Lance Cpl. Francisco Gonzalez loads a 81 mm mortar round at the Shoalwater Bay Area Training Area.
U.S. Marine Amphibious Assault Vehicle gunner Lance Cpl. Francisco Gonzalez loads a 81 mm mortar round as the call is made for the 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Company to drop ordnance on target at the Shoalwater Bay Area Training Area in Queensland, Australia, on Oct. 14, 1999. The Marines are taking part in Exercise Crocodile '99, a combined U.S. and Australian military training exercise being conducted at the Shoalwater Bay Training Area.