U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Anthony Sandoval, the company gunnery sergeant of Blackfoot Company, 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, gives a safety brief prior to a live-fire exercise as part of National Training Center rotation 26-05 at Fort Irwin, California, Feb. 28, 2026. NTC 26-05 utilizes the skills, standard operating procedures and knowledge necessary to successfully deploy and employ an LAR battalion as well as advancing modernization for contested environments. Sandoval is a native of California. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Mia Ocampo)
| Date Taken: | 02.28.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 03.20.2026 13:09 |
| Photo ID: | 9574278 |
| VIRIN: | 260228-M-NM916-1133 |
| Resolution: | 8192x5464 |
| Size: | 4.7 MB |
| Location: | FORT IRWIN, CALIFORNIA, US |
| Web Views: | 35 |
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