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    JGSDF, Marines fire mortars at Forest Light 16-1 [Image 5 of 5]

    JGSDF, Marines fire mortars at Forest Light 16-1

    CAMP IMAZU, JAPAN

    09.08.2015

    Photo by Cpl. Devon Tindle 

    III Marine Expeditionary Force   

    Lance Cpl. Riley Deforest stabilizes the legs on the 81mm mortar system after Lance Cpl. Nicholas Seelhammer dropped a projectile in the tube Sept. 6, 2015 during Forest Light 16-1 at Camp Imazu, Takashima, Japan. The Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force and U.S. Marines took turns calling fire missions, prepping the mortar for fire, and firing the mortar during the training. Forest Light is a semi-annual, bilateral exercise consisting of a command post exercise and multiple field training events conducted by elements of III Marine Expeditionary Force and the JGSDF. Deforest is from Norwich, New York, and is a mortarman with 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment currently assigned to 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III MEF. Seelhammer is from Dawsonville, Georgia, and is a mortarman with 1st Bn., 2nd Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Devon Tindle/Released)

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    Date Taken: 09.08.2015
    Date Posted: 09.11.2015 03:05
    Photo ID: 2169027
    VIRIN: 150908-M-XW268-243
    Resolution: 2604x1920
    Size: 366.84 KB
    Location: CAMP IMAZU, JP
    Hometown: DAWSONVILLE, GA, US

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