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U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Ford Small, a rifleman with Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepares to fire an M4 carbine fitted with a smart shooter optic during a live-fire training event aboard the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 8, 2025. Marines participated in the training to sustain marksmanship fundamentals and increase technical and tactical acumen with the SMASH 2000 L fire control system. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the USS America Amphibious Ready Group in the 7th Fleet area of operations, the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. Small is a native of South Carolina. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Gerardo Mendez)
| Date Taken: | 08.07.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 08.13.2025 09:41 |
| Photo ID: | 9253497 |
| VIRIN: | 250808-M-BN482-1055 |
| Resolution: | 3840x2160 |
| Size: | 2.34 MB |
| Location: | PHILIPPINE SEA |
| Web Views: | 39 |
| Downloads: | 5 |
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