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Lance Cpl. Ryan J. Motta, an infantry rifleman with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, currently assigned to 3rd Marine Division under the Unit Deployment Program, fires a rocket during live-fire rocket training on Camp Schwab, Okinawa Japan, April 15, 2020. The Marines performed squad attack drills while utilizing the M72 light anti-armor weapon and the M69 training grenades. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ujian Gosun)
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A Marine assigned to the Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command (SPMAGTF-CR-CC) 19.2, posts security during a tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel (TRAP) exercise on Karan Island, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, April 23, 2020. The exercise affords the SPMAGTF an opportunity to sustain its critical mission capabilities, demonstrate its ability to rapidly respond to emergent threats and crises, and improve its ability to project power in the maritime domain. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Kyle C. Talbot)
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A Marine with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, scans his surroundings during an amphibious assault exercise on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, April 28, 2020. Bravo Company conducted the boating event to increase proficiency in areas that are uncommon to infantry training within the Marine Corps while mitigating risks brought on by COVID-19. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Wilson)
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A Marine assigned to the Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command (SPMAGTF-CR-CC) 19.2, relays a message over a radio during a tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel (TRAP) exercise on Karan Island, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, April 23, 2020. The exercise affords the SPMAGTF an opportunity to sustain its critical mission capabilities, demonstrate its ability to rapidly respond to emergent threats and crises, and improve its ability to project power in the maritime domain. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Kyle C. Talbot)
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Marines, on Flickr
Sgt. Eric Landin, a crew chief with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 469, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, fires a GAU-17 machine gun from a UH-1Y Venom helicopter during aerial gunnery training to meet annual qualifications over San Clemente Island, California, April 22, 2020. The qualifications are used to keep Marines proficient in certain skills within their military occupational specialty. Landin is a native of La Puente, California. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alison Dostie)
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Marines, on Flickr
An F-35B with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 265 (Reinforced), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), takes April 18 off from the flight deck of amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) in the South China Sea. VMM-265 (Rein.), with F-35Bs from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121, is currently serving as the aviation combat element for the 31st MEU. America, flagship of the America Expeditionary Strike Group, 31st MEU team, is operating in the U.S 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Isaac Cantrell)
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Cpl. Hayden M. Devenney fires an M2 machine gun out the rear of a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter during a deployment for training exercise at Colorado Springs, Colorado, Jan. 15, 2020. The purpose of the exercise is to increase the squadrons' proficiency in cold weather and high altitude aviation operations and to improve overall combat readiness. Devenney is a crew chief with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 461. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Elias E. Pimentel III)