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Oct 14, 2016
MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. - U.S. Marines with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, observe 81mm mortar targets at a live-fire range at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 29, 2016. With the help of forward observers and coordination tools, the motivated mortar men locked on targets and accurately disbursed rounds down range.
Photo By: Lance Cpl. Tyler Andersen

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Oct 11, 2016 WELLTON, Ariz. - Lance Cpl. Pierre Ponce, low altitude air defense (LAAD) gunner with 2nd LAAD, Battery B, demonstrates the use of a FIM-92 Stinger during a ground based air defense exercise at Site 50, near Wellton, Ariz., Oct. 6, 2016. Weapons and Tactics Instructor course 1-17 is a seven week training event hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) cadre which emphasizes operational integration of the six functions of Marine Corps aviation in support of a Marine Air Ground Task Force. MAWTS-1 provides standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation Training and Readiness and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics.
Photo By: Pfc. Jeremiah Naranjo

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PORT-AU'-PRINCE, Republic of Haiti - U.S. Marines with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU), ride in a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter during a disaster relief mission in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Oct. 10, 2016. The 24th MEU is part of a larger U.S. response to the government of Haiti request for humanitarian assistance. The U.S. effort is coordinated by the Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Melanye E. Martinez)

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MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. - Marines with various Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalions ready their weapons and vehicles for the first-ever Bushmaster Challenge at range SR-7 at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Oct. 3, 2016. The Bushmaster table is fabricated to replicate the enemy using a hole-down position with hidden vehicles, combining elements taken from what has been seen during the times of OIF/OEF, as well as adding motorcycles and friendly buildings or vehicles that the Marines must be consciously aware of during live-fire events. ...
Photos By: Cpl. Kaitlyn Klein

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 20, 2016) Lance Cpl. Michael Anderson fires an M240B medium machine gun during a live-fire exercise aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8). Makin Island, the flagship of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, is deployed with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit in support of the Navy's maritime strategy in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Devin M. Langer/Released)

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MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, California - U.S. Marines and Airmen wait on a M-88A2 HERCULES for the C-17 Globemaster III’s aircrew to guide them aboard the aircraft at March Air Force Reserves Base, Calif., Oct. 14, 2016. The C-17’s loadmasters are checking that the plywood shoring is properly placed to ensure the aircraft will not be damaged in the loading process. Photo By: Lance Cpl. Austin Mealy

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these last two photos were posted on the USMC site today

UNDISCLOSED LOCATION - U.S. Marines with weapons platoon, Company F, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Special Purpose Marine Air - Ground Task Force - Crisis Response - Central Command, stand on-line while conducting a live - fire range during Mission Rehearsal Exercise 2016 near the southern border of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Sept. 11, 2016. The MRX is a collective training event where the MAGTF elements collaborate to refine individual and cooperative capabilities. SPMAGTF - CR – CC is a self-sustaining expeditionary unit, designed to provide a broad range of crisis response capabilities throughout the Central Command area of responsibility, using organic aviation, logistical, and ground combat assets, to include embassy reinforcement and tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel. Photo By: Cpl. Trever Statz

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UNDISCLOSED LOCATION - U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Woody Vokt, a squad leader with weapons platoon, Company F, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Special Purpose Marine Air - Ground Task Force - Crisis Response - Central Command, fires his M4 rifle during a live - fire range during Mission Rehearsal Exercise 2016 near the southern border of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Sept. 11, 2016. The MRX is a collective training event where the MAGTF elements collaborate to refine individual and cooperative capabilities. SPMAGTF - CR – CC is a self-sustaining expeditionary unit, designed to provide a broad range of crisis response capabilities throughout the Central Command area of responsibility, using organic aviation, logistical, and ground combat assets, to include embassy reinforcement and tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel. Photo By: Cpl. Trever Statz

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Nov 28, 2016
SABAH PROVINCE, Malaysia - A Marine with Battalion Landing Team 1st Bn., 4th Marines, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, gives orders to his team during the final exercise of Exercise Tiger Strike 2016, in Sabah Province, Malaysia, Nov. 13, 2016. The final exercise served as a demonstration of U.S. and Malaysian bilateral capabilities to plan, communicate and execute amphibious operations.
Photo By: Cpl. Devan K. Gowans

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Nov 29, 2016
TRINCOMALEE, Sri Lanka - Sri Lankan Navy Special Boat Squadron Sailors fast rope out of a UH-1Y Huey helicopter during a Theater Security Cooperation training exercise at Sri Lanka Naval Base, Trincomalee, Nov. 23, 2016. The SBS Sailors executed multiple fast rope repetitions during the training exercise. The 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, part of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet’s area of responsibility in support of security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. Photo By: GySgt Robert B. Brown Jr.

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Nov 28, 2016
BLÅTIND, Norway - U.S. Marines work together with the Norwegian Army to conduct offensive and defensive operations at the battalion and brigade-level during Exercise Reindeer II in Blåtind, Norway, Nov. 24, 2016. Reindeer II is a bilateral training exercise hosted by the Norwegian military to increase support capabilities between NATO allies in extreme conditions. Black Sea Rotational Force is an annual multilateral security cooperation activity between the U.S. Marine Corps and partner nations in the Black Sea, Balkan and Caucasus regions designed to enhance participants’ collective professional military capacity, promote regional stability and build enduring relationships with partner nations. Photo By: Lance Cpl. Timothy Lutz

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TRINCOMALEE, SRI LANKA (Nov. 25, 2016) Marines attached to the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) return to the amphibious transport dock ship USS Somerset (LPD 25) after completing a theater security cooperation exchange with the Sri Lankan military. Somerset and embarked 11th MEU conducted the exchange with Sri Lankan forces in order to enhance tactical skill sets and disaster relief capabilities while strengthening the overall relationship between the two forces (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Amanda Chavez/Released)

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AT SEA, Indian Ocean (Nov. 28, 2016) Marines with the Maritime Raid Force get into a Combat Rubber Raiding Craft after jumping into the ocean from a CH-53E Super Stallion during a helocast training evolution near the USS Makin Island (LHD 8) afloat in the Indian Ocean. Using a CRRC allows reconnaissance teams to quickly and quietly insert onto a beachhead. The Marines are with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brandon Maldonado/Released)

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U.S. Army paratrooper assigned to 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, receives simulated medical treatment while conducting a live-fire exercise as part of Exercise Mountain Shock at Pocek Range in Slovenia, Dec. 5, 2016. Exercise Mountain Shock is a emergency response deployment exercise with the Solvenian Armed Forces focused on the rapid deployment and assembly of forces and team cohesion with weapon systems tactics and procedures. Exercises such as this build a foundation of teamwork and readiness between allied NATO countries. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army Contingency Response Force in Europe, capable of projecting ready forces anywhere in the U.S. European, Africa or Central Commands' areas of responsibility within 18 hours. (U.S. Army photo by Visual Information Specialist Davide Dalla Massara/Released)


U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, transport a simulated casualty in a stretcher during a live-fire exercise as part of Exercise Mountain Shock at Pocek Range in Slovenia Dec. 5, 2016.(U.S. Army photo by Visual Information Specialist Davide Dalla Massara/Released)



U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, engage targets during a live-fire exercise as part of Exercise Mountain Shock at Pocek Range in Slovenia Dec. 5, 2016.(U.S. Army photo by Visual Information Specialist Davide Dalla Massara/Released)


U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, move through the woods of Pocek Range in Slovenia during a live-fire exercise as part of Exercise Mountain Shock , Dec. 5, 2016. (U.S. Army photo by Visual Information Specialist Davide Dalla Massara/Released)

SIGONELLA, ITALY
12.06.2016
Photos by Lance Cpl. Luke Hoogendam
U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa

Marines assigned to the Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response - Africa conduct an automatic weapons fire engagement using Infantry Automatic Rifles at Naval Air Station Sigonella, Dec. 6, 2016. Marines sharpened their close-range combat shooting skills in the standing, kneeling and prone positions, while implementing automatic and semi-automatic weapon systems to simulate a close-quarter engagement requiring different methods of execution. (U.S. Marine Corps photos by Lance Cpl. Luke Hoogendam)

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perform during the Phinal Phlight event, Dec. 21, 2016 at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M. Hundreds of people were in attendance to commemorate the aircraft’s retirement. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Eboni Prince)

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U.S. Marines completed Exercise Platinum Lion 17.1, conducting multiple training operations alongside eight partner nations from the Black Sea and Caucasus regions in Novo Selo Training Area, Bulgaria, 12 Dec. to 21 Dec., 2016, to improve interoperability and tactical strength amongst NATO partners.(U.S. Marine Corps photos by Lance Cpl. Timothy J. Lutz)

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U.S. Marines in Bulgaria completed Exercise Platinum Lion 17.1, conducting multiple training operations alongside eight partner nations from the Black Sea and Caucasus regions in Novo Selo Training Area

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