Vertical assault prepares MEU Marines for upcoming deployment [Image 3 of 5]

CENTRAL TRAINING AREA, OKINAWA, JAPAN

07.18.2014

Photo by Cpl. Adam Miller 

III Marine Expeditionary Force   

Lance Cpl. Samuel A. Reid fires 5.56 mm blank rounds from an M249 squad automatic weapon July 18 at the Central Training Area, Okinawa, Japan, during a Marine Expeditionary Unit exercise. The training scenario called for the 31st MEU’s Battalion Landing Team to insert via aircraft into a landing zone near a simulated hostile village to seize and capture high-value individuals. Reid is a Dover, Delaware, native and rifleman with 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 31st MEU. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Adam B. Miller/Released)

• Date Taken: 07.18.2014
• Date Posted: 07.29.2014 02:48
• Photo ID: 1470267
• VIRIN: 140718-M-OY715-800
• Resolution: 5760x3840
• Size: 1.92 MB
• Location: CENTRAL TRAINING AREA, OKINAWA, JP