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A 40mm illumination round is fired from an M203 grenade launcher over an Australian smokescreen in an attempt to show their movements during the siege of Raspberry Creek here, July 5. The major engagement of the multi- weeklong war during Exercise Hamel 2012, 50 Marines of Company G., Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, fend off the advancing Australian Army 1st Brigade before eventually being overrun. Exercise Hamel 2012 is a multi-national training evolution between the U.S. Marine Corps, Australian Army and New Zealand Army, aimed at certifying the Australian 1st Brigade for operational deployment. The 31st MEU is the only continuously forward-deployed MEU and is the nation’s force in readiness in the Asia-Pacific region.
| Date Taken: | 07.05.2012 |
| Date Posted: | 07.09.2012 00:04 |
| Photo ID: | 620291 |
| VIRIN: | 120705-M-UY543-022 |
| Resolution: | 5616x3744 |
| Size: | 6.33 MB |
| Location: | SHOALWATER BAY, QUEENSLAND, AU |
| Web Views: | 61 |
| Downloads: | 6 |
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The Battle of Raspberry Creek – Fifty Marines against a brigade
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