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A Marine with Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, throws a makeshift grappling hook at a concertina wire barrier during a live-fire exercise here, Jan 4. The Marines and Sailors of BLT 1/5 conducted this training to hone their combat skills in a jungle environment. The 31st MEU is the only continuously forward-deployed MEU and is the Marine Corps’ force in readiness in the Asia-Pacific region.
130104-M-CO500-006.JPG Photo By: Lance Cpl. Katelyn Hunter

Jan 6, 2013
Camp Schwab Okinawa Japan - A Marine with Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, throws a makeshift grappling hook at a concertina wire barrier during a live-fire exercise here, Jan 4. The Marines and Sailors of BLT 1/5 conducted this training to hone their combat skills in a jungle environment. The 31st MEU is the only continuously forward-deployed MEU and is the Marine Corps’ force in readiness in the Asia-Pacific region.


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