Posted: 09/01/2008
U.S. Marines perform fire missions during a mock Taliban ambush during an Afghanistan-centered training exercise known as Mojave Viper at the Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., Sept. 17, 2008. The Marines are assigned to Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Corey A. Blodgett