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    31st Marine Expeditionary Unit Conducts Live-Fire Training Aboard USS America (LHA) [Image 2 of 32]

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    A military service member in full combat gear is conducting live-fire weapons training on the deck of a naval vessel at sea. The shooter is engaging silhouette paper targets mounted on a wooden frame, with numerous spent brass casings scattered across the deck. The exercise appears to be a standard marksmanship qualification or proficiency drill conducted underway.

    PHILIPPINE SEA

    10.03.2020

    Photo by Seaman Matthew Cavenaile  

    USS America (LHA 6)   

    201003-N-IO312-1063 PHILIPPINE SEA (Oct. 3, 2020) A Marine assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit conducts live-fire training on the aircraft elevator of the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6). America, flagship of the America Expeditionary Strike Group, assigned to Amphibious Squadron 11, along with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility 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. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Matthew Cavenaile)

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    Date Taken: 10.03.2020
    Date Posted: 10.09.2020 19:27
    Photo ID: 6386401
    VIRIN: 201003-N-IO312-1063
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    Location: PHILIPPINE SEA
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