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Tag: Marine Corps SWAT Prepares for Deadly Encounters

Marine Corps SWAT Prepares for Deadly Encounters
January 13, 2015 — The sky is overcast and a brisk wind sends a chill across flat, featureless terrain. Men dressed in flak jackets and Kevlar helmets ready themselves to engage targets downrange.“Threat!” barked a... MORE

CAMP HANSEN, OKINAWA, Japan (Jan. 8, 2015) - Lance Cpl. Christian Christopoulos engages targets behind a riot shield during weapons qualification at Range. Christopoulos is a Parker, Colo., native and a Special Reaction Team member with the Camp Foster Provost Marshal's Office, Marine Corps Installations Pacific-Marine Corps Base Camp Butler. SRT is the military equivalent of Special Weapons and Tactics teams.

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