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    Modern-day Spartans: 2/6 Marines prepare for future conflicts [Image 16 of 34]

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    Modern-day Spartans: 2/6 Marines prepare for future conflicts

    MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, NORTH CAROLINA, UNITED STATES

    08.05.2014

    Photo by Lance Cpl. Justin Updegraff 

    II Marine Expeditionary Force   

    Marines from 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division completed their Agoge combat training at Camp Lejeune, N.C., August 2014. The Agoge, originally used to train the next generation of ancient Spartan warriors, immerses the Marines in a simulated combat environment, where every hour is dedicated to training for the art of war. The battalion spent several days conducting mock offensive and defensive operations in the field. During the week and a half of training, Marine advisers ran the unit’s personnel through a series of combat simulations. In the training’s culminating event, the Marines conducted helicopter insertion and extraction drills and assaulted enemy positions. The live-fire operation allowed the unit to test its ability to use combined-arms warfare and fire-and-maneuver tactics.

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    Date Taken: 08.05.2014
    Date Posted: 08.15.2014 18:10
    Photo ID: 1505607
    VIRIN: 140805-M-TV331-016
    Resolution: 5760x3840
    Size: 1.21 MB
    Location: MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, NORTH CAROLINA, US

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