Bayonet course brings Marines back to basics [Image 10 of 10]

OKINAWA, JAPAN

05.15.2011

Photo by Lance Cpl. Mark Stroud 

III Marine Expeditionary Force   

Staff Sgt. Edward Ortiz, staff non-commissioned officer-in-charge, Combat Shooting Team, Weapons Training Battalion, Marine Corps Base Quantico, bayonets a target simultaneously with an Australian soldier May 15, during the 2011 Australian Army Skill at Arms Meeting. The week-long meeting pit military representatives from partner nations in competition in a series of grueling combat marksmanship events. Represented nations include Canada, France (French Forces New Caledonia), Indonesia, Timor Leste, Brunei, Netherlands, U.S., Papua New Guinea, New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand as well as a contingent of Japanese observers.

• Date Taken: 05.15.2011
• Date Posted: 05.19.2011 21:07
• Photo ID: 404362
• VIRIN: 110515-M-JG138-046
• Resolution: 4928x3264
• Size: 2.18 MB
• Location: OKINAWA, JP