1st Lt. Nickolas Mortenson, a platoon commander with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment gives a Professional Military Education class on the geography of the Tarawa Atoll on Red Beach 1, Betio, Kiribati, July 22, 2018. During the PME, Mortenson explained the strategy the Marines of 2/8 used when they landed on Red Beach 3 in November 1943. 2/8 is forward deployed to 3rd Marine Division in Okinawa, Japan as part of the unit Deployment Program. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Timothy Hernandez)
| Date Taken: | 07.22.2018 |
| Date Posted: | 07.24.2018 06:32 |
| Photo ID: | 4582455 |
| VIRIN: | 180722-M-TV413-005 |
| Resolution: | 3960x2640 |
| Size: | 2.05 MB |
| Location: | KI |
| Web Views: | 413 |
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