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Marines with Golf Battery, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, fire an M777A2 155 mm howitzer as part of direct-fire training during Exercise Talisman Saber 17 on Townshend Island, Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Queensland, Australia, July 17, 2017. BLT 3/5 is the Ground Combat Element for the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, and is exploring state-of-the-art concepts and technologies as the dedicated force for Sea Dragon 2025, a Marine Corps initiative to prepare for future battles. Talisman Saber is a biennial exercise designed to improve the interoperability between Australian and U.S. forces. The 31st MEU is taking part in Talisman Saber 17 while deployed on a regularly-scheduled patrol of the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Stormy Mendez/Released)
| Date Taken: | 07.17.2017 |
| Date Posted: | 07.18.2017 13:54 |
| Photo ID: | 3576880 |
| VIRIN: | 170717-M-GO150-091 |
| Resolution: | 1200x800 |
| Size: | 908.96 KB |
| Location: | TOWNSHEND ISLAND, SHOALWATER BAY TRAINING AREA, QLD, AU |
| Web Views: | 108 |
| Downloads: | 20 |
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