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    Balikatan 2019: Air Assault with 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines [Image 2 of 24]

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    A soldier in MARPAT (Marine pattern) camouflage uniform is taking a tactical firing position against a concrete wall, aiming a rifle equipped with optics. At least two other military personnel are visible in the background. The setting appears to be a military training facility or urban operations exercise.

    LUBANG, PHILIPPINES

    04.03.2019

    Photo by Lance Cpl. Christian Ayers 

    3d Marine Division     

    U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jesus Pacheorangel provides security during an air assault conducted during exercise Balikatan 2019 in Lubang, Philippines, Apr. 3, 2019. Exercise Balikatan, in its 35th iteration, is an annual U.S.-Philippine military training focused on a variety of missions, including humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, counter-terrorism, and other combined military operations held from April 1 to April 12. Pacheorangel, a native of Painesville, Ohio, is a Machine Gunner with 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, currently attached to 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Christian Ayers)

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    Date Taken: 04.03.2019
    Date Posted: 04.22.2019 23:52
    Photo ID: 5274639
    VIRIN: 190403-M-ZF985-0219
    Resolution: 5760x3840
    Size: 461.45 KB
    Location: LUBANG, PH
    Hometown: PAINESVILLE, OHIO, US
    Web Views: 152
    Downloads: 19

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