Subscribe
Cpl. Peter Milne, a 23-year-old squad leader with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, punches the bore of an 81-mm mortar during the ongoing Exercise Talisman Saber 17 on Townshend Island, Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Queensland, Australia, July 20, 2017. Milne is originally from South Africa, but moved to the United States at six years' old. A mortarman by trade, Milne joined the Marine Corps in September 2014 in Columbus, Ohio. 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)
| Date Taken: | 07.20.2017 |
| Date Posted: | 07.20.2017 05:38 |
| Photo ID: | 3589789 |
| VIRIN: | 170720-M-PJ332-337 |
| Resolution: | 1200x800 |
| Size: | 735 KB |
| Location: | TOWNSHEND ISLAND, SHOALWATER BAY TRAINING AREA, QUEENSLAND, AU |
| Hometown: | COLUMBUS, OHIO, US |
| Web Views: | 83 |
| Downloads: | 17 |
This work, 31st MEU Marines continue Talisman Saber 17 support [Image 7 of 7], by T. T. Parish, identified by DVIDS, must comply with the restrictions shown on https://www.dvidshub.net/about/copyright.
No keywords found.
