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    2nd Battalion 1st Marines conduct live-fire mortar range [Image 1 of 18]

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    A U.S. Marine in MARPAT desert camouflage uniform and tactical vest is handling what appears to be a blue-painted training mortar round. The setting appears to be an arid, open training area. The blue color of the munition is consistent with inert/training ordnance used in military exercises.

    TWENTYNINE PALMS, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES

    08.27.2026

    Photo by Lance Cpl. Parker Peichel 

    Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center

    U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Oliver Schmitz, a Minnesota native and a mortarman with 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, preps a round for fire before a live fire mortar range as part of service level training exercise 4-26 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Aug. 27, 2026. SLTE is a premier training event that ensures the Marine Corps remains a highly lethal, adaptable force capable of dominating the future multi-domain fight. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Parker Peichel)

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    Date Taken: 08.27.2026
    Date Posted: 09.01.2026 17:22
    Photo ID: 9903872
    VIRIN: 260827-M-GA263-1023
    Resolution: 6720x4480
    Size: 2.38 MB
    Location: TWENTYNINE PALMS, CALIFORNIA, US
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