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    Diamondbacks Patrol Desert Ready to Strike [Image 1 of 6]

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    Two individuals wearing tan/desert-colored military uniforms are leaning over and working on a mounted weapon system, likely a machine gun, on what appears to be a military vehicle. The setting is an arid, desert environment under a clear blue sky. The activity suggests maintenance or assembly of the weapon mount.

    AL ASAD, IRAQ

    02.22.2008

    Photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan Ohare 

    Marine Corps Air Station Miramar

    Lance Cpl. Abram J. Gonzales, left, and Lance Cpl. Travis A. Vieyra, right, both crew-served gunners with 2nd Platoon, Marine Wing Support Squadron 372, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, finish mounting a M-2 .50 caliber machine gun to the turret of one of the platoon's HMMWV's before their mounted combat patrol around Al Asad, Iraq, Feb. 22. Each vehicle in the patrol is fitted with a crew-served weapon.

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    Date Taken: 02.22.2008
    Date Posted: 10.16.2011 13:35
    Photo ID: 78561
    VIRIN: 080227-M-1234O-001
    Resolution: 300x200
    Size: 12.6 KB
    Location: AL ASAD, IQ
    Web Views: 145
    Downloads: 16

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    Two individuals wearing tan/desert-colored military uniforms are leaning over and working on a mounted weapon system, likely a machine gun, on what appears to be a military vehicle. The setting is an arid, desert environment under a clear blue sky. The activity suggests maintenance or assembly of the weapon mount.
    A silhouetted military scene captured at sunset or sunrise, showing armored military vehicles and at least one soldier against a vivid orange and blue sky. The low light conditions render all foreground subjects as dark silhouettes. The flat, open terrain suggests a desert or arid environment.
    A uniformed military soldier in desert camouflage and helmet is standing face-to-face with a young child in an arid, rural environment. The soldier appears to be engaged in conversation with the child, who is looking up at them. The background shows sparse desert terrain with low structures visible in the distance.
    The image is taken from inside a moving vehicle, looking through the windshield across a flat, arid desert landscape. In the middle distance, another vehicle is visible kicking up a dust cloud as it travels across the terrain. A silhouetted figure is visible in the foreground on the left side of the frame.
    A uniformed soldier stands in an arid desert environment holding a rifle, with ropes or cables extending diagonally across the frame. In the foreground lies a charred or damaged mechanical object on the sandy ground. The scene suggests a post-incident assessment or security perimeter operation in a desert combat zone.
    An armed soldier in desert camouflage uniform and helmet is climbing onto or inspecting the flatbed of an orange and blue civilian cargo truck in an arid, desert environment. A second individual is visible at ground level near the rear of the truck. The setting appears to be a checkpoint or vehicle inspection in a desert region.

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