Meet our MEF | Ground Sensor Platoon prepares tactical remote sensor systems [Image 1 of 2]

CAMP HANSEN, OKINAWA, JAPAN

12.10.2019

Photo by Sgt. Mackenzie Carter 

III MEF Information Group     

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Joshua Hoover sits with his equipment during a field training exercise on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 10, 2019. Hoover, a native of Northville, Mich., is a section leader with Ground Sensor Platoon, 3rd Intelligence Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group.

“I’m in charge of two six-man teams,” Hoover said. “My role is to make sure they fully understand what they are supposed to be doing. I oversee all tactical movements to emplacement sites."

Ground sensor Marines use different sensors to monitor gaps on a battlefield, allowing them to detect enemy movements. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Mackenzie Carter)

• Date Taken: 12.10.2019
• Date Posted: 12.15.2019 02:37
• Photo ID: 5973989
• VIRIN: 191210-M-KK705-1143
• Resolution: 5760x3840
• Size: 14.68 MB
• Location: CAMP HANSEN, OKINAWA, JP
• Hometown: NORTHVILLE, MI, US