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Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, shoot M-16 rifles while training with the Engagement Skills Trainer 2000, Aug. 10, 2012, on Camp Buehring, Kuwait. The Marines are in Kuwait as part of a 24th MEU sustainment training package. The 24th MEU is deployed with the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group as a U.S. Central Command theater reserve force providing support for maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. - Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, shoot M-16 rifles while training with the Engagement Skills Trainer 2000, Aug. 10, 2012, on Camp Buehring, Kuwait. The Marines are in Kuwait as part of a 24th MEU sustainment training package. The 24th MEU is deployed with the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group as a U.S. Central Command theater reserve force providing support for maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

Cpl. Diego Melendez, a logistics specialist and Camden, N.J., native with Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, fires an M-2 .50 cal. machine gun, Aug. 12, 2012, on Udairi Range, Kuwait. The Marines are in Kuwait as part of a 24th MEU sustainment training package. The 24th MEU is deployed with the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group as a U.S. Central Command theater reserve force providing support for maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. - Cpl. Diego Melendez, a logistics specialist and Camden, N.J., native with Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, fires an M-2 .50 cal. machine gun, Aug. 12, 2012, on Udairi Range, Kuwait. The Marines are in Kuwait as part of a 24th MEU sustainment training package. The 24th MEU is deployed with the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group as a U.S. Central Command theater reserve force providing support for maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

NAVAL AIR STATION SIGONELLA, Italy - Marines assigned to the Joint Task Force Enabler detachment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, pose for a group photo in front of their equipment at Naval Air Station Sigonella where they are currently deployed supporting commercial and military internet and telephone services for 24th MEU Marines conducting exercises ashore throughout the European and Central Command theaters of operation. From their location in Italy, the JTFE provides communications services to the other elements of the MEU using satellite terminals and connections that reach across the world to locations as far away as Jordan, Kuwait, and Djibouti. (Photo courtesy of the Joint Task Force Enabler detachment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit) - NAVAL AIR STATION SIGONELLA, Italy - Marines assigned to the Joint Task Force Enabler detachment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, pose for a group photo in front of their equipment at Naval Air Station Sigonella where they are currently deployed supporting commercial and military internet and telephone services for 24th MEU Marines conducting exercises ashore throughout the European and Central Command theaters of operation. From their location in Italy, the JTFE provides communications services to the other elements of the MEU using satellite terminals and connections that reach across the world to locations as far away as Jordan, Kuwait, and Djibouti. (Photo courtesy of the Joint Task Force Enabler detachment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit)

Former Marine and now U.S. Army chaplain, Capt. David Harvey, proudly displays an 11-year anniversary photograph in Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Aug. 3, 2012, of he and his wife with Harvey showcasing his Marine Dress Blues. Harvey volunteered to provide chaplain services to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 261 (Reinforced), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, while they conducted sustainment training in Kuwait. The 24th MEU is deployed with the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group as a U.S. Central Command theater reserve force providing support for maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. - Former Marine and now U.S. Army chaplain, Capt. David Harvey, proudly displays an 11-year anniversary photograph in Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Aug. 3, 2012, of he and his wife with Harvey showcasing his Marine Dress Blues. Harvey volunteered to provide chaplain services to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 261 (Reinforced), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, while they conducted sustainment training in Kuwait. The 24th MEU is deployed with the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group as a U.S. Central Command theater reserve force providing support for maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

A U.S. Marine repels down the side of a cliff during an assault climbers course July 22. French and U.S. Marines participated in an assault climbing course in the rugged terrain of the Arta Range July 19 - 30. - A U.S. Marine repels down the side of a cliff during an assault climbers course July 22. French and U.S. Marines participated in an assault climbing course in the rugged terrain of the Arta Range July 19 - 30.

CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait (July 25, 2012) - Marines with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit prepare to conduct a sparring match during a Marine Corps Marital Arts Program, or MCMAP, instructor trainer course in Camp Buehring, Kuwait, July 25, 2012. The 24th MEU is deployed with the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group as a U.S. Central Command theater reserve force providing support for maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (Official Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Richard Blumenstein) - CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait (July 25, 2012) - Marines with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit prepare to conduct a sparring match during a Marine Corps Marital Arts Program, or MCMAP, instructor trainer course in Camp Buehring, Kuwait, July 25, 2012. The 24th MEU is deployed with the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group as a U.S. Central Command theater reserve force providing support for maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (Official Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Richard Blumenstein)

Pfc. Jeffrey Tobash, an Allentown, Pa., native and intelligence specialist with Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, adds a marker to a terrain model aboard Camp Buehring, Kuwait, July 25, 2012. Tobash, just three weeks passed his 19th birthday, is the youngest Marine in the 24th MEU, deployed with the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group as a U.S. Central Command theater reserve force providing support for maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. - Pfc. Jeffrey Tobash, an Allentown, Pa., native and intelligence specialist with Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, adds a marker to a terrain model aboard Camp Buehring, Kuwait, July 25, 2012. Tobash, just three weeks passed his 19th birthday, is the youngest Marine in the 24th MEU, deployed with the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group as a U.S. Central Command theater reserve force providing support for maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

Sgt. Matt Michaelre, a St. Louis, Mo., native and combat engineer with Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, strikes a pad after being sprayed with oleoresin capsicum, or OC spray, during a level one OC spray certification in Kuwait, July 17, 2012. The Marines are in Kuwait conducting a variety of sustainment training exercises that started in early June and will continue throughout the summer months. The 24th MEU is deployed with the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group as a U.S. Central Command theater reserve force providing support for maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. - Sgt. Matt Michaelre, a St. Louis, Mo., native and combat engineer with Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, strikes a pad after being sprayed with oleoresin capsicum, or OC spray, during a level one OC spray certification in Kuwait, July 17, 2012. The Marines are in Kuwait conducting a variety of sustainment training exercises that started in early June and will continue throughout the summer months. The 24th MEU is deployed with the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group as a U.S. Central Command theater reserve force providing support for maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

Marines with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, check out to commence their liberty ashore in Bahrain, July 12, 2012. The USS Iwo Jima is portside in Bahrain conducting a resupply, ship maintenance and liberty. The electronic scanning system allows the Marines to maintain accountability of personnel as they leave from, and return to, the ship while in port. The 24th MEU is deployed with the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve force for U.S. Central Command. The group is providing support for maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet area of responsibility. - Marines with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, check out to commence their liberty ashore in Bahrain, July 12, 2012. The USS Iwo Jima is portside in Bahrain conducting a resupply, ship maintenance and liberty. The electronic scanning system allows the Marines to maintain accountability of personnel as they leave from, and return to, the ship while in port. The 24th MEU is deployed with the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve force for U.S. Central Command. The group is providing support for maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet area of responsibility.