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Caption:
Marines from Charlie Company, Second AAV (Amphibious Assault Vehicle)
Battalion, stage their AAVs prior to departure to the blacktop training
area during Combined Arms Exercise 5 - 97. Cax 5/6-97 is a MAGTF
(Marine Air Ground Task Force) exercise being conducted at MGAGCC
(Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center), 29 Palms, CA. The
command element for this exercise is MAGTF-6, which is built around the
6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, NC. Many
commands from the II MEF (Marine Expeditionary Force) have sent units
to this desert warfare exercise, to fill key billets in the ground
combat element, air combat element and the combat service support
element. Official u.s. marine corps imagery by lcpl. E.j. young,
2d marine division combat camera unit.
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