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    Seabees prepare to fire grenade launchers

    CAMP ROBERTS, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES

    08.23.2011

    Photo by Chief Petty Officer Jesse Sherwin III 

    Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3

    Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3 along with instructors from the 31st Seabee Readiness Group prepare to fire MK 19 automatic 40 mm grenade launchers here at the multi-purpose-range, Camp Roberts National Guard base in California. The Seabees of NMCB 3 were at Camp Roberts this week in order to get hands on training with large weapon systems. This training teaches the Seabees how to use the large weapons to defend their camp in a combat environment if in the event a Seabee battalion is attacked. NMCB 3 is an expeditionary element of U.S. Naval forces Providing construction, engineering and security services in support of national strategy, naval power projection, humanitarian assistance and contingency operations.

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    Date Taken: 08.23.2011
    Date Posted: 08.25.2011 19:46
    Photo ID: 448025
    VIRIN: 110823-N-XZ597-189
    Resolution: 4256x2832
    Size: 6.18 MB
    Location: CAMP ROBERTS, CALIFORNIA, US

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