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    U.S. Marines conduct air assault in support of Blue Chromite 18 [Image 2 of 5]

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    U.S. Marines conduct air assault in support of Blue Chromite 18

    FUTENMA, OKINAWA, JAPAN

    10.31.2017

    Photo by Sgt. Ally Beiswanger 

    3d Marine Division     

    A U.S. Marine Corps pilot flying a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter conducts a show-of-force during an air assault training event on October 31, 2017 at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan. Marines with Charlie Co. were carried from Futenma to Ie Shima, where they carried out platoon attacks with machine gun emplacements in support of Blue Chromite 18. Exercise Blue Chromite 18 prepares 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment for service as a forward deployed force in the Pacific by training them to fight as a ground combat element in a Marine Air-Ground Task Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Ally Beiswanger)

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    Date Taken: 10.31.2017
    Date Posted: 10.31.2017 18:48
    Photo ID: 3916399
    VIRIN: 171031-M-WW697-0004
    Resolution: 5100x3448
    Size: 6.94 MB
    Location: FUTENMA, OKINAWA, JP

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