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Originally Posted by M.D. Holloway
Jeff, I don't think that's a US Marine shooting.
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If you check the image properties, you will see it came from Wikipedia, and that it shows "East_Timor_soldier_with_a_M14".
The soldier is shooting from the deck of a boat, with a US Marine Gunnery Sergent instructor, as part of the
Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training
CARAT Timor-Leste is part of an annual bilateral exercise series between the U.S. Navy and the naval forces of Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand. As a longstanding venue in Southeast Asia, CARAT helps regional navies work together to address shared maritime security priorities during a series of cooperative training events and subject matter exchanges.
The Falintil-Forças de Defesa de Timor Leste (Tetum: Forcas Defesa Timor Lorosae, English: Timor Leste Defence Force) or FALINTIL-FDTL (often F-FDTL) is the military organisation responsible for the defence of East Timor. The F-FDTL was established in February 2001
I believe the photo was taken aboard the USS Kidd in 2014.