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    Marines keep watch as Mesa Verde passes through Strait of Hormuz [Image 3 of 5]

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    A U.S. Marine in full combat gear is positioned behind a machine gun mounted on a bipod atop what appears to be a naval vessel's deck. The Marine is using sandbags as cover and is oriented toward the open ocean. The setting suggests a shipboard security or defensive watch exercise.

    ARABIAN GULF, USCENTCOM, AT SEA

    05.15.2014

    Photo by Cpl. Manuel Estrada 

    22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit

    U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jose Islava, Combat Logistics Battalion 22, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), welder and native of Tucson, Ariz., mans an M240B machine gun as the amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) transits the Strait of Hormuz. The 22nd MEU is deployed with the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve and crisis response force throughout U.S. Central Command and the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Manuel A. Estrada/ Released)

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    Date Taken: 05.15.2014
    Date Posted: 06.03.2014 03:25
    Photo ID: 1376389
    VIRIN: 140515-M-MX805-028
    Resolution: 3000x2000
    Size: 923.93 KB
    Location: ARABIAN GULF, USCENTCOM, AT SEA
    Web Views: 187
    Downloads: 3

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    A U.S. Marine in desert MARPAT camouflage uniform is positioned at a crew-served machine gun on the deck of a naval vessel at sea. The Marine is manning what appears to be an M240 machine gun mounted on a tripod, surrounded by sandbags, while scanning the ocean horizon. Rocky islands or outcroppings are visible in the distance under a clear blue sky.
    Three military personnel in desert camouflage uniforms and helmets are positioned on the deck of a naval vessel, manning crew-served weapons over sandbag emplacements. They appear to be conducting a live-fire exercise or security watch over open ocean. The scene is set under clear blue skies with calm, sunlit water visible in the background.
    A U.S. Marine in full combat gear is positioned behind a machine gun mounted on a bipod atop what appears to be a naval vessel's deck. The Marine is using sandbags as cover and is oriented toward the open ocean. The setting suggests a shipboard security or defensive watch exercise.
    A U.S. Marine in desert MARPAT camouflage uniform is positioned on the deck of a naval vessel, aiming a light machine gun over the side railing toward open water. The weapon is mounted on a tan-colored rail mount system attached to the boat's gunwale, with a bipod deployed on the far end. The setting appears to be a maritime patrol or training exercise in clear, calm ocean conditions.
    Two U.S. Marines in desert MARPAT camouflage uniforms and tactical gear are operating a belt-fed machine gun mounted on the deck of a naval vessel at sea. A third figure in dark clothing is visible in the background. The image appears to document a shipboard weapons training or readiness exercise.

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    CLB-22
    USS Mesa Verde
    United States Marine Corps
    M240B machine gun
    6th Marine Regiment
    Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion
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    M2 .50-caliber machine gun
    Strait of Hormuz
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    22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit
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    Combat Logistics Battalion 22

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