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Mortarmen with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, fire an 81-mm mortar as part of Exercise Talisman Saber 17, on Townshend Island, Shoalwater Bay Training Area, July 21, 2017. 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. 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 Lance Cpl. Stormy Mendez/Released)
| Date Taken: | 07.21.2017 |
| Date Posted: | 07.22.2017 20:10 |
| Photo ID: | 3597427 |
| VIRIN: | 170721-M-GO150-079 |
| Resolution: | 1200x800 |
| Size: | 696.13 KB |
| Location: | TOWNSHEND ISLAND, SHOALWATER BAY TRAINING AREA, QLD, AU |
| Web Views: | 45 |
| Downloads: | 15 |
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