1st SFG (A) Soldiers receive air defense familiarization

By Caleb WoodburnSeptember 30, 2021

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OKINAWA, Japan - A U.S. Marine with Marine Low Altitude Air Defense explains the configurations of the Stinger Missile System to a U.S. Army Green Beret with 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) during a field exercise hosted by the Marine Low Altitude Air Defense Unit on Sept. 9, 2021 at Okinawa, Japan. This realistic training familiarizes Green Berets with the portable air-defense system and gives them the ability to rapidly deploy it in diverse environments across the Indo-Pacific. (This photo has been altered for security purposes.)

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OKINAWA, Japan- A U.S. Marine with Marine Low Altitude Air Defense instructs a U.S. Army Green Beret with 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) how to acquire targets through the Stinger Missile System during a field exercise hosted by the Marine Low Altitude Air Defense Unit on Sept. 9, 2021 at Okinawa, Japan. This realistic training familiarizes Green Berets with the portable air-defense system and gives them the ability to rapidly deploy it in diverse environments across the Indo-Pacific. (This photo has been altered for security purposes.)

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OKINAWA, Japan - A U.S. Marine with Marine Low Altitude Air Defense explains the configurations of the Stinger Missile System to a U.S. Army Green Beret with 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) during a field exercise hosted by the Marine Low Altitude Air Defense Unit on Sept. 9, 2021 at Okinawa, Japan. This realistic training familiarizes Green Berets with the portable air-defense system and gives them the ability to rapidly deploy it in diverse environments across the Indo-Pacific. (This photo has been altered for security purposes.)

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OKINAWA, Japan - A U.S. Army Green Beret with 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne), fires a training round with the Stinger Missile System during a field exercise hosted by the Marine Low Altitude Air Defense Unit on Sept. 9, 2021 at Okinawa, Japan. This realistic training familiarizes Green Berets with the portable air-defense system and gives them the ability to rapidly deploy it in diverse environments across the Indo-Pacific. (This photo has been altered for security purposes.)

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OKINAWA, Japan – A U.S. Army Green Beret with 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) simulates engaging a CH-53E helicopter with the Stinger Missile System during a field exercise hosted by the Marine Low Altitude Air Defense Unit on Sept. 9, 2021. This realistic training familiarizes Green Berets with the portable air-defense system and gives them the ability to rapidly deploy it in diverse environments across the Indo-Pacific.

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OKINAWA, Japan- A U.S. Army Green Beret with 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne), tracks his target during a field exercise hosted by the Marine Low Altitude Air Defense Unit on Sept. 9, 2021 at Okinawa, Japan. This realistic training familiarizes Green Berets with the portable air-defense system and gives them the ability to rapidly deploy it in diverse environments across the Indo-Pacific. (This photo has been altered for security purposes.)