Cpl. Richard L. Smith, right, watches as a Marine throws

Cpl. Richard L. Smith, right, watches as a Marine throws a grenade out of a training pit during Battery B, 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion’s grenade training at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, June 8. More than 25 Marines conducted the training, throwing two blue body practice grenades for every one live grenade that was thrown. “This training helps my Marines when we deploy to Afghanistan,” said 1st Lt. Konrad N. Reese, platoon commander for 2nd Platoon, Battery B, 2nd LAAD Bn.