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Staff Sgt. Shawn Shoulders, Sierra Battery?s guns platoon sergeant, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), receives a Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal July 27 during an awards ceremony aboard the USS Whidbey Island. - Staff Sgt. Shawn Shoulders, Sierra Battery?s guns platoon sergeant, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), receives a Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal July 27 during an awards ceremony aboard the USS Whidbey Island.

A U.S. Marine from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit carries an American child departing Beirut, Lebanon, July 22, 2006. At the request of the U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon and at the direction of the Secretary of Defense, the United States Central Command and elements of Task Force 59 are assisting with the departure of U.S. citizens from Lebanon. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew J. Carlson) (Released) - A U.S. Marine from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit carries an American child departing Beirut, Lebanon, July 22, 2006. At the request of the U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon and at the direction of the Secretary of Defense, the United States Central Command and elements of Task Force 59 are assisting with the departure of U.S. citizens from Lebanon. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew J. Carlson) (Released)

A U.S. Marine from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit assists American citizens as they prepare to depart the American Embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, July 21, 2006. At the request of the U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon and at the direction of the Secretary of Defense, the United States Central Command and elements of Task Force 59 are assisting with the departure of U.S. citizens from Lebanon. DoD photo by Cpl. Jeffrey A. Cosola, U.S. Marine Corps. (Released) - A U.S. Marine from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit assists American citizens as they prepare to depart the American Embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, July 21, 2006. At the request of the U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon and at the direction of the Secretary of Defense, the United States Central Command and elements of Task Force 59 are assisting with the departure of U.S. citizens from Lebanon. DoD photo by Cpl. Jeffrey A. Cosola, U.S. Marine Corps. (Released)

U.S. Marines of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit help process U.S. citizens before helping them onto Marine Corps CH-53 helicopters heading to Cyprus following their departure from Beirut, Lebanon.::n::U.S. Forces are assisting in the transport of American citizens wishing to leave Lebanon. - U.S. Marines of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit help process U.S. citizens before helping them onto Marine Corps CH-53 helicopters heading to Cyprus following their departure from Beirut, Lebanon.::n::U.S. Forces are assisting in the transport of American citizens wishing to leave Lebanon.

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Gunnery Sgt. Edward McDermott, the platoon sergeant for the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit?s Maritime Special Purpose Force, free falls from the back gate of a CH-46E Sea Knight during jump training July 14. McDermott, a native of Richmond, Mich., and the Marines of MSPF conducted the training while on deployment to the Central Command theater of operation. - Gunnery Sgt. Edward McDermott, the platoon sergeant for the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit?s Maritime Special Purpose Force, free falls from the back gate of a CH-46E Sea Knight during jump training July 14. McDermott, a native of Richmond, Mich., and the Marines of MSPF conducted the training while on deployment to the Central Command theater of operation.

Sergeants David Lopez and Thomas Williams, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, work on a humvee during a bilateral training exercise in the Central Command theater of operation. ::n::Lopez, 25, is a Lamont, Calif., native and Williams, 33, is a Houston native, both are assigned to MEU Service Support Group 24, and are currently on a scheduled six-month deployment in the Central Command theater of operation. - Sergeants David Lopez and Thomas Williams, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, work on a humvee during a bilateral training exercise in the Central Command theater of operation. ::n::Lopez, 25, is a Lamont, Calif., native and Williams, 33, is a Houston native, both are assigned to MEU Service Support Group 24, and are currently on a scheduled six-month deployment in the Central Command theater of operation.

Colonel Ronald J. Johnson, commanding officer 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, is briefed on the "Dragoneye" unmanned aerial drone at Camp Al Qatranah, Jordan, during Exercise Infinite Moonlight 2006. - Colonel Ronald J. Johnson, commanding officer 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, is briefed on the "Dragoneye" unmanned aerial drone at Camp Al Qatranah, Jordan, during Exercise Infinite Moonlight 2006.

Sgt. Brandon N. Quiter, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, scans the moonlit horizon from the perimeter of his camp July 11. The 24th MEU is currently conducting bilateral training in the Central Command theater of operation. Quiter, 25, is an Everett, Wash., native and a force protection specialist with the 24th MEU command element. - Sgt. Brandon N. Quiter, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, scans the moonlit horizon from the perimeter of his camp July 11. The 24th MEU is currently conducting bilateral training in the Central Command theater of operation. Quiter, 25, is an Everett, Wash., native and a force protection specialist with the 24th MEU command element.

Cpl. Ryan Tobey, 23, a Kansas City, Mo. native, adjusts a receiver dish outside the Joint Task Force Enabler's operations tent during Operation Infinite Moonlight. Tobey is assigned to the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit which is currently participating in Operation Infinite Moonlight, a bilateral training evolution with the Jordanian army in Jordan. - Cpl. Ryan Tobey, 23, a Kansas City, Mo. native, adjusts a receiver dish outside the Joint Task Force Enabler's operations tent during Operation Infinite Moonlight. Tobey is assigned to the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit which is currently participating in Operation Infinite Moonlight, a bilateral training evolution with the Jordanian army in Jordan.