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    Recon Marines seize enemy objective during raid exercise [Image 3 of 7]

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    The image shows military personnel in desert camouflage (MARPAT pattern) conducting what appears to be a training exercise or combat operation in an open field. The foreground soldier is aiming a shoulder-fired rocket launcher (AT4 or similar anti-armor weapon) while others in the background hold assault rifles. Dust and debris are visible, suggesting recent weapons discharge or rapid movement.

    MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES

    07.10.2013

    Photo by Lance Cpl. Corey Dabney 

    1st Marine Division

    Sergeant Aaron Ligon, a reconnaissance Marine serving with Alpha Company, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, fires the AT-4 antitank rocket at an enemy machine gun bunker during a raid exercise here, July 10, 2013. Ligon, 22, from Sierra Vista, Ariz., serves as the radio operator as well as the antitank rocketman for his team.

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    Date Taken: 07.10.2013
    Date Posted: 07.16.2013 17:20
    Photo ID: 972966
    VIRIN: 130711-M-HQ478-313
    Resolution: 5760x3840
    Size: 4.76 MB
    Location: MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, CALIFORNIA, US
    Hometown: SIERRA VISTA, ARIZONA, US
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    A military service member in desert camouflage uniform is using binoculars to observe a distant arid landscape. The soldier is wearing full tactical gear including a helmet marked 'AF-7', tactical gloves, and sunglasses. The background shows a dry, hilly terrain under a partly cloudy sky.
    A soldier in desert camouflage uniform is firing a rifle from behind a mud-brick wall, using it as cover. Spent brass casings are visibly ejecting from the weapon mid-fire. The setting appears to be an arid training range or operational environment with a bullet-marked target structure visible in the background.
    The image shows military personnel in desert camouflage (MARPAT pattern) conducting what appears to be a training exercise or combat operation in an open field. The foreground soldier is aiming a shoulder-fired rocket launcher (AT4 or similar anti-armor weapon) while others in the background hold assault rifles. Dust and debris are visible, suggesting recent weapons discharge or rapid movement.
    Two armed military personnel in desert camouflage uniforms are in kneeling firing positions on a dry, hilly terrain. Both soldiers are aiming rifles downrange while wearing tactical gear including helmets marked 'A1-2' and 'A1-4'. Additional personnel are visible in the background across a mountainous landscape.
    The image shows a group of military personnel in desert camouflage uniforms conducting what appears to be a tactical training exercise in a hilly, arid terrain. Multiple soldiers are in kneeling positions holding assault rifles in a ready or aimed stance. The setting appears to be a military training range based on the organized formation and controlled environment.
    A U.S. Marine in MARPAT desert camouflage and combat gear is crouched on arid ground, appearing to work with wiring or detonation cord. In the foreground, multiple AT4 anti-tank rocket launchers are laid out on the ground with white detonation cord looped around them. This appears to be a controlled demolition or EOD training/disposal exercise.
    Two military personnel are positioned behind a rocky outcrop in a mountainous terrain, with one soldier aiming a large-caliber sniper rifle supported by a bipod and a sandbag rest. The second soldier appears to be using an optical spotting device. The setting suggests a training exercise or operational overwatch position in a hilly, arid landscape.

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