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Marines with Alpha Company, 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division conducted basic gunnery training at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Jan. 17, 2018.
During the training, junior Light Armored Vehicle crewmen conducted basic gunnery training using the LAV-25A2 to improve crew cohesion and proficiency in using the weapon systems in preparation for an upcoming intermediate gunnery course.
“Intermediate gunnery has very specific tasks built off the doctrine that are implemented in order to assess a crew’s ability to qualify with the main weapon system,” said Staff Sgt. Joseph Graziano, the 2nd LAR Battalion Master Gunner.
To prepare for the gunnery training, the Marines conduct procedures such as loading and unloading the LAVs, target acquisition and other necessities before proceeding down range and conducting live-fire engagements against notional targets based on different scenarios.
“Everything we do is implemented into our gunnery table,” said Graziano. “They are designed off the idea that if this happens in combat, our Marines will be able to adapt to the situation and still be combat effective.”
Junior crewmen are expected to perform just as well as any gunner crew should in using the LAV-25A2 weapon systems such as the 25mm Bushmaster chain gun, a 7.62 coaxial machine gun and a 7.62 M240 bravo medium machine gun.
“The most important part about this training are the lessons learned for the new crews,” said Graziano. “The things they mess up here are learning points. I think the most important part is giving them trigger time and showing them how different live fire is compared to simulated fire so they can adapt and improve what they need to work on.”
Marines with the unit conduct gunnery training multiple times throughout the year to sharpen their skills and maintain expeditionary readiness.
“This training helps with unit cohesion and gets the crews tighter together,” said Sgt. Christopher Huey, the master gunner for Alpha Company, 2nd LAR. “They are all out here working and getting to know each other so when we come back out they’ll be better trained as one cohesive unit.”
| Date Taken: | 01.17.2018 |
| Date Posted: | 01.22.2018 13:00 |
| Story ID: | 262646 |
| Location: | CAMP LEJEUNE, NORTH CAROLINA, US |
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