Cpl. Nicholas Umbarger, a scout sniper with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, fires an M107 .50-caliber Special Application Scoped Rifle at a target during a defense of the amphibious task force drill, aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1), Pacific Ocean, August 7, 2019. During the drill, the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group and 31st MEU team assumed a security posture to simulate travelling through potentially dangerous waters. Wasp, flagship of the Wasp ARG, with embarked 31st MEU, is operating in the Indo-Pacific region to enhance interoperability with partners and serve as ready-response force for any type of contingency, while simultaneously providing a flexible and lethal crisis response force ready to perform a wide range of military operations. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kenny Nunez Bigay)
| Date Taken: | 08.07.2019 |
| Date Posted: | 08.08.2019 05:41 |
| Photo ID: | 5651099 |
| VIRIN: | 190708-M-WW557-455 |
| Resolution: | 3710x2473 |
| Size: | 1.59 MB |
| Location: | PACIFIC OCEAN |
| Web Views: | 32 |
| Downloads: | 12 |
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