2/7 Marines Train with Mechanized Assault

By Tactical-Life

The following is a release from Lance Cpl. Devan Gowans, I Marine Expeditionary Force:

Marines with 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, lead a mechanized assault as part of the battalion’s iteration of the Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Dec. 8-10, 2015.

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The purpose of the MCCRE is to evaluate and certify 2nd Bn., 7th Marines’ collective performance in a series of requisite tasks for their upcoming deployment with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Crisis Response – Central Command, which is a forward-deployed, crisis response force supporting Operation Inherent Resolve.

With support from combined anti-armor teams, an artillery battery with 11th Marine Regiment, along with elements of 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion and 1st Tank Battalion, the Marines were able to carry out the mechanized assault.

The assault started with a series of fire missions, which came in the form of artillery support from the battery followed by an infantry attack on a simulated town.

“We utilized all of our assets for this assault,” said Lance Cpl. Alex Chagaris, with 2nd Bn., 7th Marines. “Following the fire missions, we made [our] way …Read the Rest

Source:: Tactical Life