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    Symphony of fire: ‘America’s Battalion’ air, ground forces combine for fire support coordination exercise

    MARINE CORPS AIR GROUND COMBAT CENTER TWENTYNINE PALMS, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES

    09.06.2011

    Photo by Cpl. Reece Lodder  

    Marine Corps Base Hawaii

    Lance Cpl. Phil Schiffman, a mortarman with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, half-loads an 81 mm mortar round during a fire support coordination exercise on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Aug. 6, 2011. The evolution was part of the battalion's 35-day Enhanced Mojave Viper training exercise. During EMV, the Marines of 'America's Battalion' are training to kill enemy fighters by practicing counterinsurgency operations with supporting arms, aviation and logistics units. They are preparing for a fall deployment to Afghanistan's Helmand province in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Schiffman, 22, is from Phoenix.

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    Date Taken: 09.06.2011
    Date Posted: 09.09.2011 21:59
    Photo ID: 453878
    VIRIN: 110906-M-MM918-003
    Resolution: 1597x2100
    Size: 2.28 MB
    Location: MARINE CORPS AIR GROUND COMBAT CENTER TWENTYNINE PALMS, CALIFORNIA, US

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