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    Range is hot | EOD Marines test their ability to disable and dispose of explosives [Image 12 of 12]

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    A person wearing tan tactical gloves and an olive green jacket is holding two pieces of jagged metal shrapnel or fragmented material. The individual appears to be examining or demonstrating the fragments, which show irregular, torn edges consistent with explosive fragmentation. A black digital watch and tactical gear are also visible on the person.

    CAMP FUJI, SHIZUOKA, JAPAN

    09.06.2018

    Photo by Lance Cpl. Armando Elizalde 

    3rd Marine Logistics Group

    Gunnery Sgt. Joshua Firth holds fragments from an artillery casing Sept. 6, 2018 at Camp Fuji, Japan. Explosive Ordnance Disposal Marines detonate different types of munitions with explosives during large-scale disposal. EOD Company Marines validated proficiency and prepared for worldwide mission deployment in support of III Marine Expeditionary Force by testing their ability to disable and dispose of explosives. Firth, an EOD technician, with EOD Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, is a native of Seaside, Oregon. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Armando Elizalde)

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    Date Taken: 09.06.2018
    Date Posted: 09.10.2018 05:23
    Photo ID: 4711852
    VIRIN: 180906-M-TP103-1499
    Resolution: 5126x3417
    Size: 8.4 MB
    Location: CAMP FUJI, SHIZUOKA, JP
    Hometown: SEASIDE, OREGON, US
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    Downloads: 8

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