A U.S. Marine Corps sniper with Force Reconnaissance Platoon, Maritime Raid Force, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, sets security from a UH-1Y Venom helicopter assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Rein.), during a visit, board, search and seizure exercise at White Beach Naval Facility, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 12, 2024. VBSS is part of maritime interception operations that aim to delay, disrupt, or destroy enemy forces or supplies in the maritime domain. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premiere crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Tyler Andrews)
Date Taken: | 12.12.2024 |
Date Posted: | 12.13.2024 01:40 |
Photo ID: | 8797984 |
VIRIN: | 241212-M-WE079-1039 |
Resolution: | 7270x4849 |
Size: | 16.07 MB |
Location: | WHITE BEACH NAVAL FACILITY, OKINAWA, JP |
Web Views: | 20 |
Downloads: | 2 |
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