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A machine gunner fires an M-249 squad automatic weapon during a raid exercise in the Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range, Yuma, Ariz.., Aug. 2, 2009. The long-range helicopter raid was the last training evolution the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit conducted during its second at-sea training period. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Scott Biscuiti
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PACIFIC OCEAN (July 30, 2009) Marines assigned to Company F, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment fast rope from a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter onto the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Yukon (T-AO 202) during a maritime security operation boarding exercise. (U.S. Marine photo by Lance Cpl. Preston Reed/Released)
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Lance Cpl. Michael Bain, 3rd Platoon, Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, quickly “button hooks” into a doorway to engage simulated targets at Range 1 near the Pohakuloa Training Area July 8. The training, practicing military operations in urban terrain, is part of Exercise Lava Viper. Lava Viper is part of 1/3’s predeployment training package.
Photo Date Taken: 7/8/2009
Unit: Marine Corps Base Hawaii
Photo ByLine: Sgt. Brian A. Tuthill
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Marines of 3rd Platoon, Alpha Company, 1/3, spent much of their day July 8 training as pairs and four-man fire teams to make dynamic entries into doorways at the Range 1 "shoot house."
Photo Date Taken: 7/8/2009
Unit: Marine Corps Base Hawaii
Photo ByLine: Sgt. Brian A. Tuthill
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Maj. Jay Lappe, an operations officer with 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, provides security during a road reconnaissance patrol in the Nawa district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on Aug. 1, 2009. The Marines are trying to improve transportation for civilians and Afghan National Army soldiers by improving damaged roads and bridges. The Marines are deployed to support NATO's International Security Assistance Force and will participate in counter insurgency operations. They will train and mentor Afghan National Security Forces to improve security and stability in the country.
Photo Date Taken: 7/31/2009
Unit: Regimental Combat Team 3
Photo ByLine: SSgt William Greeson
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U.S. Marines of Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Regiment take a position on a rooftop while fighting the Taliban in the village of Dahaneh Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2009, in the Helmand Province of Afghanistan. (AP / Julie Jacobson)
A U.S. Marine of Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Regiment fires on Taliban positions from a rooftop in the village of Dahaneh Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2009 in the Helmand Province of Afghanistan. (AP / Alfred de Montesquiou)
A U.S. Marine from Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Regiment watches over a detainee in the room of a home as fighting against the Taliban takes place from the rooftop in the village of Dahaneh Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2009, in the Helmand Province of Afghanistan. (AP / Julie Jacobson)
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SEA OF JAPAN (Aug. 12, 2009)(top photo) Chief Warant Officer 2 Latonya Wallace, air bosun aboard the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), walks along the flight deck to supervise the launch of a CH-53E Sea Stallion helicopter assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron (HMM) 262. HMM-262 is debarking Essex to return to the U.S. as a part of their scheduled overseas rotation. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Mark R. Alvarez/Released)
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PACIFIC OCEAN (July 7, 2009) Staff Sgt. James Foster, assigned to Bravo Battery, Battalion Landing Team 1/1, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (13th MEU), dodges a kick from Gunnery Sgt. Tom Johnson, the platoon sergeant of Light Armored Reconnaissance Platoon, Battalion Landing Team 1/1, 13th MEU, during Marine Corps martial arts program training aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4). Boxer and the 13th MEU/Boxer Amphibious Ready Group are underway in the Pacific Ocean returning from a 7-month deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Karl J. Launius/Released)
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PACIFIC OCEAN (July 16, 2009) Sgt. Khristian Colon, armory chief of Command Element, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (13th MEU), cleans the upper receiver of an M16A4 service rifle aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4). (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jesse D. Leger/Released)
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PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 13, 2009)PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 13, 2009) Marines attached to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 166 (Reinforced) perform maintenance on the propellers of a CH-46 Sea Knight on board USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), as part of a regular maintenance check during flight operations underway. (U.S. Navy photos by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Drew Williams/Released)
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PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 13, 2009) A landing signal enlisted (LSE) recovers a CH-46 Sea Knight on board USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) during flight operations underway. Bonhomme Richard, the flagship for the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group, is at sea conducting its certification exercise (CERTEX) with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit in preparation for its scheduled deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Drew Williams/Released)
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U.S. 5th FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY, (Aug. 12, 2009) Sailors aboard multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) and embarked Marines from the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) scrub the ships flight deck as part of regularly scheduled cleaning. The Bataan Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) is supporting Maritime Security Operations (MSO) in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. The 22nd MEU is serving as the theater reserve force for U.S. Central Command. (U.S. Navy photos by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Erin Boyce/Released)
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OKINAWA, Japan (Aug. 13, 2009) Marines of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit Battalion Landing Team, Third Battalion, Fifth Marines, debark Essex after exercise Talisman Saber 2009. Essex is the lead ship of the only forward-deployed U.S. Amphibious Ready Group and serves as the flagship for Task Force 76. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Greg Johnson/Released)
Lance Cpl. Zachary Zimmerman of Los Angeles, a SAW gunner with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 3, participates in a security patrol around Patrol Base Hasanabad, July 26.
(Photo by Lance Cpl. Daniel Flynn : Regimental Combat Team 3)
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PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 1, 2009) A landing Signalman enlisted directs a CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter during take off from the amphibious command ship USS Bonhomme Richard's (LHD 6). Bonhomme Richard, the flagship of the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group, is underway conducting a Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) in preparation for a scheduled deployment to the western Pacific Ocean later this year. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Wyatt Lehman/Released)
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PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 1, 2009) Marines board a CH-64 Sea Knight helicopter aboard the amphibious command ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) for a long-range helicopter raid exercise. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Wyatt Lehman/Released)
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RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (July 26, 2009) Landing Craft Unit 1643, assigned to Assault Craft Unit 2 based in Little Creek, Va., transports U.S. and Brazilian Marines to the amphibious dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) from Governor's Island near Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. Oak Hill is participating in Southern Partnership Station '09. Southern Partnership Station is a combined naval and amphibious operation with Oak Hill and maritime forces from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Peru, and Uruguay. Oak Hill is also supporting Southern Exchange 2009. (U.S. Army photo by Pvt. Cory Torres/Released)
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PACIFIC OCEAN (July 23, 2009) Marines assigned to the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) ground combat element conduct weapons training in the hangar bay of the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). The 11th MEU is part of the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group, currently underway conducting a Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) in preparation for a scheduled deployment to the western Pacific Ocean later this year. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Eva-Marie Ramsaran/Released)
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JAMPANG TENGAH, Indonesia (July 22, 2009) U.S. Marines assigned to the 1st Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment practice body blows with Indonesian Marines from the 2nd Indonesian Marine Infantry Battalion during a Marine Corps Martial Arts Program class. The class was conducted as part of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Indonesia 2009. CARAT is a series of bilateral exercises held annually in Southeast Asia to strengthen relationships and enhance the operational readiness of the participating forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tyler J. Hlavac/Released)
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U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment load onto an MV-22 Osprey aircraft at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., on June 19, 2009. The Marines are training during Mojave Viper for an upcoming deployment. DoD photo by Cpl. Tyler W. Hill, U.S. Marine Corps
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PACIFIC OCEAN (July 28, 2009) A Marine assigned to the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (11th MEU) fast-ropes out of a static CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter aboard the flight deck of USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). The 11th MEU is part of the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group underway conducting a Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) in preparation for a scheduled deployment to the western Pacific Ocean later this year. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Eva-Marie Ramsaran/Released)
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CORAL SEA (July 12, 2009) Sailors and Marines work hand-in-hand to pass supplies for storage during vertical replenishment aboard the forward-deployed amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46). Tortuga is part of the Essex Amphibious Ready group which participating in military exercise Talisman Saber 2009. Talisman Saber is a biennial, combined training activity designed to train Australian and U.S. forces in planning and conducting combined operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Geronimo Aquino/Released)
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ATLANTIC OCEAN (July 7, 2009) A V-22 Osprey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 162 based in New River, N.C. comes in for a landing aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Nassau (LHA 4) during deck landing qualifications. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class James R. Stilipec/Released)
U.S. Marines with the 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, RCT 2nd Battalion 8th Marines Echo Co. look for targets after taking enemy fire on July 17, 2009 in Mian Poshteh, Afghanistan. The Marines are part of Operation Khanjari which was launched to take areas in the Southern Helmand Province that Taliban fighters are using as a resupply route and to help the local Afghan population prepare for the upcoming presidential elections.
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SHOALWATER BAY, Australia (July 19, 2009) An MH-53E Sea Stallion helicopter, assigned to the Air Combat Element of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, embarked aboard the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) takes off from the beach as a part of exercise Talisman Saber 2009. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Mark R. Alvarez/Released)
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CORAL SEA (July 17, 2009) An AV-8B Harrier lands aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) during a Talisman Saber 2009 exercise. Talisman Saber is a biennial joint military exercise between the U.S. and Australia focusing on operational and tactical interoperability. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nardelito Gervacio/Released)
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PACIFIC OCEAN (July 21, 2009) Marines from the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (11th MEU) run in formation during morning physical training on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). (U.S. Navy photo by Senior Chief Mass Communication Specialist Dave Nagle/Released)
Originally Posted by BRAVO JULIET
