Lance Cpl. Justin Oates, machine gunner, Weapons Platoon, Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, engages a simulated enemy force with an M240B machine gun, here, Sept. 2. Throughout the exercise, MRF-D Marines conducted day and night live-fire training. This training evolution is the first of its kind here in which Marines with MRF-D and the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit worked bilaterally with the Australian soldiers of Bravo Company, 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment as a “proof of concept” to assess the capacity of the training ranges to support a battalion-sized live-fire event.
| Date Taken: | 09.02.2013 |
| Date Posted: | 09.04.2013 11:12 |
| Photo ID: | 1009627 |
| VIRIN: | 130902-M-AL626-0304 |
| Resolution: | 5604x3726 |
| Size: | 6.77 MB |
| Location: | BRADSHAW FIELD TRAINING AREA, NORTHERN TERRITORY, AU |
| Web Views: | 160 |
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