Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 5, which is based out of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., conducted training at Range 114 as part of Integrated Training Exercise 1-18, aboard the installation, Oct. 21, 2017.
Each ITX is a 29-day evolution comprised of intense training cycles, which involve multiple live-fire exercises that assess the ability and adaptability of each force. Every iteration of ITX is focused on the tactical application of combined-arms maneuver warfare during global contingency operations.
For ITX 1-18 CLB-5 focused training on evacuating personnel from a vehicle that had been struck by a notional IED and using compact metal detectors to detect improvised explosive devices. The culminating event for the training was a motorized fire and maneuver exercise.
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Source: DVIDS