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    Special Operations Training Group prepares 2/1 Marines for MEU [Image 1 of 10]

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    A U.S. Marine in MARPAT digital camouflage uniform is conducting a breaching exercise at a training facility, using a shotgun to shoot out door locks on a plywood door. The scene shows a military training environment with constructed structures in an arid, hilly landscape. Spent shell casings and wood debris are visible on the ground, indicating multiple rounds have already been fired.

    CAMP PENDLETON, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES

    01.07.2014

    Photo by Lance Cpl. Joshua Murray 

    I Marine Expeditionary Force

    Lance Cpl. Alex Benevides with 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines breaches doors with a shotgun aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 7. The shotgun breaching was part of a training exercise conducted by Special Operations Training Group.

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    Date Taken: 01.07.2014
    Date Posted: 01.10.2014 12:00
    Photo ID: 1148851
    VIRIN: 140107-M-LS369-001
    Resolution: 1333x2000
    Size: 584.36 KB
    Location: CAMP PENDLETON, CALIFORNIA, US
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    A U.S. Marine in MARPAT digital camouflage uniform is conducting a breaching exercise at a training facility, using a shotgun to shoot out door locks on a plywood door. The scene shows a military training environment with constructed structures in an arid, hilly landscape. Spent shell casings and wood debris are visible on the ground, indicating multiple rounds have already been fired.
    A U.S. Marine in full combat gear is conducting a breaching drill, firing a shotgun at a door lock on a freestanding wooden door frame. Wood debris and smoke are visible around the impact point, indicating the shotgun has just been discharged. This appears to be a training exercise at an outdoor range facility.
    Two U.S. Marines in woodland MARPAT camouflage uniforms are conducting a military training exercise involving urban combat tactics. They are stacked against a cinder block wall preparing to breach a doorway, with one Marine aiming a rifle equipped with a blue training barrel (indicating simunition or MILES gear). A training grenade is visible mid-air near the doorway threshold, consistent with a room-clearing drill.
    Two military personnel in MARPAT camouflage uniforms and combat helmets are conducting a building entry drill, stacked against a cinder block wall beside a doorway. A flash-bang or breaching charge has been deployed inside the room, producing a burst of sparks and light visible through the open doorway. The blue barrel markings on the rifles indicate this is a training exercise using simunition or training weapons.
    Military personnel in MARPAT camouflage uniforms and helmets are conducting a building entry/room-clearing drill at what appears to be a training facility. Smoke is billowing from a doorway as one soldier prepares to breach and enter the structure. The blue-colored training rifles and controlled environment indicate this is a military training exercise, not a live combat situation.
    Three military personnel in MARPAT (Marine pattern) camouflage uniforms are conducting a tactical training exercise, stacking against the exterior wall of a cinder block building near a doorway. The soldiers are equipped with M4-style rifles fitted with blue barrels/components, indicating simunition or training weapons used in force-on-force exercises. The scene depicts a standard military close-quarters battle (CQB) entry drill.
    A group of military personnel in woodland MARPAT camouflage uniforms are conducting a close-quarters battle (CQB) training exercise at a simulated building structure. The lead soldier is positioned at a doorway with a rifle raised in a ready stance, while teammates stack behind him preparing to enter. The blue-colored training weapons and controlled environment indicate this is a military training drill rather than a combat situation.
    The image depicts what appears to be a military training exercise involving room-clearing or building-entry tactics. Multiple armed personnel in military uniforms and helmets are entering a smoke-filled structure through a doorway, with weapons raised in a tactical formation. A figure is visible in the foreground on the floor, likely a role-player or simulated casualty used in the training scenario.
    Three armed military personnel in combat gear are positioned along the exterior wall of a multi-story concrete block building, appearing to conduct urban warfare training. The soldiers are in tactical crouching and kneeling positions with weapons raised, suggesting a simulated building clearance or assault exercise. The structure appears to be a purpose-built Military Operations on Urban Terrain (MOUT) training facility.
    Two soldiers in MARPAT (Marine digital camouflage) uniforms are conducting a tactical clearing exercise near a derelict white and red vehicle, likely an old ambulance or utility truck. Both personnel are armed with rifles equipped with blue training barrel inserts, indicating this is a military training exercise rather than a live combat situation. The setting appears to be an urban training environment with damaged or abandoned structures visible in the background.

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