Lance Cpl. Dakota Patterson, a machine gunner with Echo Co., Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, fires an M240G medium machine gun during a Defense Amphibious Task Force drill on the flight deck of USS Ashland (LSD 48), in the Pacific Ocean, March 10, 2017. The DATF integrates Marine Corps and Navy firepower into a joint defense of the naval ship. As the Marine Corps' only continuously forward-deployed unit, the 31st MEU air-ground-logistics team provides a flexible force, ready to perform a wide range of military operations, from limited combat to humanitarian assistance operations, throughout the Indo-Asia Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Darien J. Bjorndal/Released)
Date Taken: | 03.10.2017 |
Date Posted: | 03.18.2017 01:01 |
Photo ID: | 3239506 |
VIRIN: | 170310-M-MF313-134 |
Resolution: | 3766x5649 |
Size: | 1.34 MB |
Location: | PACIFIC OCEAN |
Web Views: | 17 |
Downloads: | 25 |
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