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    US Marines refine skills, conclude training evolution in mountains of Djibouti [Image 21 of 26]

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    A group of military personnel, appearing to be U.S. Marines in desert camouflage uniforms, are engaged in a physical training or logistics exercise on an arid coastal terrain. Two soldiers in the foreground are prominently lifting heavy green military ammunition or equipment crates, straining under the weight. A large group of fellow service members observes or participates in the background near a white vehicle, with a body of water and rocky hills visible in the distance.

    U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY, DJIBOUTI

    10.08.2012

    Photo by Staff Sgt. Robert L. Fisher III  

    24th Marine Expeditionary Unit

    Marines with Bravo Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct overhead presses with ammunition cans filled with 30 pounds of sand while competing in the 'Training Force Challenge' in Djibouti, Oct. 8, 2012. The challenge was part of a three-week training force package, which paired Marines of Bravo Company with Marines of Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th MEU, to gain a shared understanding of each other's roles in the Marine Corps Air Ground Task Force and refine their basic infantry skills in Djibouti's rugged terrain. The package comprised basic infantry skills, desert survival techniques, endurance courses and a simulated war. The 24th MEU is deployed with the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve and crisis response force in the U.S. Central Command and U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

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    Date Taken: 10.08.2012
    Date Posted: 10.17.2012 14:37
    Photo ID: 727550
    VIRIN: 121008-M-HF911-385
    Resolution: 1785x2677
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    Location: U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY, DJ
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