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    US, Japan shooters master camouflage, stealth [Image 5 of 7]

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    A group of military personnel are gathered in a forested area, appearing to be engaged in a field training exercise. The foreground figure wears U.S. Marines digital camouflage (MARPAT) with face paint applied, while background personnel wear a different camouflage pattern consistent with Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) uniforms. This appears to be a joint military training exercise between U.S. Marines and Japanese ground forces.

    OITA, JAPAN

    08.21.2012

    Photo by Lance Cpl. Brianna Christensen 

    III Marine Expeditionary Force   

    Staff Sgt. Loren M. Cunningham demonstrates camouflaging a rifle with vegetation to Marines and members of the Special Shooting Team, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force during Exercise Forest Light 12-01 at the Hijudai Maneuver Area, Oita, Japan Aug. 21. Blending in with nature is vital to executing missions in every terrain. Forest Light is a semiannual bilateral training exercise with the JGSDF designed to enhance military partnership, strengthen regional security agreements and improve individual and unit-level skills in a bilateral environment. Cunningham is the platoon sergeant with Scout Sniper Platoon, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force. Photo by U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Jose D. Lujano

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    Date Taken: 08.21.2012
    Date Posted: 08.30.2012 02:59
    Photo ID: 654716
    VIRIN: 120821-M-PH080-006
    Resolution: 4368x2912
    Size: 5.55 MB
    Location: OITA, JP
    Web Views: 434
    Downloads: 27

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    A person wearing camouflage military-style hat and netting is partially concealed among dense green foliage. Only the face and upper body are faintly visible through the layered leaves. The image appears to depict a concealment or camouflage exercise.
    A group of military personnel in camouflage uniforms are gathered in a forested area, appearing to conduct a field training exercise. Two distinct camouflage patterns are visible, suggesting a joint or multinational military exercise. Personnel are gathered around what appears to be a simulated casualty or concealed object on the forest floor.
    A person wearing a ghillie suit is lying prone on the ground in a forested environment. The suit is heavily adorned with natural vegetation including leaves and grass, providing effective camouflage against the woodland surroundings. The subject appears to be in a concealed observation or sniper position.
    A person wearing a ghillie suit is lying prone on a forest floor, surrounded by standing individuals in military-style clothing. The ghillie suit is heavily adorned with natural vegetation including ferns and leaves for camouflage. A firearm or rifle is visible near the prone figure, suggesting a military training or sniper demonstration exercise.
    A group of military personnel are gathered in a forested area, appearing to be engaged in a field training exercise. The foreground figure wears U.S. Marines digital camouflage (MARPAT) with face paint applied, while background personnel wear a different camouflage pattern consistent with Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) uniforms. This appears to be a joint military training exercise between U.S. Marines and Japanese ground forces.
    A military sniper in a ghillie suit with natural foliage camouflage is aiming through a scoped rifle in a wooded environment. The shooter is in a prone or low-crouch position, peering through an optical scope mounted on a tan/desert-colored rifle. A second person in camouflage uniform is partially visible in the background.
    A military service member with green and black camouflage face paint is seated on the ground in a wooded environment, working on constructing or modifying a ghillie suit. He is wearing an olive drab t-shirt, tactical suspenders, and camouflage trousers that are visibly soiled with mud. The setting and equipment suggest sniper or reconnaissance training.

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