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    Mortar Fire

    AIBANO TRAINING AREA, SHIGA, JAPAN

    12.04.2019

    Photo by Lance Cpl. Dangelo Yanez 

    3d Marine Division     

    U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, currently assigned to 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, under the Unit Deployment Program, prepare to fire an M252A1 81mm mortar during Forest Light Middle Army in Aibano Training Area, Shiga, Japan, Dec. 4, 2019. In addition to several safety implementations, the U.S. and Japan forces conducted numerous safety checks prior to firing the mortars. Forest Light Middle Army is an annual training exercise that is designed to enhance the collective defense capabilities of the United States and Japan Alliance by allowing infantry units to maintain their lethality and proficiency in infantry and combined arms tactics. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. D’Angelo Yanez)

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    Date Taken: 12.04.2019
    Date Posted: 12.04.2019 20:46
    Photo ID: 5955558
    VIRIN: 191204-M-UE724-205
    Resolution: 4495x3028
    Size: 10.43 MB
    Location: AIBANO TRAINING AREA, SHIGA, JP

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