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    Two military personnel wearing MARPAT (Marine pattern) camouflage uniforms and helmets are operating what appears to be an M32 Multi-shot Grenade Launcher in an open field training environment. A third individual is visible in the background. The setting appears to be a military training exercise in a grassy field with trees in the background.

    SHOALWATER BAY, AUSTRALIA

    07.28.2011

    Photo by Lance Cpl. Jerome Reed 

    U.S. Pacific Command         

    U.S. Marines with Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct a small arms live fire exercise, which included the shoulder-fired multipurpose assault weapon, in the Shoalwater Bay Training Area during Talisman Sabre 2011 in Queensland, Australia, July 28, 2011. TS11 is an exercise designed to train U.S. and Australian forces to plan and conduct combined task force operations to improve combat readiness and interoperability on a variety of missions from conventional conflict to peacekeeping and humanitarian assistance efforts.

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    Date Taken: 07.28.2011
    Date Posted: 08.22.2011 22:23
    Photo ID: 446462
    VIRIN: 110728-M-PM709-112
    Resolution: 5184x3456
    Size: 7.04 MB
    Location: SHOALWATER BAY, AU
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