Marines Participate in Exercise Beach Fire

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Video by Pfc. Takoune Norasingh

Marines Participate in Exercise Beach Fire

AFN Okinawa

Aug. 1, 2015 | 0:57

Marines are spread throughout the Central Training Area in order to conduct a training exercise that involve things like aerial insertions, land navigation. Here’s Marine Private First Class Takoune Norasingh with the story.