0311 shares his experience at Cobra Gold [Image 2 of 9]

BAN CHAN KREM, THAILAND

02.15.2013

Photo by 94th Airlift Wing 

U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Curtis Taylor, a point man with “Ninja 2” of the sniper platoon, mounts his M110 semi-automatic sniper system on the shoulder of his assistant team leader in an improvised firing position Feb. 15 during a company-level frontal assault part of field training exercises with Royal Thai Marines in Ban Chan Krem, Kingdom of Thailand, during exercise Cobra Gold 2013. CG 13, in its 32nd iteration, is an annual Thai-U.S. co-sponsored exercise, which focuses on interoperability of forces and readiness, bolstering national partnerships and security in the Asia-Pacific region. The Marines are with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment. The battalion is attached to 4th Marines, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, as part of the Marine Corps Unit Deployment Program. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Matthew A. Callahan)

• Date Taken: 02.15.2013
• Date Posted: 02.21.2013 03:29
• Photo ID: 870721
• VIRIN: 130215-M-XX000-551
• Resolution: 1500x1045
• Size: 760.55 KB
• Location: BAN CHAN KREM, TH