Cpl. Joseph Giordano, a team leader with Alpha Battery, 3rd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion, carries a FIM-92 stinger weapons system during the National Training Center Rotation 16-01 on Fort Irwin, Calif., Oct. 20. This was the first time in more than 10 years that a Marine LAAD unit participated in this exercise. - Cpl. Joseph Giordano, a team leader with Alpha Battery, 3rd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion, carries a FIM-92 stinger weapons system during the National Training Center Rotation 16-01 on Fort Irwin, Calif., Oct. 20. This was the first time in more than 10 years that a Marine LAAD unit participated in this exercise.

Marines with 3rd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion (LAAD) fire stinger missiles during a live shoot in the National Training Center on Fort Irwin (NTC), California, August 10. Marines also fired the 50 Caliber sniper rifle and the M240B machine gun during the five-day annual training. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kimberlyn Adams/Released) - Marines with 3rd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion (LAAD) fire stinger missiles during a live shoot in the National Training Center on Fort Irwin (NTC), California, August 10. Marines also fired the 50 Caliber sniper rifle and the M240B machine gun during the five-day annual training. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kimberlyn Adams/Released)