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U.S. Marine Corps 2nd Lt. Jeff D. Illies Jr., platoon commander, 1st Platoon, Alpha Company, 3rd Amphibious Assault Battalion, discusses the route plans with a Japanese infantry platoon commander during an eight-and-a-half mile patrol as a part of the weeklong 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. Illies, 27, is a native of Muskego, Wis.
| Date Taken: | 02.10.2012 |
| Date Posted: | 02.15.2012 18:34 |
| Photo ID: | 525370 |
| VIRIN: | 120210-M-YG378-104 |
| Resolution: | 900x600 |
| Size: | 434.29 KB |
| Location: | SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CALIFORNIA, US |
| Web Views: | 95 |
| Downloads: | 17 |
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