Gunnery Sgt. Allan M. Latonero provides suppressive

Gunnery Sgt. Allan M. Latonero provides suppressive fire during casualty evacuation April 10 during final field exercises on Andersen South for Exercise Guahan Shield. The exercises, consisting mainly of raids and patrols in and around abandoned housing areas and the surrounding jungle, had logistics Marines playing the part of enemy insurgents. Guahan Shield will facilitate multiservice engagements, set conditions for bilateral and multilateral training opportunities, and support rapid response to potential theatre crises and contingency operations in the Asia-Pacific region. The logistics Marines are part of Combat Logistics Detachment 39, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force. Latonero is the Company Gunnery Sgt. for Company L, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, which is currently assigned to 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force under the unit deployment program. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Pete Sanders/released)