Task Force 51/5th Marine Expeditionary Brigade Conducts FMF Hike [Image 3 of 6]

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11.24.2022

Photo by Capt. Joseph Leitner 

Task Force 51/5th Marine Expeditionary Brigade

U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) Area of Operations, (November 24, 2022) – U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Alex Stowers, Headquarters Company Executive Officer, Task Force 51/5th Marine Expeditionary Brigade (TF 51/5), conducts a pre-hike brief prior to execution of a six-mile hike in support of the Fleet Marine Force (FMF) warfare insignia program, Nov. 24. The FMF warfare insignia program provides credit and recognition for Sailors assigned to perform duties in support of U.S. Marine Corps missions. The six-mile hike is one of many requirements Sailors must finish in order to successfully pass the FMF program and be awarded an FMF warfare insignia. Capt. Stowers is a Communications Officer from Springfield, Illinois. TF 51/5 responds to crises and contingencies; coordinates, plans, and executes operations; conducts theater security cooperation; and advances emerging Naval concepts at sea, from the sea, and ashore in order to support CENTCOM, 5th Fleet, and Marine Corps Forces Central Command theater objectives. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Capt. Joseph Leitner)

• Date Taken: 11.24.2022
• Date Posted: 11.27.2022 08:22
• Photo ID: 7529082
• VIRIN: 221124-M-SX452-038
• Resolution: 6755x3942
• Size: 12.27 MB
• Location: (UNDISCLOSED LOCATION)
• Hometown: SPRINGFIELD, IL, US