 With deployment or to maintain combat readiness, some Marines attend Mojave Viper to prepare for Desert Warfare. On Okinawa, motor transport Marines from MWSS 172 use the local jungle terrain to train for a different kind of environment. Mojave Viper is a great piece of training that the Marine Corps has to utilize out in the 29th Palm. But here in the jungle environment, it's completely opposite to what they're going to be dealing with in the 29th Palm. So out here, they can understand the terrain features. Deserts, 99% of the time of flat. Out here, you've got mountains, fingers, valleys. They'll give them a good idea of how to train. The Marines fired an M249 squad automatic weapon and an M240 Golf. As motor transport Marines, it's their job to get to the destination no matter what comes their way. Training events like this are offered several times a year to allow experienced Marines to share their knowledge. On Corporal Elisa Helen, Camp SLOB, Okinawa.