Here Comes The Boom [Image 32 of 32]

SAUDI ARABIA

12.15.2014

Photo by Cpl. Evan White 

11th Marine Expeditionary Unit   

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Patrick Knauer, a mortarman with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), and native of Santa Rosa, Calif., prepares to drop a notional round into an 81mm mortar tube as a part of a dry fire mission during exercise Red Reef 15 in Ras Al Khair, Saudi Arabia, Dec. 15, 2014. Red Reef, is part of a routine theater security cooperation engagement plan between the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps and Royal Saudi Naval Forces that serves as an excellent opportunity to strengthen tactical proficiency in critical mission areas and support long-term regional security. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Evan R. White/Released)

• Date Taken: 12.15.2014
• Date Posted: 12.16.2014 17:33
• Photo ID: 1702176
• VIRIN: 141215-M-HM491-100
• Resolution: 1600x1066
• Size: 790.75 KB
• Location: SA