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    SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES

    02.10.2012

    Photo by Cpl. John Robbart III 

    15th Marine Expeditionary Unit

    Sgt. Ross M. Lacourt, squad leader, 1st Platoon, Alpha Company, 3rd Amphibious Assault Battalion, posts security during an eight-and-a-half mile patrol as a part of the week-long at-sea portion of Exercise Iron Fist 2012, on San Clemente Island, Calif., Feb. 10. The Marines of 1st Platoon moved from the USS Peleliu to the island in CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters. Third AABN acted as the ground combat element for the exercise. Exercise Iron Fist 2012 is a bilateral training exercise that gave the 15th MEU a chance to demonstrate its amphibious capabilities to the Japanese. Lacourt, 26, is a native of Marinette, Wis.

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    Date Taken: 02.10.2012
    Date Posted: 02.15.2012 18:36
    Photo ID: 525369
    VIRIN: 120210-M-YG378-056
    Resolution: 900x600
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    Location: SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CALIFORNIA, US

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