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    One Shot: Marines, JGSDF complete sniper training [Image 3 of 5]

    One Shot: Marines, JGSDF complete sniper training

    YAMATO, KUMAMOTO, JAPAN

    12.02.2014

    Photo by Cpl. Drew Tech 

    III Marine Expeditionary Force   

    U.S. Marine Sgt. Joseph Armistead, crouching, instructs Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Members during sniper stalk lane training Dec. 2 in the Oyanohara Training Area in Yamato, Kumamoto prefecture, Japan. The 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 JGSDF to enhance the U.S. and Japan military partnership, solidify regional security agreements and improve individual and unit-level skills. Armistead, from Seymour, Tennessee, is a scout sniper with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, currently attached to 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III MEF, under the unit deployment program. The JGSDF scout snipers are with 42nd Regiment, 8th Division, Western Army, JGSDF. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Drew Tech/Released)

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    Date Taken: 12.02.2014
    Date Posted: 12.04.2014 01:18
    Photo ID: 1686239
    VIRIN: 141202-M-GX711-105
    Resolution: 3072x2048
    Size: 655.5 KB
    Location: YAMATO, KUMAMOTO, JP
    Hometown: SEYMOUR, TN, US

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