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    A military service member is positioned inside or atop a military vehicle, wearing combat gear and looking to the right. The soldier is equipped with a tactical helmet, protective goggles, hearing protection headset, desert camouflage uniform, and a tactical vest. A serial number '533430' is visible on the vehicle's metal surface.

    AL QUWEIRA, JORDAN

    06.10.2013

    Photo by Cpl. Michael Lockett 

    26th Marine Expeditionary Unit     

    Ensign Ethan Strauser, USS Carter Hall gunnery officer from Chesapeake, Va., rides in the troop commander hatch of an amphibious assault vehicle (AAV) assigned to AAV Platoon, Battalion Landing Team 3/2, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), during Exercise Eager Lion 2013 in Al Quweira, Jordan, June 10, 2013. Exercise Eager Lion 2013 is an annual, multinational exercise designed to strengthen military-to-military relationships and enhance security and stability in the region by responding to realistic, modern-day security scenarios. This is a recurring exercise. The 26th MEU is a Marine Air-Ground Task Force forward-deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility aboard the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group serving as a sea-based, expeditionary crisis response force capable of conducting amphibious operations across the full range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Michael S. Lockett/Released)

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    Date Taken: 06.10.2013
    Date Posted: 06.17.2013 07:38
    Photo ID: 954853
    VIRIN: 130610-M-LP523-002
    Resolution: 5184x3456
    Size: 1.27 MB
    Location: AL QUWEIRA, JO
    Hometown: CHESAPEAKE, VIRGINIA, US
    Web Views: 86
    Downloads: 13

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    A military service member is positioned inside or atop a military vehicle, wearing combat gear and looking to the right. The soldier is equipped with a tactical helmet, protective goggles, hearing protection headset, desert camouflage uniform, and a tactical vest. A serial number '533430' is visible on the vehicle's metal surface.
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