Sgt. Joshua Sodergeren, a military police officer with
Summary
Sgt. Joshua Sodergeren, a military police officer with Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 25th Infantry Division, and a Rockford, Ill., native, posing as a hostile enemy, awaits the arrival of soldiers conducting assaults in a military operations on urban terrain training environment aboard Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Feb. 5, 2016. The purpose of the training, which served as part of exercise Lightning Forge, a 10-day test of the brigade’s ability to respond at a moment’s notice, was to provide the brigade with an opportunity to test their ability to locate, kill or capture high valued targets while maneuvering in an urban environment. Members of the 25th Infantry Division utilized MCTAB due to its extensive, complex training grounds, which are able to help provide the soldiers with a realistic, high-speed training environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Harley Thomas)