Marines with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd

Marines with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, provide supporting fire, allowing the other half of their fireteam to maneuver toward a trench during a training exercise as part of the Forge Academy Sept. 18 on base. The Forge Academy is an approximately four-week long course designed to improve the proficiency of 1/6’s fireteam leaders. Throughout the course, the students were educated on troop welfare, the psychological and physiological effects of combat, infantry tactics and the responsibilities of being a fireteam leader.