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    22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit conducts Helicopter Assault Course [Image 16 of 37]

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    Military personnel in desert camouflage uniforms are positioned along a sandy ridge in an arid desert environment. Foreground soldiers are in a prone/kneeling overwatch position with weapons raised, while additional soldiers are visible in the background moving across the terrain. The landscape consists of rolling sand mounds and flat desert extending to the horizon.

    CAMP BUEHRING, KUWAIT

    09.03.2009

    Photo by Cpl. Justin M. Martinez 

    22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit

    Marines with Lima Company, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct a Helicopter Assault Course training evolution near Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Sept. 3, 2009. The 22nd MEU is ashore in Kuwait conducting sustainment training while serving as the theater reserve force for U.S. Central Command.

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    Date Taken: 09.03.2009
    Date Posted: 09.07.2009 03:08
    Photo ID: 201811
    VIRIN: 090907-M-1645M-016
    Resolution: 3000x2065
    Size: 3.96 MB
    Location: CAMP BUEHRING, KW
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