Posted January 19, 2016 11:00 am by Comments

By Tactical-Life

The following is a release from Lance Cpl. Carl King, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit:

His bulky, brown pack soaked in rain water made it a challenge to walk up the already steep hills of the jungle. His shoulders ached in a constant, annoying pain from the weight of the pack. The mud under his feet made him slip and fall every 100 steps. Through all these tangible problems and an array of intangibles, the Marine kept his composure and focused on the mission at hand – to locate, close with and destroy his enemy.

Marines with Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, participated in a platoon exercise in the jungle training areas of Camp Hansen in Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 7-9, 2016. The Marines, normally stationed at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., got their first taste of jungle terrain this year.

“The purpose of this exercise is to get the Marines out into some new terrain and out of the Pendleton mindset to where it’s just open ground,” said 1st Lt. Colton Morgan, a platoon commander with Alpha Co., BLT 1/5 31st MEU. “This will …Read the Rest

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