Up Close and Personal

HangoutNewsBot · March 11th, 2008, 04:03

Marine Corps service members of Combined Anti-Armor Team Black Platoon found themselves dismounting Amphibious Assault Vehicles and running hundreds of yards through Korea's tall grass, closing with the "enemy" during the Combined Arms Live Fire Exercise.

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**KEEP US ALIVE** · March 11th, 2008 04:03

**gunga55** · March 11th, 2008, 04:28

Wow those guys almost never get out on foot. I am sure it was a nice change of pace.

**Trapper** · March 11th, 2008, 06:01

I think it is great they are doing regular grunt stuff. They have to know how to do it, it makes perfect sense. If a trac goes down, but has survivors, they pretty much become ground pounders anyway.

**gunga55** · March 11th, 2008, 11:05

They still went to SOI. I know that for 0352 it was a second MOS school you had to attend beyond SOI

**Trapper** · March 11th, 2008, 11:06

I know all the 03s go to SOI/ITS. Is trac an 03 field?

**gunga55** · March 11th, 2008, 11:13

They are in Humvee most of the time per Article but were riding in track for this exercise. I am not sure of the current structure of that unit. I know that LAV's are running or were a similar structure. I think it runs 2 Tow missile 1 grenade launcher and 1 7.62 Machine gun. The Marine Corps was just setting it up when I got out so my info is dated at best. Maybe somebody has something more current

**Trapper** · March 11th, 2008, 13:16

Originally Posted by gunga55

They are in Humvee most of the time per Article but were riding in track for this exercise. I am not sure of the current structure of that unit. I know that LAV's are running or were a similar structure. I think it runs 2 Tow missile 1 grenade launcher and 1 7.62 Machine gun. The Marine Corps was just setting it up when I got out so my info is dated at best. Maybe somebody has something more current

2 TOW, a Mk19 ad a M240? That's a heap of firepower!