Hagåtña Fury 21: 3d LSB conducts machine gun range [Image 2 of 10]

CAMP HANSEN, OKINAWA, JAPAN

02.18.2021

Photo by Cpl. Sarah Marshall  

3rd Marine Logistics Group

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Carson Dubois, lead machine gun instructor, Tactical Readiness and Training platoon, Combat Logistics Regiment 37, 3d Marine Logistics Group, instructs and leads Marines through an M240B machine gun range during Hagåtña Fury 21 on Feb. 19, 2021, on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan. Dubois is a Somers, Mont. native.

"Machine guns are the backbone of the infantry. The whole mission, maneuvers, and supporting elements move off of machine guns alone. Without having competent Marines behind the M240B, completing our mission would become near impossible."

CLR-3 is conducting Hagåtña Fury 21 in concert with elements of 3d Marine Division (MARDIV), 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, and Maritime Prepositioning Squadron 3 in order to build and test a “Fight Now” force capable of providing expeditionary sustainment from key maritime terrain in support of III MEF. During the exercise, CLR-3 is operating with 3D MARDIV and 1st MAW to execute seizure and defense of key maritime terrain and expeditionary advanced base sustainment operations around Okinawa, while simultaneously conducting an MPF offload and distributed command and control from Naval Base Guam. 3d MLG, based out of Okinawa, Japan, is a forward deployed combat unit that serves as III Marine Expeditionary Force’s comprehensive logistics and combat service support backbone for operations throughout the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Sarah Marshall)

• Date Taken: 02.18.2021
• Date Posted: 02.22.2021 04:53
• Photo ID: 6527341
• VIRIN: 210222-M-MP127-1001
• Resolution: 5580x3720
• Size: 14.96 MB
• Location: CAMP HANSEN, OKINAWA, JP
• Hometown: SOMERS, MT, US