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    MWSS-272 demonstrates expeditionary capabilities [Image 5 of 8]

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    Military personnel in camouflage uniforms are constructing what appears to be a temporary expeditionary airfield or landing strip using interlocking aluminum matting panels (likely AM-2 matting) on a sandy surface. Multiple service members are working in a coordinated line, laying and securing the metal panels across an open cleared area. Storage containers and stacked matting panels are visible in the background, suggesting an active field construction operation.

    BOGUE, NORTH CAROLINA, UNITED STATES

    03.17.2016

    Photo by Cpl. Kaitlyn Klein 

    II Marine Expeditionary Force   

    U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 272 construct a vertical take-off and landing pad during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation at Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue, N.C., March 17, 2016. The MCCRE, which went from March 14-18, tested MWSS-272’s ability to build an AM-2 aluminum matting V/TOL pad ready to accept incoming aircraft. MWSS-272 is part of Marine Aircraft Group 26, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kaitlyn V. Klein/Released)

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    Date Taken: 03.17.2016
    Date Posted: 03.23.2016 08:45
    Photo ID: 2481711
    VIRIN: 160317-M-WC024-129
    Resolution: 890x595
    Size: 259.34 KB
    Location: BOGUE, NORTH CAROLINA, US
    Web Views: 70
    Downloads: 11

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    Military personnel in camouflage uniforms are constructing what appears to be a temporary expeditionary airfield or landing strip using interlocking aluminum matting panels (likely AM-2 matting) on a sandy surface. Multiple service members are working in a coordinated line, laying and securing the metal panels across an open cleared area. Storage containers and stacked matting panels are visible in the background, suggesting an active field construction operation.
    Military personnel in olive drab uniforms are handling a large military equipment container or case marked with the number '2075' on a sandy training ground. Two soldiers in the foreground are actively opening or sorting through the container, which appears to contain stacked flat components or panels. A third uniformed individual is visible in the background on the sandy terrain.
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