(e.g. yourname@email.com)

Forgot Password?

    Digital Visual Information Distribution System Logo

    Marines conquer harshest jungle environment in DoD [Image 1 of 7]

    Issued by: on

    VIRIN:
    Date Created:
    City:
    State:
    Country:
    A group of military personnel in MARPAT (Marine pattern) camouflage uniforms are conducting a field training exercise in a jungle or forested environment. The soldiers appear to be performing a casualty evacuation (CASEVAC) drill, carrying what appears to be a litter or stretcher with a simulated casualty. The personnel are visibly dirty and fatigued, suggesting an extended field exercise.

    CAMP GONSALVES, OKINAWA, JAPAN

    04.17.2014

    Photo by Cpl. Stephen Himes 

    III Marine Expeditionary Force   

    Marines lift a mock casualty using a field-expedient stretcher during an endurance course April 17 at the Jungle Warfare Training Center on Camp Gonsalves. By this point in the course, the Marines carried the casualty close to a mile over steep hills and harsh jungle terrain, according to Maj. Tim Kao. The Marines are with various units assigned to Combat Assault Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force. Kao is the camp commander for Camp Gonsalves, Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. Butler, Marine Corps Installations Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Stephen D. Himes/Released)

    IMAGE INFO

    Date Taken: 04.17.2014
    Date Posted: 04.27.2014 20:42
    Photo ID: 1279441
    VIRIN: 140417-M-NV693-018
    Resolution: 5120x3413
    Size: 1.87 MB
    Location: CAMP GONSALVES, OKINAWA, JP

    Web Views: 73
    Downloads: 6

    PUBLIC DOMAIN