Lance Cpl. Mason J. Blankenship, an Assault Amphibious Vehicle driver with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, is a native of Cincinnati, Ohio. He enlisted in the Marine Corps in March 2016 after graduating from Amelia High School. Blankenship is currently supporting Exercise Talisman Saber 17 in Freshwater Beach, Shoalwater Training Area, Australia, July 20, 2017. Talisman Saber is a biennial exercise designed to improve the interoperability of Australian and forces. The 31st MEU is taking part in Talisman Saber 17 while deployed on its regularly-scheduled patrol of the Indo-Asia-Pacific

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Lance Cpl. Mason J. Blankenship, an Assault Amphibious Vehicle driver with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, is a native of Cincinnati, Ohio. He enlisted in the Marine Corps in March 2016 after graduating from Amelia High School. Blankenship is currently supporting Exercise Talisman Saber 17 in Freshwater Beach, Shoalwater Training Area, Australia, July 20, 2017. Talisman Saber is a biennial exercise designed to improve the interoperability of Australian and forces. The 31st MEU is taking part in Talisman Saber 17 while deployed on its regularly-scheduled patrol of the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. ( Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Amaia Unanue/Released)

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