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    Symphony of fire: ‘America’s Battalion’ air, ground forces combine for fire support coordination exercise [Image 1 of 5]

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    Military personnel in desert camouflage uniforms are operating a mortar system in an arid desert environment. A mortar round is visibly captured mid-flight above the position, with a smoke trail indicating a recent firing. Personnel are sheltered under a camouflage netting while others manage the mortar tube.

    MARINE CORPS AIR GROUND COMBAT CENTER TWENTYNINE PALMS, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES

    09.06.2011

    Photo by Cpl. Reece Lodder  

    Marine Corps Base Hawaii

    Mortarmen with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, brace themselves after launching an 81 mm mortar during a fire support coordination exercise on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Aug. 6, 2011. The evolution was part of the battalion's 35-day Enhanced Mojave Viper training exercise. During EMV, the Marines of 'America's Battalion' are training to kill enemy fighters by practicing counterinsurgency operations with supporting arms, aviation and logistics units. They are preparing for a fall deployment to Afghanistan's Helmand province in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

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    Date Taken: 09.06.2011
    Date Posted: 09.09.2011 21:58
    Photo ID: 453876
    VIRIN: 110906-M-MM918-001
    Resolution: 1376x2100
    Size: 2.56 MB
    Location: MARINE CORPS AIR GROUND COMBAT CENTER TWENTYNINE PALMS, CALIFORNIA, US

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