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    26th MEU Force Recon Advanced Marksmanship [Image 21 of 23]

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    Two military personnel in desert camouflage uniforms are at an outdoor shooting range, practicing pistol marksmanship. One individual wearing a boonie hat is in a shooting stance aiming a pistol labeled 'MEDEIROS', while a second person behind them appears to be observing or instructing. The setting is a sandy, arid environment consistent with a military training range.

    KUWAIT

    08.19.2013

    Photo by Sgt. Chris Stone 

    26th Marine Expeditionary Unit     

    U.S. Marines assigned to Force Reconnaissance Platoon, Maritime Raid Force, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), engage targets with M1911 MEUSOC .45 caliber pistols from cover during an advanced marksmanship range in the 5th Fleet area of responsibility, Aug. 19, 2013. The Marines conducted the range in 115 degree heat with a full combat load to acclimate themselves to harsh desert environments. The 26th MEU is a Marine Air-Ground Task Force forward-deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility aboard the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group serving as a sea-based, expeditionary crisis response force capable of conducting amphibious operations across the full range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Christopher Q. Stone, 26th MEU Combat Camera/Released)

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    Date Taken: 08.19.2013
    Date Posted: 08.23.2013 17:12
    Photo ID: 1001864
    VIRIN: 130819-M-SO289-021
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