Lance Cpl. Blake Miller, a rifleman with Company G, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, prepares a Combat Rubber Raiding Craft for a beach assault during training inside the well deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1), off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 2, 2018. Miller, a native of Eaton, Colorado, graduated from Eaton High School in May 2016 before enlisting in September the same year. Marines with Company G, part of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Ground Combat Element, train for sea-based amphibious operations using small inflatable boats, called Combat Rubber Raiding Craft. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible force ready to perform a wide-range of military operations across the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. T. T. Parish/Released)
Date Taken: | 09.02.2018 |
Date Posted: | 09.20.2018 05:54 |
Photo ID: | 4756558 |
VIRIN: | 180902-M-PJ332-142 |
Resolution: | 1200x800 |
Size: | 688.36 KB |
Location: | OKINAWA, OKINAWA, JP |
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