Infantry Marines play vital role in Valiant Shield 2014 [Image 1 of 4]

TINIAN, NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS

09.20.2014

Photo by Lance Cpl. Tyler Ngiraswei 

III Marine Expeditionary Force   

Cpl. Kyle W. Losee, left, and 1st Lt. Traver K. Mayfield lock in with a Stinger missile weapon system on aircraft flying by during the island seizure portion of the Valiant Shield 14 exercise Sept. 20 at Tinian’s North Field. They are acting as opposing forces who are trying to defend a captured compound that Marine infantrymen from Company A, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment are trying to reclaim. Valiant Shield is a U.S.-only exercise integrating Navy, Air Force, Army, and Marine Corps assets, offering real-world joint operational experience to develop capabilities that provide a full range of options to defend U.S. interests and those of its allies and partners. Losee, from Norfolk, Virginia, is an assistant gunner and Mayfield, from Triangle, Virginia, is the officer in charge and both are with the 3rd Low Altitude Air Defense Detachment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tyler Ngiraswei/ Released)

• Date Taken: 09.20.2014
• Date Posted: 09.20.2014 19:22
• Photo ID: 1558612
• VIRIN: 140920-M-AZ394-001
• Resolution: 1920x1080
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• Location: TINIAN, MP