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    DELAYEN 26: MRF-D Marines, French soldiers conduct culminating martial arts course [Image 6 of 13]

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    Two heavily equipped individuals in tactical gear and gas masks are crouched behind a fallen log in a dense tropical jungle environment. They appear to be in a defensive or concealed position, with at least one individual holding a firearm. The setting and equipment suggest a military training exercise or tactical operation in a jungle terrain.

    PAPEARI, FRENCH POLYNESIA

    08.27.2026

    Photo by Cpl. Nan Yang 

    Marine Rotational Force - Darwin

    U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jacob McCune, left, a rifleman with 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 26, and a service member with the French Armed Forces in French Polynesia (FAPF) 5th Dragoon Regiment hike up a hill for a culminating martial arts course during Exercise DELAYEN 26 in Tahiti, French Polynesia, Aug. 27, 2026. Exercise DELAYEN 26 is a bilateral training exercise between Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 26 and the FAPF designed to enhance tactical interoperability among forces in the Indo-Pacific. McCune is a native of West Virginia. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Nan Yang)

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    Date Taken: 08.27.2026
    Date Posted: 08.30.2026 23:11
    Photo ID: 9898837
    VIRIN: 260827-M-YV233-1380
    Resolution: 6048x3400
    Size: 2.34 MB
    Location: PAPEARI, PF
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