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    Maritime Raid Force, 26th MEU conducts VBSS training [Image 4 of 8]

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    A military or special operations personnel is positioned in a doorway/hatch of what appears to be a naval vessel, aiming a rifle outward. The operator is wearing full tactical gear including a combat helmet with night-vision mount, desert/tan camouflage uniform, and body armor. The setting is the exterior deck of a gray-painted ship with visible piping and utility infrastructure.

    USNS ROBERT E. PEARY, ATLANTIC OCEAN

    06.19.2015

    Photo by Cpl. Joshua Brown 

    26th Marine Expeditionary Unit     

    A U.S. Marine with Force Reconnaissance Platoon, Maritime Raid Force, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), provides security while conducting visit, board, search and seizure training during an Amphibious Ready Group/Marine Expeditionary Unit Exercise (ARG/MEU-Ex) aboard the USNS Robert E. Peary June 19, 2015. Marines and sailors with the 26th MEU and Amphibious Squadron 4 are conducting an ARG/MEU-Ex in preparation for their deployment to the 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility later this year. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joshua W. Brown)

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    Date Taken: 06.19.2015
    Date Posted: 06.20.2015 15:53
    Photo ID: 2017633
    VIRIN: 150619-M-AW179-250
    Resolution: 3000x2143
    Size: 1.18 MB
    Location: USNS ROBERT E. PEARY, ATLANTIC OCEAN
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    The image shows multiple armed military or special operations personnel in tactical gear positioned on what appears to be the deck of a naval vessel. They are in active tactical stances, with weapons raised and aimed. The personnel are wearing desert/tan camouflage uniforms, helmets, body armor, and communications equipment.
    The image shows a group of armed military or special operations personnel conducting what appears to be a maritime boarding operation on the exterior of a naval vessel. Personnel are ascending external staircases and ladders on the ship's superstructure, wearing full tactical gear including helmets, body armor, and carrying weapons. The operation appears to be either a live exercise or training drill based on the coordinated movement of multiple operators.
    The image depicts what appears to be a military or law enforcement training exercise aboard a vessel or ship interior. Two armed personnel in tan/desert camouflage uniforms with full tactical gear are engaging with a role-player wearing a blue shirt, tactical vest, and a protective paintball-style face mask. The setting includes visible safety equipment such as a fire extinguisher and an EXIT sign, consistent with a ship's interior compartment.
    A military or special operations personnel is positioned in a doorway/hatch of what appears to be a naval vessel, aiming a rifle outward. The operator is wearing full tactical gear including a combat helmet with night-vision mount, desert/tan camouflage uniform, and body armor. The setting is the exterior deck of a gray-painted ship with visible piping and utility infrastructure.
    Three armed military or law enforcement personnel in full tactical gear are conducting what appears to be a ship boarding or vessel clearance operation. They are positioned at a doorway/hatch on what appears to be a large vessel, with one operator pointing a rifle through the opening. The setting is an industrial interior space consistent with a cargo ship or naval vessel.
    A heavily equipped military or law enforcement operator in full tactical gear is ascending or descending a ladder/hatch in what appears to be the interior of a large naval vessel or ship. The operator is aiming a rifle with optics and accessories while wearing a combat helmet with night-vision mount. Blue sealed drums with red caps are visible in the foreground, and a large cargo/storage area is visible in the background.
    Military personnel in full combat gear are attending to a simulated or actual casualty lying on a stretcher in what appears to be the interior of a naval vessel or military facility. Two service members are kneeling and standing over the prone individual, appearing to administer or assess medical aid. Additional armed personnel in the background suggest this may be a training exercise or post-operation medical response.
    A U.S. Navy helicopter designated HSC-28 hovers over a ship's flight deck while military personnel conduct a fast-rope insertion/extraction (FRIE) exercise. Soldiers are rappelling down ropes from the open cabin door while a ground handler on the deck signals with outstretched arms. The scene takes place on what appears to be a naval vessel at sea under clear blue skies.

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