KIN BLUE, Okinawa, Japan (Feb. 9, 2020) Landing Craft, Air Cushion 09 assigned to Naval Beach 7 unloads a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) on the shoreline after Marines with Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, and Japanese service members with the Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade (ARDB) secured the beach during a simulated bilateral small-boat raid on Kin Blue. Marines and ARDB conducted a bilateral small-boat raid leading into a HIMARS insert and simulated shot. The America Expeditionary Strike Group, 31st MEU team, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (Official Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Robert Dea)
Date Taken: | 02.09.2020 |
Date Posted: | 02.11.2020 08:03 |
Photo ID: | 6087620 |
VIRIN: | 200209-M-KF455-0052 |
Resolution: | 5184x3456 |
Size: | 1.46 MB |
Location: | KIN BLUE, OKINAWA, JP |
Web Views: | 55 |
Downloads: | 16 |
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