U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Julian Hernandez, left, and Lance Cpl. Robert Cortes, right, both infantry Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2/4, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, clean the barrel of an M224A1 60 millimeter mortar system during a live-fire exercise on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 11, 2025. Marine Corps mortarmen assist light armored reconnaissance battalions, infantry squads, platoons, and companies to gain a favorable advantage in the field of combat. 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. Hernandez is a native of Fort Pierce, Florida. Cortes is a native of Ammon, Idaho (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Gerardo Mendez)
Date Taken: | 01.11.2025 |
Date Posted: | 01.15.2025 18:20 |
Photo ID: | 8829315 |
VIRIN: | 250111-M-BN482-1055 |
Resolution: | 6371x4247 |
Size: | 3.79 MB |
Location: | CAMP HANSEN, OKINAWA, JP |
Hometown: | FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA, US |
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