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    Command Element Marines prequalify on pistol range [Image 8 of 11]

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    A person wearing USMC MARPAT digital camouflage uniform and tan combat boots is kneeling on a green floor, handling ammunition. They appear to be loading or inspecting individual rounds, with an open box of brass-cased cartridges visible on the floor nearby. Scattered spent or loose casings are also visible on the floor surface.

    CAMP HANSEN, OKINAWA, JAPAN

    03.26.2019

    Photo by Lance Cpl. Harrison Rakhshani 

    31st Marine Expeditionary Unit       

    Capt. George McArthur, the Communication Strategy and Operations officer in charge with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, loads 9 mm rounds into a M9A1 9 mm service pistol magazine during prequalification at Range 106, Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, March 26, 2019. McArthur, a native of Charleston, Georgia, graduated from University of South Carolina with a degree in Japanese History before commissioning in May 2012. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations across the Indo-Pacific region. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Harrison C. Rakhshani/Released)

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    Date Taken: 03.26.2019
    Date Posted: 03.27.2019 01:12
    Photo ID: 5212252
    VIRIN: 190326-M-SQ016-156
    Resolution: 1959x1306
    Size: 384.4 KB
    Location: CAMP HANSEN, OKINAWA, JP
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    A person in military camouflage uniform is firing a semi-automatic pistol at a shooting range. The slide of the pistol is in the rearward position, indicating the weapon has just been discharged. Blurred target boards are visible in the background.
    A military personnel member in camouflage uniform and cap is seen from behind, facing a shooting range with multiple human-silhouette paper targets mounted against a dark earthen berm. The targets are standard white humanoid-shaped cardboard cutouts used for marksmanship training. The setting appears to be an outdoor military firing range with green flooring and dense tree line in the background.
    A military service member in MARPAT digital camouflage uniform is firing a pistol at an indoor shooting range. A spent brass casing is visibly ejecting from the firearm mid-shot. A second uniformed individual is partially visible in the background on the left.
    A military personnel wearing MARPAT (Marine pattern) digital camouflage uniform is holding a semi-automatic pistol with the magazine removed, near a tan/coyote brown tactical holster. The setting appears to be a shooting range, evidenced by the blurred target visible in the background. The individual appears to be performing a magazine check or reload procedure.
    A U.S. Marine in MARPAT camouflage uniform is examining a paper shooting target covered with bullet holes and adhesive patch stickers. The target depicts a human silhouette outline, and the Marine appears to be patching or counting the bullet impacts. This appears to be a marksmanship training or qualification exercise at a firing range.
    A large group of military personnel in camouflage uniforms are gathered at an outdoor shooting range, standing near a row of human-silhouette paper targets mounted on a dark berm. The scene appears to be a qualification or training exercise, with personnel spread across the firing line. In the foreground, rows of ammunition or spent casings are visible but out of focus.
    A military service member in MARPAT camouflage uniform is engaged in pistol marksmanship training at a shooting range. The shooter is aiming a handgun at three standard human silhouette paper targets mounted on wooden stands. The targets show visible bullet impact marks, indicating active live-fire qualification or practice.
    A person wearing USMC MARPAT digital camouflage uniform and tan combat boots is kneeling on a green floor, handling ammunition. They appear to be loading or inspecting individual rounds, with an open box of brass-cased cartridges visible on the floor nearby. Scattered spent or loose casings are also visible on the floor surface.
    A group of military personnel in MARPAT (Marine pattern) camouflage uniforms are participating in a pistol qualification or training exercise at a shooting range. One central figure is actively firing a semi-automatic pistol downrange while an instructor or range safety officer extends an arm in a supervisory gesture. The scene appears to be an outdoor or semi-covered range facility.
    Military personnel, likely U.S. Marines based on camouflage uniforms, are conducting a live-fire qualification exercise at an outdoor shooting range. Multiple shooters stand at individual firing lanes facing human-silhouette paper targets mounted on a berm. Numerous spent brass cartridge casings are visible scattered across the range floor in the foreground.
    A person wearing US Marine Corps MARPAT digital camouflage uniform is holding a handful of spent brass cartridge casings over a wooden ammunition crate. The crate already contains a quantity of similar spent brass casings, suggesting post-firing brass collection is underway. This appears to be a range cleanup or brass recovery activity at a military shooting range.

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