SEAN MASTERSON PHOTOGRAPHY

Military: Hunter Training

Marines portraying Iraqi Policemen in a mock Middle Eastern village take a break during a new training exercise called Combat Hunter at Camp Pendleton near San Diego, CA on Thursday, February 28, 2008. Combat Hunter was developed by Gary Williams, a big-game hunter, former member of the US Army and a former police officer. It involves techniques from all three of Williams’ careers and aims to help infantrymen identify and eliminate threats in an urban environment. For Newsweek
   
Marines portraying armed civilians in a mock Middle Eastern country take part in a new training exercise called Combat Hunter at Camp Pendleton near San Diego, CA on Thursday, February 28, 2008.
  
Marines portraying armed civilians in a mock Middle Eastern country take part in a new training exercise called Combat Hunter at Camp Pendleton near San Diego, CA on Thursday, February 28, 2008.
     
  
A wall is decorated with Arabic and English signs at a mock village on Camp Pendleton near San Diego, CA on Thursday, February 28, 2008. The village is typically used for combat training but is currently being used for Combat Hunter training.
  
Marines are debriefed in a mock Middle Eastern village after taking part in a new training exercise called Combat Hunter at Camp Pendleton near San Diego, CA on Thursday, February 28, 2008.
  
A Marine portraying a civilian in a mock Middle Eastern country takes part in a new training exercise called Combat Hunter at Camp Pendleton near San Diego, CA on Thursday, February 28, 2008.
     
  
   
A Marine portraying a sympathetic civilian in a mock Middle Eastern country takes part in a new training exercise called Combat Hunter at Camp Pendleton near San Diego, CA on Thursday, February 28, 2008.
  
Marines portraying insurgents in a mock Middle Eastern country take part in a new training exercise called Combat Hunter at Camp Pendleton near San Diego, CA on Thursday, February 28, 2008.
     
  
Marines portraying civilians and local police carry a sniper victim in a mock Middle Eastern country during a new training exercise called Combat Hunter at Camp Pendleton near San Diego, CA on Thursday, February 28, 2008. The participants shout anti-American slogans and attempt to emulate the tension created by sporadic violence. The events are observed by Marines in far off locations who are later quizzed about what the events mean.
  
Marines portraying civilians and local police display a sniper victim inside a model mosque in a mock Middle Eastern country during a new training exercise called Combat Hunter at Camp Pendleton near San Diego, CA on Thursday, February 28, 2008.
   
A Marine consults with a fellow Marine portraying an Iraqi Policeman in a mock Middle Eastern village during a new training exercise called Combat Hunter at Camp Pendleton near San Diego, CA on Thursday, February 28, 2008.
     
  
Marines and fellow Marines portraying Iraqi Police practice storming a room in a mock Middle Eastern village during a new training exercise called Combat Hunter at Camp Pendleton near San Diego, CA on Thursday, February 28, 2008.
  
A model AK-47 lays on the ground while its owner, a Marine playing the part of an armed civilian, is searched by Marines and Iraqi Police during a new training exercise called Combat Hunter at Camp Pendleton near San Diego, CA on Thursday, February 28, 2008.
  
Marines portraying civilians run for cover after a simulated IED explosion in a mock Middle Eastern village during a new training exercise called Combat Hunter at Camp Pendleton near San Diego, CA on Thursday, February 28, 2008.
     
  
A Marine portraying an Iraqi Policeman plays dead after a simulated IED explosion in a mock Middle Eastern village during a new training exercise called Combat Hunter at Camp Pendleton near San Diego, CA on Thursday, February 28, 2008.