A 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Maritime Raid Force Marine fires an M40 sniper rifle during a nighttime live fire in Jordan, June 21, 2013. Exercise Eager Lion 2013 is an annual, multinational exercise designed to strengthen military-to-military relationships and enhance security and stability in the region by responding to modern-day security scenarios. The 26th MEU is a Marine Air-Ground Task Force forward-deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area 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 photograph by Sgt. Christopher Q. Stone, 26th MEU Combat Camera/Released)
A U.S. Marine with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Maritime Raid Force fires an M40 sniper rifle during a nighttime live-fire exercise June 21, 2013, in Jordan as part of exercise Eager Lion 2013. Eager Lion is a U.S. Central Command-directed, irregular warfare-themed exercise focusing on missions the United States and its coalition partners might perform in support of global contingency operations. The 26th MEU was deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility with the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Christopher Q. Stone/Released)
Date Taken: | 06.21.2013 |
Date Posted: | 12.04.2014 01:51 |
Photo ID: | 1683551 |
VIRIN: | 130621-M-SO289-003 |
Resolution: | 5385x3316 |
Size: | 2.43 MB |
Location: | JO |
Web Views: | 20 |
Downloads: | 9 |
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