POTD: U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team

by Eric B

Published: February 2nd, 2024

(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Osmar Gutierrez)

Photo Of The Day and we’re visiting the U.S. Marines once again, with an antitank missile gunner with Battalion Landing Team 1/1, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, posting security while conducting military operations on urbanized terrain training at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, 2024.

Below: Breaching an entry doorway during a close-quarter tactics range on Camp Hansen.

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 1/1, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, breach an entry doorway during a close-quarter tactics range on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 5, 2024. Marines conduct training exercises to increase lethality and ensure effective responses in urban environments. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps' only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premiere crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Osmar Gutierrez)

MOUT training provides the organization, planning, and knowledge needed to be successful when conducting operations in an urban environment. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premiere crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region.

Below: Using a rifle through a small opening was part of the training.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Wyatt Darnell, a scout sniper with Battalion Landing Team 1/1, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, fires his weapon through a small opening during a live-fire training exercise on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 5, 2024. Marines with the scout sniper platoon conduct drills to improve individual proficiency firing from unconventional positions. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps' only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premiere crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Osmar Gutierrez)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Wyatt Darnell, a scout sniper with Battalion Landing Team 1/1, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, fires his weapon during a live-fire training exercise on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 5, 2024. Marines with the scout sniper platoon conduct drills to improve individual proficiency firing from unconventional positions. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps' only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premiere crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Osmar Gutierrez)

Below: Note the balloons on the target.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Christophe Rambazis, an infantry Marine with Battalion Landing Team 1/1, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, fires his rifle at a target during a close-quarter tactics range on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 5, 2024. Marines conduct training exercises to increase lethality and ensure effective responses in urban environments. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps' only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premiere crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Osmar Gutierrez)

All photos and captions: U.S. Marine Corps, Lance Cpl. Osmar Gutierrez.

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Eric B

Ex-Arctic Ranger. Competitive practical shooter and hunter with a European focus. Always ready to increase my collection of modern semi-automatics, optics, thermals and suppressors. TCCC Certified. Occasionaly seen in a 6x6 Bug Out Vehicle, always with a big smile.

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Red dog on Feb 02, 2024

What's with the tripod? I know its training but really it could be a bit more realistic.

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- Vet on Feb 02, 2024
  
  @red dog What's not realistic about it in urban warfare? Check out the recent photos from Gaza, nearly all IDF snipers and marksman carry them around.
  
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- USMC Grunt2 on Feb 02, 2024
  
  @red dog Designated markmen often carry tripods for when they are in overwatch positions
  
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- Uniform223 on Feb 02, 2024
  
  @red dog Because it offers a more stable shooting position...
  
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- Alex on Feb 03, 2024
  
  @red dog Homeboy wouldn't be training with it if he didn't intend on using it on UDP. It's the Marines bro, they just don't get to carry whatever the freak they want to like their back on the block.
  
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