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    31st MEU gets feet wet during mechanized raid [Image 7 of 7]

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    The image shows what appears to be U.S. Marines inside a military vehicle, wearing MARPAT (Marine Pattern) camouflage uniforms and tactical gear. One Marine appears to be shouting or communicating intensely while wearing a combat helmet with attachments. The scene suggests an active training exercise or operational environment inside an armored vehicle.

    CAMP SCHWAB, OKINAWA, JAPAN

    01.24.2013

    Photo by Lance Cpl. Codey Underwood 

    31st Marine Expeditionary Unit       

    A Marine with Company A, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, directs his squad during a mechanized raid here, Jan 24. The raid began from the USS Germantown (LSD-42), located off the coast of Okinawa, as part of their pre-deployment training for Spring Patrol 2013. The 31st MEU is the only continuously forward-deployed MEU and is the Marine Corps’ force in readiness in the Asia-Pacific region.

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    Date Taken: 01.24.2013
    Date Posted: 02.11.2013 02:16
    Photo ID: 862615
    VIRIN: 130124-M-UY543-075
    Resolution: 1963x1309
    Size: 702.54 KB
    Location: CAMP SCHWAB, OKINAWA, JP
    Web Views: 44
    Downloads: 5

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    The image shows a group of military personnel, likely U.S. Marines based on their MARPAT (Marine Pattern) camouflage uniforms, conducting a field training exercise. The foreground soldier is in a kneeling position holding an M4/M16-style rifle with optics attached, while others are in prone firing positions behind him. The setting appears to be an outdoor training range or field exercise area.
    Military personnel in MARPAT camouflage uniforms are boarding or dismounting a military vehicle via a lowered rear ramp. The soldiers are armed and equipped with tactical gear, helmets, and body armor. The setting appears to be a wooded or jungle-adjacent training or operational environment.
    Multiple amphibious assault vehicles (AAVs), likely AAV-7s, are staged on a sandy beach following what appears to be an amphibious landing exercise. Personnel in military gear are visible on and around the vehicles. The scene is photographed during golden hour lighting with a calm sea visible in the background.
    A group of military personnel in camouflage uniforms and combat gear are moving along a gravel road flanked by vegetation and trees. Several soldiers carry rifles and wear tactical vests with yellow-marked backpacks, suggesting a training exercise. The scene appears to be a field training operation at a military installation or training area.
    A military service member in full combat gear is crouched behind a natural earthen berm in a jungle or forested environment, aiming a rifle with an optical scope. The soldier is wearing digital camouflage consistent with U.S. Marine Corps MARPAT pattern, a combat helmet, and a tactical backpack. The setting appears to be a training exercise or patrol in a tropical/subtropical environment with bamboo and dense vegetation.
    A column of military personnel in full combat gear marches along a gravel road in a wooded or semi-tropical environment. The lead soldier is prominently featured in the foreground, wearing MARPAT camouflage, a tactical vest with yellow markings, and carrying an assault rifle. Additional soldiers are visible in the background following in formation.
    The image shows what appears to be U.S. Marines inside a military vehicle, wearing MARPAT (Marine Pattern) camouflage uniforms and tactical gear. One Marine appears to be shouting or communicating intensely while wearing a combat helmet with attachments. The scene suggests an active training exercise or operational environment inside an armored vehicle.

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