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    A military service member wearing MARPAT camouflage uniform and a coyote brown fleece cap is using a lensatic compass to take a bearing or azimuth reading. The individual holds the olive drab compass up to eye level in the standard sighting position, with the lens/sight aperture aligned with one eye. The close-up composition emphasizes the precision and focus required for land navigation.

    FORT PICKETT, VIRGINIA, UNITED STATES

    01.08.2022

    Photo by Lance Cpl. David Intriago 

    Operation Allies Welcome - Operation Allies Refuge   

    Cpl. Joshua Botello, a machine gunner with Carlos Company, 1st Battalion, 23rd Marines, 4th Marine Division, from Corpus Christi, Texas, peers through a compass during a Marine Corps Corporals Course land navigation training exercise at Fort Pickett, Virginia on Jan. 8, 2022. The Department of Defense, through the U.S. Northern Command, and in support of the Department of Homeland Security, is providing transportation, temporary housing, medical screening, and general support for at least 50,000 Afghan evacuees at suitable facilities, in permanent or temporary structures, as quickly as possible. This initiative provides Afghan personnel essential support at secure locations outside Afghanistan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. David Intriago)

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    Date Taken: 01.08.2022
    Date Posted: 01.10.2022 10:27
    Photo ID: 7005608
    VIRIN: 220108-M-NA519-1307
    Resolution: 3930x5895
    Size: 13.62 MB
    Location: FORT PICKETT, VIRGINIA, US
    Hometown: CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, US
    Web Views: 95
    Downloads: 14

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    A military service member wearing MARPAT (Marine pattern) camouflage uniform and a coyote brown fleece cap is writing or marking on a document or map while lying prone on dry grass/straw. The individual is wearing tactical gloves and appears to be in a field training environment. The close-up shot captures intense concentration on the task.
    A group of U.S. Marines in MARPAT camouflage uniforms are engaged in a land navigation training exercise in a winter woodland environment. Multiple personnel are holding topographic maps and appear to be reviewing or discussing navigation routes. The setting suggests a cold-weather field training exercise, with snow visible on the ground.
    A U.S. Marine in full MARPAT digital camouflage uniform is crouching on frost-covered ground in a wooded area, examining or retrieving items from a tan tactical backpack. The service member is wearing a tan beanie and neck gaiter along with black gloves, suggesting cold weather conditions. The image is taken during golden hour with sunlight filtering through bare trees in the background.
    Two military personnel in woodland camouflage uniforms are standing on the bank of a small creek or stream in a deciduous forest during late autumn or winter. They appear to be conducting land navigation, with one holding a map and the other using what appears to be a compass or communication device. The bare trees and leaf-covered ground suggest cold-weather field training conditions.
    A military service member in MARPAT digital camouflage uniform is carefully crossing a fallen log over a small stream or creek in a wooded area. The individual is carrying a tactical backpack and wearing a cover (hat), gloves, and tan combat boots. The surrounding environment shows a deciduous forest in late autumn or winter with bare trees and leaf-covered ground.
    A military service member wearing MARPAT camouflage uniform and a coyote brown fleece cap is using a lensatic compass to take a bearing or azimuth reading. The individual holds the olive drab compass up to eye level in the standard sighting position, with the lens/sight aperture aligned with one eye. The close-up composition emphasizes the precision and focus required for land navigation.
    A group of U.S. Marines in MARPAT camouflage uniforms are gathered in a wooded area reviewing maps, likely during a land navigation training exercise. The central figure, identified by name tape as 'URQUIETA,' is holding and studying a topographic map while fellow Marines look on. An orange marker sign partially visible in the background suggests a designated checkpoint or start point.
    Two military personnel in camouflage uniforms are reviewing a document or map together outdoors. The soldier in the foreground wears MARPAT (Marine pattern) digital camouflage and a brown fleece cap with a neck gaiter, while the second individual wears a camouflage boonie hat. The partial name tape on the foreground soldier reads 'ELLO', suggesting a surname ending in those letters.

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