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31st MEU Marines take aim during DATF drill
31st Marine Expeditionary Unit
Sept. 27, 2018 | 1:02
Marines with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, fire a Light Armored Vehicle’s M242 Bushmaster 25mm chain gun during a defense of the amphibious task force drill aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1), underway in the South China Sea, Sept. 27, 2018. As part of the DATF-D, the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group and 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit team assumed a security posture to simulate travelling through potentially dangerous waters. Wasp, flagship of the Wasp ARG, with embarked 31st MEU, is operating in the Indo-Pacific region to enhance interoperability with partners and serve as a ready-response force for any type of contingency. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Alexis B. Betances/Released)
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2nd BattalionJapanOkinawaSouth China SeaIII Marine Expeditionary ForceUSMC31st Marine Expeditionary UnitsnipersLAV5th MarinesMarine CorpsMarinesBattalion Landing TeamBLT 2/5Light Armored VehicleM242 Bushmaster 25mm chain gunDATF-Ddemonstration of the amphibious task force drill
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