Archipelago Endeavor 18 – U.S. Mortars in Sweden [Image 5 of 7]

AB, SWEDEN

08.30.2018

Photo by Sgt. Averi Coppa 

U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe and Africa     

A mortarman with Marine Rotational Force - Europe 18.1 carries an 81mm mortar barrel back to a Swedish Marine Combat Boat 90 (CB-90) as they prepare to move locations during a practice amphibious assault as part of Exercise Archipelago Endeavor aboard the island of Uto, Harsfjarden, Sweden, Aug. 30, 2018. Archipelago Endeavor is a bilateral training exercise in Sweden that enhances interoperability and strengthens security in the Baltic Region. This is the first time U.S. and Swedish Marines have trained as an integrated unit on the Swedish Combat Boat 90 (CB-90) to perform a company-level amphibious assault on the outer Stockholm archipelago. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Averi Coppa/Released)

• Date Taken: 08.30.2018
• Date Posted: 09.13.2018 01:57
• Photo ID: 4722180
• VIRIN: 180830-M-RI194-013
• Resolution: 4060x3830
• Size: 2.35 MB
• Location: AB, SE