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Unit HomeUnitsWestSchool of Infantry - WestAdvanced Infantry Training BattalionLight Armored Reconnaissance Training Company

School of Infantry-West
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Advanced Infantry Training Battalion
Light Armored Reconnaissance Training Company

 Mission


Light Armored Reconnaissance (LAR) Training Company provides entry level training and instruction for Marines to operate, drive and maintain the family of light armored vehicles (LAV) and familiarize them with the employment and manipulation of the weapon systems inherent to the LAV-25 turret in order to produce a capable Light Armored Reconnaissance Marine. Light Armored Reconnaissance Training Company also provides advanced instruction to the Marines of the LAR community by providing the skills required to serve as a LAV-25 Vehicle Commander at the small unit level, and providing training to the Marine Officers and Staff non-commissioned officers to command and supervise the training, operations, employment and maintenance of a LAR platoon.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Point of Contacts

 Company Commander
Major Daniel Eckert
 Company Executive Officer
 Captain Brian Mortimore
 Company First Sergeant
First Sergeant Angie Luna   
 Company Operations Chief
Master Sergeant Michel Bissell
 LAR Marine Course OIC
 First Lieutenant Nicholas Dyer
 LAR Marine Course Chief
Gunnery Sergeant Jose Zuniga
 LAR Leaders/Vehicle Cmdr Course OIC
Captain Brian Mortimore
 LAR Leaders/Vehicle Cmdr Course Chief       
Gunnery Sergeant Max Frost
 LAR Master Gunners Course Chief    
Gunnery Sergeant Edward Bonifay
 Company Office Phone #: (760) 725-9923
 
 LARTC Training POC Email Addresses:

 LARTC - TCOM_SOIW_LARTC@usmc.mil
 
 LARLC/LARVC - TCOM_SOI-W_LARLC@usmc.mil
 

 LARTC Courses


 SOI-West Units/Resources

School of Infantry-West
P.O. Box 555061
Camp Pendleton, CA 92055-5061

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  Advanced Infantry Training Battalion
           Detachment-Hawaii (DET-HI)
           Infantry Unit Leaders Training Company
           Light Armored Reconaissance Training Company
                    Light Armored Reconnaissance Marine Course (LARMC)
                    Light Armored Reconnaissance Leaders Course (LARLC)
                    Light Armored Reconnaissance Vehicle Cmdr Course (LARVC)
                    Light Armored Reconnaissance Master Gunner Course (LARMG)
           Reconnaissance Training Company
                    Reconnaissance Leader Course

  Headquarters and Support Battalion

  Infantry Training Battalion
           Headquarters and Instructors Company

  Marine Combat Training Battalion

  Mobilization Training Battalion

  Combat Instructor School

  Learning and Development Department

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