Marine Corps small arms training on USS Wasp [Image 2 of 2]

USS WASP, AT SEA

10.23.2009

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class David Smart 

U.S. Navy           

Hospital Corpsman Rodger Parke from Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines, Camp LeJeune, N.C., fires an M16A4 rifle during live fire small arms training on the flight deck of the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Wasp. His unit is the ground combat element of the first-ever Security Cooperation Marine Air-Ground Task Force. Wasp is currently deployed on Southern Partnership Station-Amphib with Destroyer Squadron 40 and SCMAGTF embarked. Southern Partnership Station is part of the Partnership of the Americas Maritime Strategy that focuses on building interoperability and cooperation in the region to meet common challenges.

• Date Taken: 10.23.2009
• Date Posted: 10.25.2009 12:59
• Photo ID: 216850
• VIRIN: 091023-N-0890S-339
• Resolution: 4428x2848
• Size: 925.31 KB
• Location: USS WASP, AT SEA