The "Afghan Village" was conceived to challenge Marines. A series of underground tunnels permits sniper fire from unexpected places. From FOX News:
CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. — Afghan guards armed with AK-47s keep watch just outside as a village elder sits in a room with no electricity and tells a U.S. Marine:
“The Taliban are recruiting young unemployed men to plant IEDs and fight the American military.”
Cpl. Adam King sits down, sips some tea and listens attentively. What he says and what he hears could save the lives of his Marines.
This is the scene in Camp Lejeune, in North Carolina, where the 2nd Battalion 8th Marines — known as the 2/8 — have built a simulated Afghan village to prepare American troops for what they will face half a world away.
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My Comment: Training .... training .... training .... this is what makes the U.S. military the tops in the world.
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