U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Adam Juan, a rifleman with Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, mans the safety vehicle during a M3E1 Multi-purpose Anti-armor Anti-personnel Weapon System (MAAWS) range as part of ARCTIC EDGE 2025 (AE25) on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Aug. 20, 2025. The MAAWS is a man-portable, reusable, 84mm recoilless rifle designed to destroy armored vehicles, structures, and fortifications, while also firing illumination and smoke rounds. AE25 is a NORAD and U.S. Northern Command-led homeland defense exercise designed to improve readiness, demonstrate capabilities, and enhance Joint and Allied Force interoperability in the Arctic. Juan is a native of Arizona. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jaye Townsend)
| Date Taken: | 08.20.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 09.04.2025 17:23 |
| Photo ID: | 9284358 |
| VIRIN: | 250820-M-YN654-2230 |
| Resolution: | 5893x3929 |
| Size: | 1.9 MB |
| Location: | JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, ALASKA, US |
| Web Views: | 28 |
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