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    Weapons Company, BLT 3/5 Marines refine heavy weapons proficiency

    CAMP SCHWAB, OKINAWA, JAPAN

    06.01.2017

    Photo by Staff Sgt. T. T. Parish 

    31st Marine Expeditionary Unit       

    Marines with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, fire a Mark 19 automatic grenade launcher from the turret of a Humvee at Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, June 1, 2017. The Mark 19 is designed to suppress and destroy enemy threats, and fires 40 mm high-explosive grenades at up to 375 rounds a minute. BLT 3/5 is currently deployed as the Ground Combat Element of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. Weapons Company is the heavy-weapons element of BLT 3/5. Their arsenal includes heavy machine guns, mortars, and anti-tank weapons. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. T. T. Parish/Released)

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    Date Taken: 06.01.2017
    Date Posted: 06.02.2017 04:30
    Photo ID: 3444107
    VIRIN: 170601-M-PJ332-111
    Resolution: 1200x800
    Size: 620.31 KB
    Location: CAMP SCHWAB, OKINAWA, JP

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