U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jeffery Mears an infantry crewman with 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, prepares 7.62 mm ammunition for a live-fire exercise as part of National Training Center rotation 26-05 at Fort Irwin, California, March 1, 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. Mears is a native of Wisconsin. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Mia Ocampo)
| Date Taken: | 03.01.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 03.20.2026 13:25 |
| Photo ID: | 9574297 |
| VIRIN: | 260301-M-NM916-1087 |
| Resolution: | 8109x5409 |
| Size: | 4.64 MB |
| Location: | FORT IRWIN, CALIFORNIA, US |
| Web Views: | 35 |
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