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    U.S. Marines with Echo Co., 2nd Bn., 1st Marines, hold execute urban platoon assaults [Image 12 of 26]

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    A uniformed military service member stands in an arid desert environment, equipped with full combat gear including a rifle and tactical vest. A small quadcopter drone is visible on the ground to the right of the soldier. The setting appears to be a training exercise in a desert region, likely in the American Southwest based on the terrain and vegetation.

    TWENTYNINE PALMS, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES

    08.30.2026

    Photo by Sgt. Vincent Needham 

    1st Marine Division

    U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Giovanni Rios, a payload specialist with Small Unmanned Aerial Systems Platoon, Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, poses for a photo with a Neros Archer first-person view drone during a platoon-level urban assault as a part of Service Level Training Exercise 4-26 at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Aug. 30, 2026. SLTE is designed to be a challenging, realistic training exercise that produces combat-ready forces capable of operating as an integrated Marine Air-Ground Task Force across all domains of military operations. Rios is a native of California. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Vincent Needham)

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    Date Taken: 08.30.2026
    Date Posted: 09.01.2026 11:11
    Photo ID: 9902465
    VIRIN: 260830-M-XY116-1080
    Resolution: 6795x4532
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    Location: TWENTYNINE PALMS, CALIFORNIA, US
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