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Sgt. Derek Basteyns listens as 1st Lt. James Schlabach lays out their platoon’s scheme of maneuver during a vertical assault at Ie Shima Training Facility, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 24, 2016. The Marines and sailors of Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, conducted the vertical assault as part of the MEU's Certification Exercise. The Marines and sailors of the 31st MEU are currently embarked aboard the Navy ships of the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group for their spring deployment to the Asia-Pacific region. Basteyns, a native of Oak Grove, Oregon, is a squad leader with Charlie Co., BLT 1/5, 31st MEU. Schlabach, a native of Royal Oak, Michigan, is a platoon commander with Charlie Co., BLT 1/5, 31st MEU. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Zachary Dyer/Released)
| Date Taken: | 02.24.2016 |
| Date Posted: | 03.02.2016 22:14 |
| Photo ID: | 2437463 |
| VIRIN: | 160224-M-VM748-076 |
| Resolution: | 2336x3504 |
| Size: | 2.07 MB |
| Location: | IE SHIMA TRAINING FACILITY, OKINAWA, JP |
| Hometown: | OAK GROVE, OREGON, US |
| Hometown: | ROYAL OAK, MICHIGAN, US |
| Web Views: | 402 |
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