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    Alpha Company M16 Rifle Issue [Image 1 of 5]

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    A large formation of military personnel, appearing to be U.S. Marine Corps recruits wearing face masks and desert MARPAT camouflage uniforms, stand at attention in rows alongside tables lined with disassembled rifles. A drill instructor in a distinctive campaign cover (drill sergeant hat) stands facing the recruits, overseeing what appears to be a weapons inspection or issue event. The setting is an outdoor covered pavilion area consistent with a military training installation.

    SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES

    02.14.2022

    Photo by Lance Cpl. Julian Elliott-Drouin 

    Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego           

    U.S. Marine Corps recruits with Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, line up at the armory during M16A4 service rifle issue at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, Feb. 14, 2022. Recruits signed administrative forms, taped identification tags to their rifles, and attached slings. Recruits learn how to drill with their rifles during their first weeks of training. Alpha Company is scheduled to graduate May 6. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Julian Elliott-Drouin)

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    Date Taken: 02.14.2022
    Date Posted: 02.14.2022 14:30
    Photo ID: 7051539
    VIRIN: 220214-M-DA549-1004
    Resolution: 5472x3648
    Size: 4.41 MB
    Location: SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, US
    Web Views: 403
    Downloads: 14

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    A large formation of military personnel, appearing to be U.S. Marine Corps recruits wearing face masks and desert MARPAT camouflage uniforms, stand at attention in rows alongside tables lined with disassembled rifles. A drill instructor in a distinctive campaign cover (drill sergeant hat) stands facing the recruits, overseeing what appears to be a weapons inspection or issue event. The setting is an outdoor covered pavilion area consistent with a military training installation.
    The image is photographed through a rectangular opening or window frame, showing a group of military personnel in desert camouflage uniforms and face masks handling rifles outside a building. A weapon rack cart loaded with rifles is centrally positioned, and personnel appear to be conducting a weapons issue or inspection procedure. A 'Warning - Restricted Area' sign is visible on the wall in the background.
    A military personnel wearing desert MARPAT (Marine Pattern) camouflage uniform is writing on a form or scorecard at what appears to be a shooting range or weapons qualification station. A rifle is positioned in the foreground on the surface, along with what appears to be a cleaning/lubricant bottle and other range materials. The scene suggests a weapons qualification or inspection documentation activity.
    A U.S. Marine recruit in MARPAT desert camouflage uniform and face mask holds up an official NAVMC memorandum receipt for individual weapons and accessories. The document identifies the individual as 'Bainbridge, Arthur' assigned to MCRDSD 1ST ALPHA 1009, with a weapon listed as an M16A4 rifle. Other recruits in similar uniforms and masks are visible in the background.
    Two military personnel wearing desert camouflage uniforms and white face masks are holding objects in an outdoor, wooded setting. The foreground subject holds what appears to be a metal firearm component in one hand and a tape-wrapped cylindrical object in the other. The image is taken in shallow depth of field, keeping the hands and objects in sharp focus while the background is blurred.

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