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    31st MEU hosts Forward Observer Competition

    CAMP HANSEN, OKINAWA, JAPAN

    04.23.2025

    Photo by Lance Cpl. Gerardo Mendez 

    31st Marine Expeditionary Unit       

    U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Omar Cardoso, left, a fire support Marine, and Staff Sgt. Joshua Waddell a joint fires and effect integrator Marine, both with Command Element, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, performs an immediate call for fire drill during a forward observer competition at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, April 23, 2025. Marines are evaluated in a number of simulated events to enhance their readiness and lethality. 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. Cardoso is a native of Florida. Waddell is a native of Tennessee. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Gerardo Mendez)

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    Date Taken: 04.23.2025
    Date Posted: 04.27.2025 21:19
    Photo ID: 8997436
    VIRIN: 250423-M-BN482-1027
    Resolution: 5508x3672
    Size: 4.26 MB
    Location: CAMP HANSEN, OKINAWA, JP

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