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    31st MEU Marines continue Talisman Saber 17 support [Image 2 of 7]

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    31st MEU Marines continue Talisman Saber 17 support

    TOWNSHEND ISLAND, SHOALWATER BAY TRAINING AREA, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA

    07.20.2017

    Photo by Staff Sgt. T. T. Parish 

    31st Marine Expeditionary Unit       

    An 81-mm mortar shell exits a mortar tube on Townshend Island, Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Queensland, Australia, as part of Exercise Talisman Saber 17, July 20, 2017. Marines with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, refined their targeting skills during a combined joint live-fire exercise involving U.S. Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and service members with the Australian Defence Forces. BLT 3/5, the Ground Combat Element for the 31st MEU, is exploring state-of-the-art concepts and technologies as the dedicated force for Sea Dragon 2025, a Marine Corps initiative to prepare for future battles. The 31st MEU is taking part in Talisman Saber 17 while deployed on a regularly-scheduled patrol of the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. Talisman Saber is a biennial exercise designed to improve the interoperability between Australian and U.S. forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. T. T. Parish/Released)

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    Date Taken: 07.20.2017
    Date Posted: 07.20.2017 05:41
    Photo ID: 3589778
    VIRIN: 170720-M-PJ332-250
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    Location: TOWNSHEND ISLAND, SHOALWATER BAY TRAINING AREA, QUEENSLAND, AU

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