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Mortars arrive by sea, attack on land, extract by air

A Marine provides security while a Landing Craft Air Cushion (amphibious hovercraft) drops Marines on a beach at Cap Draa, Morocco, for a quick-strike, indirect-fire mission on a simulated enemy fuel convoy here April 9 during Exercise Africa Lion 2012. AL-12 is a U.S. African Command-sponsored, Marine Forces Africa-led exercise involving various types of training including command post, live-fire and maneuvering, peace keeping operations, an intelligence capacity building seminar, aerial refueling/low-level flight training, as well as medical and dental assistance projects. The annual exercise is designed to improve interoperability and mutual understanding of each nation's military tactics, techniques and procedures.



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Date Taken:04.09.2012

Date Posted:04.17.2012 13:41

Photo ID:560712

VIRIN:120409-M-IX060-022

Resolution:2100x1400

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Location:CAP DRAA, MAGlobe

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Mortars arrive by sea, attack on land, extract by air

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