Videos

U.S. Marines with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, Charlie Company, share close quarters tactics with soldiers from the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force, Western Army Infantry Regiment, in an urban environment during Exercise Iron Fist 2017. Iron Fist is an annual bilateral training exercise where U.S. and Japanese service members train together and share techniques, tactics and procedures to improve their combined operational capabilities. Iron Fist 2017 marks the twelfth iteration of the exercise. (U.S. Marine Corps motion imagery by Lance Cpl. Robert Alejandre/ Released)

Marines with Company B, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division conduct a night live-fire shoot through barricades during close-quarters tactics course at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Nov.15, 2016. The CQT course teaches Marines basic marksmanship fundamentals progressively until Marines reach an advanced level and can operate confidently in real-life operations. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Frank Cordoba)

Marines with Company B, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division conduct a close quarter tactics course aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Nov. 2, 2016. The course is part of the pre-deployment training for the upcoming tour with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit to Eastern Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Frank Cordoba)

Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, participated in their third week of a close-quarters tactics course aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Sept. 18, 2014. This 7-week course is designed to help the Marines maintain speed and accuracy while applying close-quart tactics before compositing with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit in October. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Anna Albrecht/Released) Interview 1: Capt. John Garlasco, platoon commander, Bravo Co., 1st Recon Bn. Interview 2: Corporal Cody Lambson, 22, Reconnaissance Marine, Bravo Co., 1st Recon Bn.

U.S. Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, participate in the marksmanship phase of a close-quarters tactics course aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Sept. 9, 2014. This training allows Marines to sharpen their skills engaging target with their pistols and rifles in close-quarters before compositing with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit in October. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Anna Albrecht/Released) Interview 1: Pedro Ruiz, Tactical Instructor Interview 2: Sgt. Robert Hunt, assistant team leader, Bravo Company, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion