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    The Battle of Raspberry Creek – Fifty Marines against a brigade [Image 3 of 8]

    The Battle of Raspberry Creek – Fifty Marines against a brigade

    SHOALWATER BAY, QLD, AUSTRALIA

    07.05.2012

    Photo by Cpl. Jonathan Wright 

    31st Marine Expeditionary Unit       

    Lance Cpl. Erik Brasile, fire team leader with 3rd platoon, Company G., Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, engages enemy Australians from the roof of a building during the siege of Raspberry Creek here, July 5. The major engagement of the multi-weeklong war during Exercise Hamel 2012, 50 Marines fend off the advancing Australian Army 1st Brigade before eventually being overrun. Exercise Hamel 2012 is a multi-national training evolution between the U.S. Marine Corps, Australian Army and New Zealand Army, aimed at certifying the Australian 1st Brigade for operational deployment. The 31st MEU is the only continuously forward-deployed MEU and is the nation’s force in readiness in the Asia-Pacific region.

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    IMAGE INFO

    Date Taken: 07.05.2012
    Date Posted: 07.09.2012 00:02
    Photo ID: 620293
    VIRIN: 120705-M-UY543-071
    Resolution: 4080x2720
    Size: 2.35 MB
    Location: SHOALWATER BAY, QLD, AU

    Web Views: 59
    Downloads: 5

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