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Marines with the Battalion Landing Team (BLT) attached with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) conducted training in mountainous terrain. The training teaches the Marines how to successfully menuever over rocky and rough areas as well as how to move over mountains with the ability to still be able to fight. (US Marine Corps photo by Lance Corporal Andrew J. Carlson) - Marines with the Battalion Landing Team (BLT) attached with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) conducted training in mountainous terrain. The training teaches the Marines how to successfully menuever over rocky and rough areas as well as how to move over mountains with the ability to still be able to fight. (US Marine Corps photo by Lance Corporal Andrew J. Carlson)
Marines from Alpha Company Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion 8th Marines, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, shoot rounds down range during a Company size assault in Djibouti Africa August 27, 2006. ::n::The 24th MEU has been conducting live fire training in Africa before they enter Pakistan in the near future. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Corporal Joshua Lujan) ::n::::n::::n:: ::n:: - Marines from Alpha Company Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion 8th Marines, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, shoot rounds down range during a Company size assault in Djibouti Africa August 27, 2006. ::n::The 24th MEU has been conducting live fire training in Africa before they enter Pakistan in the near future. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Corporal Joshua Lujan) ::n::::n::::n:: ::n::
Marines of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit prepare to board a CH-46 helicopter on their way to the East African nation of Djibouti Thursday to begin their first training exercise since returning to the Central Command area of operations.::n::The Marines, members of Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 8th Marines, 24th MEU, will spend the next several days firing an array of weapons aboard desert training ranges. - Marines of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit prepare to board a CH-46 helicopter on their way to the East African nation of Djibouti Thursday to begin their first training exercise since returning to the Central Command area of operations.::n::The Marines, members of Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 8th Marines, 24th MEU, will spend the next several days firing an array of weapons aboard desert training ranges.
Marines from weapons company Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion 8th Marines, lock and load and conduct a live fire exercise on board the USS Iwo Jima on July 1, 2006. The BLT is the ground combat element of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, which is based out of Camp Lejuene North Carolina. The purpose of the live fire exercise is to hone in the Marines shooting skills with a full combat load. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Corporal Joshua Lujan) - Marines from weapons company Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion 8th Marines, lock and load and conduct a live fire exercise on board the USS Iwo Jima on July 1, 2006. The BLT is the ground combat element of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, which is based out of Camp Lejuene North Carolina. The purpose of the live fire exercise is to hone in the Marines shooting skills with a full combat load. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Corporal Joshua Lujan)
Lance Corporal Corey Chiappazzi a native of Erie, Penn., scans the horizon over the sites of his M240G Medium Machine Gun on the flight deck of the USS Iwo Jima as it sails through the Suez Canal on its way to the Central Command Theater of Operation Aug. 20. Chiappazzi is a member of Battalion Landing Team 1st Bn., 8th Marines, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit. - Lance Corporal Corey Chiappazzi a native of Erie, Penn., scans the horizon over the sites of his M240G Medium Machine Gun on the flight deck of the USS Iwo Jima as it sails through the Suez Canal on its way to the Central Command Theater of Operation Aug. 20. Chiappazzi is a member of Battalion Landing Team 1st Bn., 8th Marines, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit.
While on board the USS Iwo Jima Marines take part in Corporal's Course on the flight deck. This course gives Marines training in sword manual, troop formations, and various different aspects that come with being an Non-Commissioned Officer (NCO) in the United States Marine Corps (USMC). (US Marine Corps photo by Lance Corporal Andrew J. Carlson) - While on board the USS Iwo Jima Marines take part in Corporal's Course on the flight deck. This course gives Marines training in sword manual, troop formations, and various different aspects that come with being an Non-Commissioned Officer (NCO) in the United States Marine Corps (USMC). (US Marine Corps photo by Lance Corporal Andrew J. Carlson)
Sgt. Maj. Andy Crout leads his Marines from the Command Element of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit in a motovational run on the flight deck of the USS Iwo Jima. Unit training like this helps Marines keep high spirits while aboard the ship. (US Marine Corps photo by Lance Corporal Andrew J. Carlson) - Sgt. Maj. Andy Crout leads his Marines from the Command Element of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit in a motovational run on the flight deck of the USS Iwo Jima. Unit training like this helps Marines keep high spirits while aboard the ship. (US Marine Corps photo by Lance Corporal Andrew J. Carlson)
Cpl. Justin Muir, a combat engineer with Marine Expeditionary Unit Service Support Group 24 and a native of Canastota, N.Y., plays with an American child before the child departs Beirut, Lebanon, July 22. 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)::n::::n:: - Cpl. Justin Muir, a combat engineer with Marine Expeditionary Unit Service Support Group 24 and a native of Canastota, N.Y., plays with an American child before the child departs Beirut, Lebanon, July 22. 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)::n::::n::
Marines from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) conduct a vehicle wash down during a brief port stop in Cyprus. The short stop comes right after the Marines assisted the departure of thousands of Americans from Beirut. (US Marine Corps photo by Lance Corporal Andrew J. Carlson) - Marines from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) conduct a vehicle wash down during a brief port stop in Cyprus. The short stop comes right after the Marines assisted the departure of thousands of Americans from Beirut. (US Marine Corps photo by Lance Corporal Andrew J. Carlson)