Photos by Lance Cpl. Adwin Esters
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| Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force 12.2 Marines, from 3rd
Force Reconnaissance Company, fire M40 sniper rifles at 1,000-yard
targets during a training exercise aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Feb. 10,
2012. The training was a part of their pre-deployment exercises
preparing the Marines for their upcoming deployment to Africa. |
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| Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force 12.2 Marines, from 3rd
Force Reconnaissance Company, fire M40 sniper rifles at 1,000-yard
targets during a training exercise aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Feb. 10,
2012. The training was a part of their pre-deployment exercises
preparing the Marines for their upcoming deployment to Africa. |
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| Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force 12.2 Marines, from 3rd
Force Reconnaissance Company, fire M40 sniper rifles at 1,000-yard
targets during a training exercise aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Feb. 10,
2012. The training was a part of their pre-deployment exercises
preparing the Marines for their upcoming deployment to Africa. |
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| A Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force 12.2 Marine, from 3rd
Force Reconnaissance Company, fires M40 sniper rifles at 1,000-yard
targets during a training exercise aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Feb. 10,
2012. The training was a part of their pre-deployment exercises
preparing the Marines for their upcoming deployment to Africa. |
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| Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force 12.2 Marines, from 3rd
Force Reconnaissance Company, fire M40 sniper rifles at 1,000-yard
targets during a training exercise aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Feb. 10,
2012. The training was a part of their pre-deployment exercises
preparing the Marines for their upcoming deployment to Africa. |
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| Maj. John Brown, engineer officer, right, and Capt. Thomas Waller, a
Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force 12.2 team leader, fire a
M40 sniper rifle at 1,000-yard targets during a training exercise aboard
Camp Lejeune, N.C., Feb. 10, 2012. The training was a part of their
pre-deployment exercises preparing the Marines for their upcoming
deployment to Africa. |
NOTE*
They're not even hiding it anymore. 26th MEU is heading to Africa as part of its upcoming deployment. It appears more and more like the secret war in the horn of Africa is becoming public. My only question is why is it necessary for an MEU to provide support to SOCOM's operations? They have a Division (-) of personnel in house.
