Marines Get Field Practice with Infantry Immersion Trainer

By Tactical-Life

The following is a release from Lance Cpl. Aaron Fiala, 10079, and the U.S. Marine Corps:

Marines with Company B, 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, trained in a simulated African village where they entered and held a defensive position at the Infantry Immersion Trainer on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 17, 2015.

The ITT is a training system that prepares Marines and sailors for deployment, using simulations to recreate a realistic urban setting that prepares them for real combat scenarios. The simulation for the event involved insurgents operating nearby and attempting to disrupt operations in the village. The civilians living there wanted the Marines to take charge of the situation but several factors induced stress on the situation.

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“This training ensures that we know how to communicate with the villagers despite a language barrier,” said Lance Cpl. Steven Olivas, a combat engineer with the company. “These are all complications that we must learn to adapt to and overcome.”

Rumors began to circulate in the village of drugs, weapon caches and a high valued target nearby. Then several role players acting as insurgents opened fire, sending panic throughout the village.

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Source:: Tactical Life