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    Alpha Company battles for the Paddle during the Raider's Challenge

    OKINAWA, JAPAN

    04.12.2019

    Photo by Lance Cpl. Harrison Rakhshani 

    31st Marine Expeditionary Unit       

    The Marines of Weapons Platoon with Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, the defending champions of the previous Raider's Challenge, brandish the Raider's Paddle preceding the event at Hansen Aquatic Center, Okinawa, Japan, April 12, 2019. During the event, the Marines of Alpha Company represented their platoons swimming and running in various relays, competing for a chance to claim the hallowed Raider's Paddle. Alpha Company composes the small boat raid specialists for BLT 1/4, the Ground Combat Element of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps' only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region.

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    Date Taken: 04.12.2019
    Date Posted: 04.12.2019 08:28
    Photo ID: 5260229
    VIRIN: 190412-M-SQ016-034
    Resolution: 5035x3356
    Size: 7.64 MB
    Location: OKINAWA, JP

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