An Australian soldier with Direct Fire Support Weapon
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An Australian soldier with Direct Fire Support Weapon Platoon, 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, 1st Brigade and a U.S. Marine with Combined Anti-Armor Team 1, Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, carry ammunition to a firing point during a MK19 40 mm automatic grenade launcher qualification course May 27 during Exercise Predator Walk at Mount Bundey Training Area, Northern Territory, Australia. The bilateral exercise included Australian soldiers firing the MK19 from a tripod-mounted position and the M240B medium machine gun at mock targets. Exercise Predator Walk is a battalion-level combined-arms exercise with the Australian Army, designed to enhance the skills of the ground combat, aviation combat and support elements. This deployment demonstrates how the Marine Air-Ground Task Force is equipped and organized to carry out national objectives in cooperation with our international partners. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Reba James/Released)
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