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    US Marines execute Fire Support Coordination Exercise [Image 52 of 67]

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    The image shows a controlled or uncontrolled explosion occurring on a hilltop or ridge in a rural, vegetated landscape. A plume of brown dirt, smoke, and debris is visible rising above the ridgeline against a partly cloudy sky. The foreground consists of dense green shrubs and low vegetation.

    NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS

    08.14.2021

    Photo by Cpl. Karis Mattingly  

    31st Marine Expeditionary Unit       

    Naval surface fire support was provided by HMS Kent (FFG) and HNLMS Evertsen (FFG) following U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 3/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), firing 81mm mortar rounds on Farallon De Medinilla (FDM), while executing Fire Support Coordination Exercise in the Marianas Island chain, Aug. 14-15, 2021. The exercise’s purpose was to improve fire support proficiency while strengthening interoperability with allies and partners through the conduct of surface to surface fires, naval surface fire support and air to surface fires. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the America Expeditionary Strike Group in the 7th fleet area of operation 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 Cpl. Karis Mattingly)

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    Date Taken: 08.14.2021
    Date Posted: 08.19.2021 20:05
    Photo ID: 6789176
    VIRIN: 210814-M-TS451-4160
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