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RABKUT, Oman (Feb. 20, 2017) U.S. Marine Sgt. Oscar Deng, an infantry mortarman with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Bn., 4th Marines, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), holds a link of 7.62mm rounds for an M240B medium machine gun during a machine gun range as part of Exercise Sea Soldier ‘17, Feb. 20. The Marines and Sailors with Weapons Co. fired the M240B and M249 machine guns, which allowed each service member to practice loading, firing, and clearing each weapon system. Sea Soldier 2017 is an annual, bilateral exercise conducted with the Royal Army of Oman designed to demonstrate the cooperative skill and will of U.S. and partner nations to work together in maintaining regional stability and security. The 11th MEU is deployed in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of maritime security operations designed to reassure allies and partners, preserve the freedom of navigation and the free flow of commerce and enhance regional stability. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. April L. Price)
| Date Taken: | 02.20.2017 |
| Date Posted: | 03.01.2017 00:49 |
| Photo ID: | 3195889 |
| VIRIN: | 170220-M-JH782-108 |
| Resolution: | 3648x5472 |
| Size: | 1.47 MB |
| Location: | OM |
| Web Views: | 20 |
| Downloads: | 9 |
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