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    Military personnel are engaged in a close-quarters combat training exercise outdoors on a dirt surface. Two combatants in the foreground are grappling while wearing protective headgear, gloves, and groin protection over their camouflage uniforms. Several other uniformed personnel observe in the background, suggesting a supervised training drill.

    FORT DE PENTHIEVRE, MORBIHAN, FRANCE

    07.22.2012

    Photo by Cpl. Joshua Hines 

    U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe and Africa     

    Staff Sgt. Angel Urbaez with rifle platoon ground combat element, Security Cooperation Task Force Africa Partnership Station 2012 (SCTF APS 12), spars with a French Marine, during a training exercise aboard Fort de Penthievre, Brittany, France, July 22. The Marines and sailors of SCTF APS 12 participated in a series of training events with French Marines in order to strengthen relations between the two countries' militaries.

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    Date Taken: 07.22.2012
    Date Posted: 07.28.2012 09:10
    Photo ID: 634194
    VIRIN: 120722-M-JU449-235
    Resolution: 3000x2088
    Size: 872.35 KB
    Location: FORT DE PENTHIEVRE, MORBIHAN, FR
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