U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Micah Hastings, an artillery officer with Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, programs a radio during the best forward observer competition at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 27-29, 2025. Marines participated in the competition to demonstrate technical and tactical acumen to determine the best forward observer. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premiere crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. Hastings is a native of Ohio. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Victor Gurrola)
| Date Taken: | 10.29.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 11.20.2025 03:19 |
| Photo ID: | 9378676 |
| VIRIN: | 251029-M-MH864-1113 |
| Resolution: | 7076x5307 |
| Size: | 9.46 MB |
| Location: | CAMP HANSEN, OKINAWA, JP |
| Hometown: | COLUMBUS, OHIO, US |
| Web Views: | 8 |
| Downloads: | 1 |
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