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    31st MEU Marines refine mortar proficiency during Talisman Saber 17 [Image 11 of 21]

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    31st MEU Marines refine mortar proficiency during Talisman Saber 17

    TOWNSHEND ISLAND, SHOALWATER BAY TRAINING AREA, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA

    07.19.2017

    Photo by Staff Sgt. T. T. Parish 

    31st Marine Expeditionary Unit       

    Cpl. Christopher Leon is a 21-year-old native of Brooklyn, New York, and a radio operator with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, who enlisted in April 2015 after graduating from Xaverian High School in 2013. Marines with Weapons Company refined their targeting skills during a combined joint live-fire exercise involving U.S. Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and service members with the Australian Defence Forces on Townshend Island, Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Queensland, Australia, as part of Exercise Talisman Saber 17, July 19, 2017. BLT 3/5, the Ground Combat Element for the 31st MEU, 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. The 31st MEU is taking part in Talisman Saber 17 while deployed on a regularly-scheduled patrol of the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. Talisman Saber is a biennial exercise designed to improve the interoperability between Australian and U.S. forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. T. T. Parish/Released)

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    Date Taken: 07.19.2017
    Date Posted: 07.19.2017 19:08
    Photo ID: 3581821
    VIRIN: 170719-M-PJ332-214
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    Location: TOWNSHEND ISLAND, SHOALWATER BAY TRAINING AREA, QUEENSLAND, AU

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