One Shot: Marines, JGSDF complete sniper training [Image 1 of 5]

YAMATO, KUMAMOTO, JAPAN

12.02.2014

Photo by Cpl. Drew Tech 

III Marine Expeditionary Force   

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Jonas G. Dewald works with a fellow Marine to don his ghillie suit Dec. 2 in the Oyanohara Training Area in Yamato, Kumamoto prefecture, Japan. The concealment training is part of Forest Light 15-1, a semi-annual, bilateral exercise consisting of a command post exercise and field training events conducted by elements of III Marine Expeditionary Force and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force to enhance the U.S. and Japan military partnership, solidify regional security agreements and improve individual and unit-level skills. Dewald, from Wilson, North Carolina, is a machine gunner with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, currently attached to 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III MEF, under the unit deployment program. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Drew Tech/Released)

• Date Taken: 12.02.2014
• Date Posted: 12.04.2014 01:18
• Photo ID: 1686235
• VIRIN: 141202-M-GX711-022
• Resolution: 2092x1394
• Size: 429.43 KB
• Location: YAMATO, KUMAMOTO, JP