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    Exercise Iron Fist 2016: Japanese Soldiers break contact, engage US Marines [Image 2 of 9]

    Exercise Iron Fist 2016: Japanese Soldiers break contact, engage US Marines

    CAMP PENDLETON, CA, UNITED STATES

    02.01.2016

    Photo by Lance Cpl. Timothy Valero 

    11th Marine Expeditionary Unit   

    United States Marine Corps Sgt. Mason Wilhelmy, scout sniper instructor, 1st Marine Division Schools, assists a soldier of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s Western Army Infantry Regiment’s Scout Sniper program with proper pistol grip during an abbreviated scout sniper course, instructed by Marine Corps scout sniper instructors, during Exercise Iron Fist 2016 on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 1. Iron Fist is an annual, bilateral amphibious training exercise designed to improve the Marine Corps and JGSDF’s ability to plan, communicate and conduct combined amphibious operations. Operating in small teams, scout snipers can be used to conduct reconnaissance and eliminate targets prior to an amphibious assault. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Timothy Valero/ Released)

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    IMAGE INFO

    Date Taken: 02.01.2016
    Date Posted: 02.04.2016 01:04
    Photo ID: 2382336
    VIRIN: 160201-M-HF454-043
    Resolution: 5760x3840
    Size: 1.74 MB
    Location: CAMP PENDLETON, CA, US

    Web Views: 132
    Downloads: 23

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