Cpl. Steven C. Anderson Jr. (Left) and Cpl. Matthew
Summary
Cpl. Steven C. Anderson Jr. (Left) and Cpl. Matthew A. Wagner (Right) hike up river to their camp site after finding fresh sugar cane, July 15, 2016, at Ovalau, Fiji, during jungle survival training as part of a bilateral, multi-national exercise between the U.S. and Fiji. During the survival training Marines, with Task Force Koa Moana, and Fijian Soldiers were separated from their platoons and were forced to find water, food and shelter to survive for more than 24 hours. During the exercise the service members conducted live-fire range, jungle survival and patrol base operation training to increase relations. Anderson, from Sumter, South Carolina, and Wagner, from Arcadia, California, are infantrymen with Task Force Koa Moana, and are originally assigned to Company C, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force. The Soldiers are with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Fiji Infantry Regiment, Republic of Fiji Military Forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. William Hester/ Released)
Tags
Date
Location
Source
Copyright info