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    Snow, ice, rain can’t stop Thundering Third

    SEKIYAMA TRAINING AREA, NIIGATA, JAPAN

    03.06.2014

    Photo by Lance Cpl. Joey Holeman 

    III Marine Expeditionary Force   

    Marines patrol through snow March 6 during a comprehensive field training event for Exercise Forest Light 14-2 at Sekiyama Training Area in Niigata prefecture, Japan. The three-day field training was the final test for the Marines and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force service members participating in the exercise. The training tested their cold-weather tactics and survival skills which they learned earlier in the training. The Marines are with Company I, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, currently assigned to 4th Marines, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, under the unit deployment program.

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    Date Taken: 03.06.2014
    Date Posted: 03.18.2014 04:16
    Photo ID: 1188898
    VIRIN: 140306-M-PU373-291
    Resolution: 2784x1856
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    Location: SEKIYAMA TRAINING AREA, NIIGATA, JP

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