PMRF Joint Missile Raid [Image 9 of 14]

PACIFIC MISSILE RANGE FACILITY, BARKING SANDS, HAWAII, UNITED STATES

10.31.2022

Photo by Sgt. Israel Chincio 

3d Marine Division     

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Donnie Thacker, an infantry man with 3d Littoral Combat Team, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, sets security with an M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle during exercise Bougainville II at Pacific Missile Range Facility, Barking Sands, Hawaii, Oct. 31, 2022. 3d MLR interdicted a notional adversary maritime surface platform to set conditions for joint force follow on actions. BVII is a field exercise that allows the MLR and its subordinate units to conduct expeditionary advanced base operations across the island of Oahu. BVII displays the MLR’s ability to rapidly establish and displace EABs while executing command and control in a dispersed environment. 3d MLR’s Bougainville II is integrated into the Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center training rotation 23-01 that strengthens defense relationships, fosters multinational interoperability, increase readiness, and reinforces the unified regional land power network of the Joint Force. This rotation of JPRMC includes participants from all U.S joint services as well as active participants from Thailand, Indonesia, and the Philippines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Israel Chincio)

• Date Taken: 10.31.2022
• Date Posted: 11.01.2022 19:25
• Photo ID: 7490762
• VIRIN: 221031-M-ET529-1275
• Resolution: 6720x4480
• Size: 5.16 MB
• Location: PACIFIC MISSILE RANGE FACILITY, BARKING SANDS, HAWAII, US