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    2nd LAAD Conducts Stinger Live Fire Training Exercises [Image 16 of 20]

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    Two military personnel in MARPAT camouflage uniforms are conducting a live-fire exercise on a beach, with one soldier firing what appears to be an XM25 Counter Defilade Target Engagement (CDTE) grenade launcher. A projectile is visibly captured mid-flight with a muzzle flash at the moment of firing. The setting appears to be a controlled training range on a coastal beach, marked by orange safety cones.

    MCB CAMP LEJUENE, NORTH CAROLINA, UNITED STATES

    06.06.2017

    Photo by Lance Cpl. Cody Ohira  

    2nd Marine Aircraft Wing   

    U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Nicholas A. Conti, left and Cpl. Mark L. Albridge, Low Altitude Air Defense (LAAD) gunners, fire a FIM- 92 Stinger missle during a live fire training exercise at Camp Lejeune, N.C., on June 6, 2017. Marines with 2nd LAAD conducted a live fire exercise to maintain proficiency and accuracy with various weapon systems. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Cody J. Ohira)

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    Date Taken: 06.06.2017
    Date Posted: 06.08.2017 17:51
    Photo ID: 3462802
    VIRIN: 170606-M-HR246-0375
    Resolution: 5504x3038
    Size: 8.1 MB
    Location: MCB CAMP LEJUENE, NORTH CAROLINA, US
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