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    SLTE 4-26: Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment Conduct Live-Fire Company Attacks [Image 16 of 22]

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    Two soldiers in full combat gear are positioned in a prone firing stance behind sandbag fortifications in an arid, desert-mountainous environment. The foreground soldier is actively aiming a machine gun equipped with an optical scope over the sandbag barrier. The image appears to depict a defensive fighting position during a military operation or training exercise.

    TWENTYNINE PALMS, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES

    07.28.2026

    Photo by Sgt. Alexis French 

    2nd Marine Division

    U.S. Marines with Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, provide suppressive fire with an M240B machine gun during a live-fire company attack on Range 400 during Service Level Training Exercise 4-26 on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, July 29, 2026. SLTE 4-26 is designed to be a challenging, realistic training environment that produces combat-ready forces capable of operating as an integrated Marine Air Ground Task Force across all domains of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Alexis French)

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    Date Taken: 07.28.2026
    Date Posted: 07.30.2026 17:59
    Photo ID: 9841184
    VIRIN: 260729-M-FJ221-1184
    Resolution: 8192x5464
    Size: 7.41 MB
    Location: TWENTYNINE PALMS, CALIFORNIA, US
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