Lance Cpl. Hugo Gonzales, a mortarman with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, holds an 81-mm mortar shell as part of a combined joint live-fire exercise during Exercise Talisman Saber 17 on Townshend Island, Shoalwater Bay Training Area, July 21, 2017. Gonzales, 20-years-old, a native of Houston, enlisted in 2016 after graduating from Galena Park High School. BLT 3/5, the Ground Combat Element for the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, 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: | 07.21.2017 |
Date Posted: | 07.22.2017 20:13 |
Photo ID: | 3597417 |
VIRIN: | 170721-M-GO150-071 |
Resolution: | 1200x800 |
Size: | 792.06 KB |
Location: | TOWNSHEND ISLAND, SHOALWATER BAY TRAINING AREA, QLD, AU |
Hometown: | HOUSTON, TX, US |
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