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    31st MEU | LAR conducts a forward observation post exercise [Image 4 of 9]

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    31st MEU | LAR conducts a forward observation post exercise

    SHOALWATER BAY, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA

    07.24.2025

    Photo by Lance Cpl. Raul Sotovilla 

    31st Marine Expeditionary Unit       

    U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jake Bailey, a rifleman with 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, sets security with an M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle during a forward observation post exercise as a part of Talisman Sabre 25 in Queensland, Australia, July 24, 2025. Marines conducted forward reconnaissance in remote terrain in order to sustain and improve their abilities in covert missions. Talisman Sabre is the largest bilateral military exercise between Australia and the United States advancing a free and open Indo-Pacific by strengthening relationships and interoperability among key allies and partners, while enhancing our collective capabilities to respond to a wide array of potential security concerns. Bailey is a native of New Jersey. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Raul Sotovilla)

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    Date Taken: 07.24.2025
    Date Posted: 08.11.2025 22:08
    Photo ID: 9238724
    VIRIN: 250724-M-EC903-1037
    Resolution: 5472x3648
    Size: 1.95 MB
    Location: SHOALWATER BAY, QUEENSLAND, AU
    Hometown: TRENTON, NEW JERSEY, US

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