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CONCON, Chile - Marines, sailors, and soldiers took part in partner nation integrated training exercises here as a part of Partnership of the Americas 2014 August 19-20, 2014.
Service members from Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Paraguay and the United States rotated through MOUT training as well as two live-fire ranges.
The MOUT training, military operations on urban terrain, consisted of room clearing, door breaching and medical evacuations which were supported by CH-46E Sea Knight helicopters.
The first live-fire range began when squads were air lifted onto the range via CH-46 and assaulted through an objective with 240B machine guns providing support by fire. The second range, the combat marksmanship range, utilized barriers, which forced service members to get their body and weapon into awkward stances and was meant to be shot with an elevated heart rate.
The live-fire ranges were organized and ran by Staff Sgt. Nestor Cruz, the senior marksmanship instructor for combat shooting in the Marine Corps. Cruz stressed that the combat shooting program is designed to create thinkers.
“When we’re out here showing them our techniques, we’re not telling them how to shoot, just showing them techniques and tools they can use,” said Cruz.
When asked about issues with the language barrier on a live-fire range, Cruz stated, “I don’t think language is a barrier here. We have Marines that speak Spanish and we also have translators. Actions speak louder than words.”
POA is designed to enhance joint and combined interoperability; increase the combined capability to execute amphibious operations, Peace Support Operations, Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Relief missions, and further develop strong and lasting relationships between the naval infantries and marine corps within the Americas.
| Date Taken: | 08.20.2014 |
| Date Posted: | 08.20.2014 20:44 |
| Story ID: | 139982 |
| Location: | CONCON, VALPARAíSO, CL |
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