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    MRF-D Marines conduct a live-fire raid during Exercise Koolendong 2019 [Image 4 of 19]

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    A soldier in full combat gear is aiming down the scope of a rifle equipped with a long-range optic. The subject is wearing a camouflage uniform and a combat helmet with a mounted device, likely a night vision or camera mount. A second figure in similar gear is visible in the blurred background.

    MOUNT BUNDEY TRAINING AREA, NORTHERN TERRITORY, AUSTRALIA

    08.22.2019

    Photo by Lance Cpl. Nicholas Filca 

    Marine Rotational Force - Darwin

    U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Blake Wheeler, a rifleman with the Ground Combat Element, Marine Rotational Force - Darwin, provides security during a platoon attack as a part of Exercise Koolendong at Mount Bundey Training Area, NT, Australia, Aug. 22, 2019. Koolendong is a live-fire bilateral exercise conducted to increase interoperability between U.S. Marines and the Australian Defence Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Nicholas Filca)

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    Date Taken: 08.22.2019
    Date Posted: 09.02.2019 07:18
    Photo ID: 5715405
    VIRIN: 190822-M-SK440-004
    Resolution: 5760x3840
    Size: 9.77 MB
    Location: MOUNT BUNDEY TRAINING AREA, NORTHERN TERRITORY, AU
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