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    Target on Sight, Fire [Image 6 of 10]

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    Military personnel in camouflage uniforms are operating a mortar system on a sandy clearing surrounded by pine trees. A projectile is visibly in flight at the top of the frame, and smoke is rising from the mortar tube immediately after firing. The setting appears to be a training range based on the controlled environment and surrounding terrain.

    CAMP LEJEUNE, NORTH CAROLINA, UNITED STATES

    07.20.2021

    Photo by Lance Cpl. Reine Whitaker 

    2nd Marine Division

    U.S. Marines with 2d Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, fire an M252 81 mm mortar system during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation (MCCRE) on Camp Lejeune, N.C., July 20, 2021. A MCCRE is an exercise designed to formally evaluate a unit’s combat readiness and if successful, the unit will be deemed ready for global employment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Reine Whitaker)

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    Date Taken: 07.20.2021
    Date Posted: 07.22.2021 15:24
    Photo ID: 6745462
    VIRIN: 210720-M-IK792-1193
    Resolution: 1811x2717
    Size: 457.96 KB
    Location: CAMP LEJEUNE, NORTH CAROLINA, US
    Web Views: 109
    Downloads: 11

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    Military personnel in camouflage uniforms are operating a mortar system on a sandy clearing surrounded by pine trees. A projectile is visibly in flight at the top of the frame, and smoke is rising from the mortar tube immediately after firing. The setting appears to be a training range based on the controlled environment and surrounding terrain.
    Two military personnel in MARPAT (Marine pattern) camouflage uniforms are handling what appears to be a mortar round during what looks like a training exercise. The round is being passed or inspected between the two individuals on a sandy training ground. A third service member is partially visible in the background.
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