Marines Conduct Capstone

May 4, 2021

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April 29, 2021 - U.S. Marines with Alpha Company, Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry - West, conduct the Capstone exercise associated with the Infantry Marine Course (IMC ) on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California.

The activities include...

• Top Left - Demonstrating how to employ an M240 medium machine gun during weapon employment training.

• Top Right - Placing a mannequin on a litter during a mass casualty training scenario

• Bottom Left - Providing security during a mass casualty training scenario.

• Bottom Right - Demonstrating how to employ an M72 light anti-tank weapon.

IMC is a 14-week pilot course designed to create better trained and more lethal entry-level infantry Marines prepared for near-peer conflicts. The course uses a redesigned learning model for students intended to develop their capabilities for independent and adaptive thought and action. The program of instruction for IMC has been in development for a year and follows guidance from the 2019 Commandant's Planning Guidance and Force Design 2030.

Image created by USA Patriotism! from U.S. Marine Corps photos by Sgt. Jeremy Laboy.

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