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    Marines, Japanese conduct training on San Clemente Island [Image 7 of 7]

    Marines, Japanese conduct training on San Clemente Island

    SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA, UNITED STATES

    02.12.2012

    Photo by Cpl. John Robbart III 

    15th Marine Expeditionary Unit

    Navy Lt. Marc A. Salvia, air naval gunfire liaison officer, passes on information to Lance Cpl. Joseph A. Ferguson, fire support man, 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, during a combined arms exercise with the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force, Feb. 12. The exercise included 81 and 120mm mortars, fixed and rotary wing assets and Naval gun fire. In addition to the gunfire exercise, the Japanese also practiced calling for fire. Exercise Iron Fist 2012 is a bilateral training exercise that gave the 15th MEU a chance to demonstrate its amphibious capabilities to the Japanese. Ferguson, 19, is from Brentwood, Calif., and Salvia, 28 is from Stanfordville, N.Y.

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    IMAGE INFO

    Date Taken: 02.12.2012
    Date Posted: 02.15.2012 19:31
    Photo ID: 525398
    VIRIN: 120212-M-YG378-223
    Resolution: 5616x3744
    Size: 5.09 MB
    Location: SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA, US

    Web Views: 110
    Downloads: 7

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