Lance Cpl. Edward J. Garcia, an Assault Amphibious Vehicle driver with India Company, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, launches an M159 white star cluster flare during a class at Andersen South Air Force Base, Guam, September 3, 2017. The flare is used to illuminate the battlefield or as a signaling device. Marines with BLT 3/5 train regularly in different environments to maintain their readiness as the Ground Combat Element of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. The 31st MEU partners with the Navy's Amphibious Squadron 11 to form the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Gr


Lance Cpl. Edward J. Garcia, an Assault Amphibious Vehicle driver with India Company, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, launches an M159 white star cluster flare during a class at Andersen South Air Force Base, Guam, September 3, 2017. The flare is used to illuminate the battlefield or as a signaling device. Marines with BLT 3/5 train regularly in different environments to maintain their readiness as the Ground Combat Element of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. The 31st MEU partners with the Navy's Amphibious Squadron 11 to form the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group, providing a cohesive blue-green team capable of accomplishing a variety of missions across the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. ( Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Amaia Unanue/Released)


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