-22 Ospreys, on Dec. 15, 2013. The Marines fast-roped into a mock city to secure the embassy and rescue key…