It seems like they had problems with most of the other weapons too. Is that a common thing?
i can only tell you from the Steyr AUG and MG74 which i had when i was in the austrian army and we also had problems with this sh** blank rounds, cause there was net enough gunpowder in about 20-30% of them and so you have net enough gas pressure to and the weapon didn't load another round...Originally Posted by Leaper
Ok I see. I used them when I was in the UK but then they seemed to work just fine (GPMG).
24 MEU Deployment 2012
A contingent of Marines from the 24th MEU is ashore in Kuwait conducting sustainment training during their regularly scheduled deployment to the U.S. Central Command area of operations. The 24th MEU is deployed with the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve for U.S. Central Command and is providing support for maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.
UDAIRI RANGE, Kuwait (July 3, 2012) - Lance Cpl. Trevor Wedesky, a Milford, Mich., native and automatic rifleman with Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, provides simulated suppressing fire for his fellow Marines during close-quarters combat training at Udairi Range in Kuwait, July 3, 2012.
UDAIRI RANGE, Kuwait (July 3, 2012) - Lance Cpl. Tim Dembeck, a Middletown, N.Y., native and rifleman with 2nd Platoon, Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, supports his fellow squad members by maintaining his sector of fire on a potentially hostile building during a final dry-fire drill prior to live-fire close quarter combat training at Udairi Range in Kuwait, July 3, 2012.
UDAIRI RANGE, Kuwait (July 3, 2012) - Lance Cpl. Trevor Wedesky, a Milford, Mich., native and automatic rifleman with Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, patrols with his fellow Marines during close-quarters combat training at Udairi Range in Kuwait, July 3, 2012.
UDAIRI RANGE, Kuwait (July 3, 2012) - Sgt. Patrick McCutcheon, an engineer squad leader, and Boardman, Ohio, native with Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, fires an M-4 Carbine during close-quarters combat training at Udairi Range in Kuwait, July 3, 2012.
UDAIRI RANGE, Kuwait (July 3, 2012) - Marines with Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, take cover while providing suppressing fire on a building during close-quarters combat training at Udairi Range in Kuwait, July 3, 2012.
UDAIRI RANGE, Kuwait (July 3, 2012) - Marines with Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, run across an open area during close-quarters combat training at Udairi Range in Kuwait, July 3, 2012.
UDAIRI RANGE, Kuwait (July 3, 2012) - Marines with Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, clear rooms in a building during close-quarters combat training at Udairi Range in Kuwait, July 3, 2012.
UDAIRI RANGE, Kuwait (July 3, 2012) - Marines with Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, move between buildings during close-quarters combat training at Udairi Range in Kuwait, July 3, 2012
24 MEU Deployment 2012
CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait (July 7, 2012) - Marines with 1st Platoon, Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, fasten their seat belts while conducting stationary mounting procedures in an Army UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter aboard Camp Buehring, Kuwait, July 7, 2012.
CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait (July 7, 2012) -Lance Cpl. Daniel Huynh, a Baton Rouge, La., native and team leader with 1st Platoon, Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, posts security during dismount drills on an Army UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter aboard Camp Buehring, Kuwait, July 7, 2012.
CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait (July 7, 2012) - Army Staff Sgt. Duane Gendreau, a UH-60 Blackhawk crew chief, teaches the fundamentals of boarding and exiting a Blackhawk helicopter to Marines with 1st Platoon, Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, July 7, 2012.
CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait (July 7, 2012) -Lance Cpl. Daniel Huynh, a Baton Rouge, La., native and team leader with 1st Platoon, Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, posts security during dismount drills on an Army UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter aboard Camp Buehring, Kuwait, July 7, 2012.
CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait (July 7, 2012) -Lance Cpl. Daniel Huynh, a Baton Rouge, La., native and team leader with 1st Platoon, Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, posts security during dismount drills on an Army UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter aboard Camp Buehring, Kuwait, July 7, 2012.
U.S Marines - M32 Multiple Grenade Launcher
Marines from Headquarters Company, 25th Marine Regiment conduct weapon familiarization with the M32 Multiple Grenade Launcher (MGL) on Range 104 aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif. during Exercise Javelin Thrust 2012. Javelin Thrust 2012 is an annual large scale exercise at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., which allows active and reserve Marines and Sailors from 38 different states to train together as a seamless Marine Air Ground Task Force - 07.7.2012
31st MEU raids Fuji for urban training
The raid was part of the Realistic Urban Training Exercise, evaluated by Special Operations Training Group. It is designed to integrate unique individual and small unit skills in conjunction with the 31st MEU's increased proficiency in the rapid response planning process in a challenging and unfamiliar environment. The 31st MEU is the United States' force in readiness for the Asia Pacific.
Marines with the security element of the Maritime Raid Force, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, coordinate outer security during a raid here, July 9.
Marines with the Maritime Raid Force, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, use a circular saw to ignite a Brocos torch while attempting to breach steel barricades, July 9.
Marines with the Maritime Raid Force, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, clear the stairwell of a target building during a raid here, July 9.
Marines with the Maritime Raid Force, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, enter and secure rooms against armed aggressors during a raid here, July 9.
Marines with the Maritime Raid Force, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, provide security outside of a breached fence during a raid here, July 8.
U.S Marines Train During Javelin Thrust 2012
Marines with 1st Law Enforcement Battalion, I Marine Expeditionary Force, participate in squad rush training during Javelin Thrust 2012. 07.7.2012
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7/9/2012 By Sgt. Paul Robbins Jr.
31st MEU
Marines with the security element of the Maritime Raid Force, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, coordinate outer security during a raid here, July 9. The raid was part of the Realistic Urban Training Exercise, evaluated by Special Operations Training Group. It is designed to integrate unique individual and small unit skills in order to increase the proficiency for the 31st MEU's rapid response planning process in a challenging and unfamiliar environment. The 31st MEU is the United States' force in readiness for the Asia Pacific.
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7/9/2012 By Sgt. Paul Robbins Jr.
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Staff Sgt. Tyrell Shotts, company gunnery sergeant of the Maritime Raid Force, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, provides security as his team searches a captured vehicle during a raid here, July 9.
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7/9/2012 By Lance Cpl. Ali Azimi
Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms
Marines with 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, step off the CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter to retrieve two Marines during a tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel exercise in the Combat Center training areas July 9, 2012. Marines with 2/25 are currently training at the Combat Center as part of Large Scale Exercise 1/Javelin Thrust 2012.
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7/8/2012 By Lance Cpl. Michael Oxton
31st MEU
Marines with the Maritime Raid Force, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, use a circular saw to ignite a Brocos torch while attempting to breach steel barricades, July 9.
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7/8/2012 By Lance Cpl. Michael Oxton
31st MEU
Marines with the Maritime Raid Force, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, clear the stairwell of a target building during a raid here, July 9. The raid was part of the Realistic Urban Training Exercise, evaluated by Special Operations Training Group. It is designed to integrate unique individual and small unit skills in conjunction in order to increase the proficiency for the 31st MEU's rapid response planning process in a challenging and unfamiliar environment.. The 31st MEU is the United States' force in readiness for the Asia Pacific.
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.7/8/2012 By Lance Cpl. Michael Oxton
31st MEU
Marines with the Maritime Raid Force, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, enter and secure rooms against armed aggressors during a raid here, July 9
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7/8/2012 By Cpl. Joshua Young
1st MEB
A military policeman with 1st Law Enforcement Battalion, I Marine Expeditionary Force, fires an M249B machine-gun during a crew served weapons shoot for Large Scale Exercise-1, Javelin Thrust 2012, July 8. Javelin Thrust is an annual large-scale exercise with 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., which allows active and reserve Marines and sailors from 38 different states to train together as a seamless Marine Air Ground Task Force.
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7/8/2012 By Cpl. Joshua Young
1st MEB
Military police with 1st Law Enforcement Battalion, I Marine Expeditionary Force, demonstrate the loading and clearing procedures of the M240B machine-gun prior to a crew served weapons shoot at Large Scale Exercise-1, Javelin Thrust 2012, July 8.
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7/6/2012 By Lance Cpl. D. J. Wu
Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms
Marine with 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment provides supporting fire at Range 410A July 6, 2012.
U.S Marines Sling Lead Downrange in Australia
Marines and Sailors with Company G., Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, engage in a live-fire operation following the conclusion of Exercise Hamel 2012. Capitalizing on three weeks in the Australian bush, the Marines put their newfound woodland knowledge to the test as they engage enemy targets through the rough forest terrain. Includes interview with Capt. John Zaal. Commanding Officer, Co. G., BLT 2/1, 31st MEU. 07.13.2012
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U.S., Afghan Forces Patrol in Sangin, Afghanistan
U.S. Navy Hospitalman Derek Happel with 3rd Platoon, Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment (1/7), Regimental Combat Team 6 patrols along the Helmand River in Sangin, Helmand province, Afghanistan July 11, 2012. 1/7 patrolled in support of Afghan National Army forces during Operation Gospand-Sia.
U.S. Navy Hospitalman Derek Happel, front, and U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Alexander Vanny, team leader, both from 3rd Platoon, Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6, patrol in Sangin, Helmand province, Afghanistan June 11, 2012. The Marines patrolled to support Afghan National Army forces during Operation Gospand-Sia.
Local Afghan nationals ride motorcycles past a patrol of U.S. Marines from Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6 in Sangin, Helmand province, Afghanistan July 11, 2012. The purpose of the patrol was to support Afghan National Army forces during Operation Gospand-Sia.
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Jeremiah Busetto, platoon sergeant, 3rd platoon, Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6, consults his map in Sangin, Helmand province, Afghanistan July 11, 2012. The Marines patrolled in support of Afghan National Army forces during Operation Gospand-Sia.
U.S. Marines from Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6 and Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers from 2nd Kandak, 2nd Brigade, 215th Corps, patrol in Sangin, Helmand province, Afghanistan July 11, 2012. The Marines were supporting the ANA for Operation Gospand-Sia.
U.S. Navy Hospitalman Apprentice Kyle Rudolph with Headquarters Platoon, Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6 scans for suspicious activity through his Rifle Combat Optic while supporting a patrol in Sangin, Helmand province, Afghanistan July 11, 2012. The patrol was part of Operation Gospand-Sia, which was led by the Afghan National Army.
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Blayne Catlett, team leader, Headquarters Platoon, Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6, takes a knee to provide security during a patrol in Sangin, Helmand province, Afghanistan July 11, 2012. The Marines patrolled in support of Afghan National Army forces during Operation Gospand-Sia.
An Afghan soldier uses a metal detector to sweep for improvised explosive devices while patrolling in Sangin in Afghanistan's Helmand province, July 11, 2012.
U.S Marines 31st MEU Conducts Mock Urban Raid Against Small Guerrilla Force
The Marines and Sailors of Company E., Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct a raid on a six-structure urban environment on Okinawa. More than 60 Marines engaged a small guerrilla force with blank ammunition to seize the compound. 07.16.2012
i spent most of the visitors day dragging my family through that museum, that place was awsome.Yea, haven't seen it since I was a recruit. I should be able to appreciate the history in that place even more now!
Congrats, Marine!
Yea, I stopped in to check out the museum about a month ago. Wish I would've had some way to tour the whole place, but it would distract all the boots learning how to drill if all us old farts could walk around as we pleased, heheh. What school are you going to after MCT?
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