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Lance Cpl. Coleman MacDonald, a rifleman with Company G, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, prepares a Combat Rubber Raiding Craft during training inside the well deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1), off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 2, 2018. MacDonald, a native of Spokane, Washington, is a former minor league hockey player and defenseman for the Spokane Braves and the Grand Forks Border Bruins. He graduated from Mt. Spokane High School before his hockey career – he enlisted in the Marine Corps in October 2016. 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 05:53 |
| Photo ID: | 4756588 |
| VIRIN: | 180902-M-PJ332-259 |
| Resolution: | 1200x800 |
| Size: | 904.49 KB |
| Location: | OKINAWA, OKINAWA, JP |
| Hometown: | SPOKANE, WASHINGTON, US |
| Web Views: | 91 |
| Downloads: | 2 |
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