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    A military or law enforcement personnel is aiming a semi-automatic pistol at a shooting range in a desert environment. The shooter is using a two-handed grip while wearing tactical gloves and desert camouflage uniform. Multiple silhouette targets are visible downrange against a sandy berm backdrop.

    KUWAIT

    08.19.2013

    Photo by Sgt. Chris Stone 

    26th Marine Expeditionary Unit     

    A U.S. Marine assigned to Force Reconnaissance Platoon, Maritime Raid Force, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), engage targets with an M1911 MEUSOC .45 caliber pistol 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: 1001866
    VIRIN: 130819-M-SO289-023
    Resolution: 5184x3456
    Size: 1.74 MB
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