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    Flight Deck Shoot on the Germantown [Image 26 of 27]

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    A U.S. Marine in full combat gear is actively firing an M4 carbine rifle, with a spent brass casing visibly ejecting from the weapon. The Marine is equipped with MARPAT digital camouflage, a tactical helmet with night vision mount, body armor, and optical sighting systems. The background suggests the firing is taking place over or near open water, likely from a naval vessel.

    EAST CHINA SEA

    09.18.2020

    Photo by Sgt. Danny Gonzalez       

    31st Marine Expeditionary Unit       

    EAST CHINA SEA (Sept. 18, 2020) U.S. Marine Capt. William Montgomery, Joker company executive officer, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) and a native of Gastonia, North Carolina, fires his M4 carbine during a live-fire shoot aboard dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42). Germantown, part of the America Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), 31st MEU team, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Danny Gonzalez)

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    Date Taken: 09.18.2020
    Date Posted: 09.28.2020 09:21
    Photo ID: 6371349
    VIRIN: 200918-M-MR595-1439
    Resolution: 4887x2749
    Size: 681.4 KB
    Location: EAST CHINA SEA
    Hometown: GASTONIA, NORTH CAROLINA, US
    Web Views: 125
    Downloads: 21

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