U.S. Marines assigned to Low Altitude Air Defense Platoon, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 266 (Reinforced), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), prepare to fire a Stinger Launch Simulator during familiarization training aboard the USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), at sea, Oct. 2, 2013. The Stinger Launch Simulator mimics the launching procedure of the Stinger Weapon System, both are alternately fired on an annual basis. The 26th MEU is a Marine Air-Ground Task Force forward-deployed to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility aboard the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group serving as a sea-based, expeditionary crisis response force capable of conducting amphibious operations across the full range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Christopher Q. Stone, 26th MEU Combat Camera/Released)
Date Taken: | 10.02.2013 |
Date Posted: | 10.02.2013 13:45 |
Photo ID: | 1029541 |
VIRIN: | 131002-M-SO289-007 |
Resolution: | 3000x2000 |
Size: | 401.8 KB |
Location: | USS KEARSARGE (LHD 3), AT SEA |
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