Marine Cpl. Henry M. Middleton ground guides an M1A1 Abrams main battle tank to the primary staging area shortly after it is offloaded from the Military Sealift Command maritime prepositioning force ship USNS 2nd Lt. John P. Bobo March 11 at Gwangyang Port, Republic of Korea, during exercise Freedom Banner 2014. Freedom Banner is an annual exercise which will project military power and exercise maritime prepositioning force ship offloading capabilities similar to what would occur during a wartime or disaster relief scenario while giving Marines an opportunity to strengthen ties betwe
Marine Cpl. Henry M. Middleton ground guides an M1A1 Abrams main battle tank to the primary staging area shortly after it is offloaded from the Military Sealift Command maritime prepositioning force ship USNS 2nd Lt. John P. Bobo March 11 at Gwangyang Port, Republic of Korea, during exercise Freedom Banner 2014. Freedom Banner is an annual exercise which will project military power and exercise maritime prepositioning force ship offloading capabilities similar to what would occur during a wartime or disaster relief scenario while giving Marines an opportunity to strengthen ties between the and the Republic of Korea. During the offloading process, equipment is driven off of the ship and guided to a staging location where it distributed to units participating in exercises within the Republic of Korea. Middleton is main battle tank repairer and technician with 1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force. ( Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Matt Myers/Released) Marines hone amphibious offloading capabilities 140311-M-RS352-105
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