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    1/23 prepares for Afghanistan deployment [Image 2 of 6]

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    A soldier in desert camouflage uniform and protective gear moves through a narrow sandy corridor, pressing against a textured sand-colored wall. The individual is carrying a rifle with a blue training barrel marker, suggesting this is a military training exercise. The environment appears to be an indoor training facility designed to simulate desert or urban combat conditions.

    CAMP PENDLETON, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES

    01.11.2011

    Photo by Cpl. Lucas Vega 

    Marine Forces Reserve (MARFORRES)     

    Cpl. Adam Lanier, a rifleman with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, rushes around a corner while moving to another part of the village to avoid simulated enemy fire at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan 11-12. The training was part of the reserve infantry battalion’s intermediate location during infantry immersion training.

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    Date Taken: 01.11.2011
    Date Posted: 01.24.2011 14:13
    Photo ID: 360335
    VIRIN: 110111-M-3149V-047
    Resolution: 3744x5616
    Size: 9.15 MB
    Location: CAMP PENDLETON, CALIFORNIA, US
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    A heavily equipped soldier in full combat gear crouches against a mud or adobe wall, holding a rifle. A simple wooden bench sits nearby on sandy ground. Several posters with text appearing to be in Dari or Pashto script are affixed to the wall behind them.
    A soldier in desert camouflage uniform and protective gear moves through a narrow sandy corridor, pressing against a textured sand-colored wall. The individual is carrying a rifle with a blue training barrel marker, suggesting this is a military training exercise. The environment appears to be an indoor training facility designed to simulate desert or urban combat conditions.
    A soldier or trainee in desert camouflage (MARPAT pattern) is in a kneeling firing position behind rock cover, aiming a rifle with a blue barrel — indicating a training/simulation weapon (MILES or similar). The individual is wearing full tactical gear including a helmet, ballistic goggles, face covering, body armor, and multiple pouches. The setting appears to be a military training facility or mock urban environment.
    A soldier in desert camouflage (MARPAT pattern) is pictured in what appears to be a military training environment or mock village. The individual is fully equipped with protective gear including a helmet, ballistic goggles, and face covering, and is carrying a rifle with a blue barrel/training barrel indicator. The blue-tipped barrel strongly suggests this is a force-on-force training exercise using simunition or training weapons.
    Two armed individuals in tactical gear are positioned against a concrete wall in what appears to be a military training exercise. The front individual wears MARPAT (Marine pattern) camouflage uniform with plate carrier and is aiming a rifle with a blue training barrel indicator. The second individual wears mixed camouflage and holds what appears to be an AK-pattern rifle.
    A soldier in desert MARPAT camouflage uniform is positioned against a tan/adobe wall in a tactical stance, holding a training rifle with a blue barrel indicator. The blue-colored barrel identifies this as a training exercise using a Miles system or simunition-equipped weapon rather than a live-fire scenario. The soldier is wearing full protective gear including a gas mask, tactical vest, gloves, and a cover with goggles.

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