POTD: M27 IAR in Spain – Combat Marksmanship Range

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Photo Of The Day – The COVID19 Coronavirus certainly changed the world. Today we’re looking at an event from the beginning of this month, held at the Móron Air Base in Spain. Above you see a U.S. Marine with the Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa 20.2, as he fires at his target during a combat marksmanship range.

The team is deployed to conduct crisis-response and theater-security operations in Africa and promote regional stability by conducting military-to-military training exercises throughout Europe and Africa.

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SPMAGTF-CR-AF 20.2 continues to work closely with the relevant medical agencies, military organizations to minimize the risk of COVID-19 exposure, as you can see from the face mask for instance.

Below: A U.S. Marine prepares for the next shooting drill during a combat marksmanship range on Móron Air Base, Spain, June 1, 2020.

Below: Focusing on the target on Móron Air Base, Spain, June 1, 2020.

All pictures by the U.S. Marine Corps, photo by Cpl. Antonio F. Garcia.


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