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Cpl. Logan Orr, a landing support specialist and Johnson City, Tenn., native with Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, fires at popup targets during unknown distance small-arms live-fire training, Aug. 13, 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. Logan Orr, a landing support specialist and Johnson City, Tenn., native with Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, fires at popup targets during unknown distance small-arms live-fire training, Aug. 13, 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.

Photo by Sgt. Richard Blumenstein

UDAIRI RANGE, Kuwait (July 30, 2012) - Marines with India Battery, the artillery unit for Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, fire an M-327 120mm Expeditionary Fire Support System during live-fire training at Udairi Range in Kuwait, July 30, 2012. 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. (Official Marine Corps Photo by 2nd Lt. Joshua W. Larson)

UDAIRI RANGE, Kuwait (July 30, 2012) - Marines with India Battery, the artillery unit for Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, fire an M-327 120mm Expeditionary Fire Support System during live-fire training at Udairi Range in Kuwait, July 30, 2012. 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. (Official Marine Corps Photo by 2nd Lt. Joshua W. Larson)

Photo by 2nd Lt. Joshua W. Larson

UDAIRI RANGE, Kuwait (July 31, 2012) - Reconnaissance Marines with Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, use dynamite to make explosive charges during basic demolitions training at Udairi Range in Kuwait, July 31, 2012. 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. (Official Marine Corps Photos by Sgt. Richard Blumenstein)

UDAIRI RANGE, Kuwait (July 31, 2012) - Reconnaissance Marines with Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, use dynamite to make explosive charges during basic demolitions training at Udairi Range in Kuwait, July 31, 2012. 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. (Official Marine Corps Photos by Sgt. Richard Blumenstein)

Photo by Sgt. Richard Blumenstein

UDAIRI RANGE, Kuwait (July 31, 2012) -Marines with 81s Platoon, Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, fire an M-252 81mm mortar during live-fire training at Udairi Range in Kuwait, July 31, 2012. 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. (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Michael Petersheim)

UDAIRI RANGE, Kuwait (July 31, 2012) -Marines with 81s Platoon, Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, fire an M-252 81mm mortar during live-fire training at Udairi Range in Kuwait, July 31, 2012. 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. (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Michael Petersheim)

Photo by Cpl. Michael Petersheim

UDAIRI RANGE, Kuwait (July 30, 2012) - Marines with India Battery, the artillery unit for Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, fire M-327 120 mm Expeditionary Fire Support Systems during live-fire training at Udairi Range in Kuwait, July 30, 2012. 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. (Official Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Michael Petersheim)

UDAIRI RANGE, Kuwait (July 30, 2012) - Marines with India Battery, the artillery unit for Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, fire M-327 120 mm Expeditionary Fire Support Systems during live-fire training at Udairi Range in Kuwait, July 30, 2012. 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. (Official Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Michael Petersheim)

Photo by Cpl. Michael Petersheim

CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait (July 22, 2012) U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 261 (Reinforced), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, use a rapid ground refueling system from an MV-22 Osprey to refuel an M1A1 Abrams tank from the 24th MEU's Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment at Udairi Range in Kuwait, July 22, 2012. The Marines are in Kuwait as part of a 24th MEU sustainment training package. The 24th MEU, along with the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group, is deployed to the U.S Central Command area of operations as a theater reserve and crisis response force, providing support for maritime security and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Richard Blumenstein/Released)

CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait (July 22, 2012) U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 261 (Reinforced), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, use a rapid ground refueling system from an MV-22 Osprey to refuel an M1A1 Abrams tank from the 24th MEU's Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment at Udairi Range in Kuwait, July 22, 2012. The Marines are in Kuwait as part of a 24th MEU sustainment training package. The 24th MEU, along with the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group, is deployed to the U.S Central Command area of operations as a theater reserve and crisis response force, providing support for maritime security and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Richard Blumenstein/Released)

Photo by Sgt. Richard Blumenstein

UDAIRI RANGE, Kuwait (Aug. 5, 2012) A U.S. Marine Corps mortarman, assigned to Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, retrieves a mortar round during a live-fire shoot at Udairi Range in Kuwait, Aug. 5, 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. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Richard Blumenstein/Released)

UDAIRI RANGE, Kuwait (Aug. 5, 2012) A U.S. Marine Corps mortarman, assigned to Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, retrieves a mortar round during a live-fire shoot at Udairi Range in Kuwait, Aug. 5, 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. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Richard Blumenstein/Released)

Photo by Sgt. Richard Blumenstein

UDAIRI RANGE, Kuwait (Aug. 5, 2012) U.S. Marine Corps mortarmen, assigned to Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, fire mortars during a live-fire shoot at Udairi Range in Kuwait, Aug. 5, 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. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Richard Blumenstein/Released)

UDAIRI RANGE, Kuwait (Aug. 5, 2012) U.S. Marine Corps mortarmen, assigned to Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, fire mortars during a live-fire shoot at Udairi Range in Kuwait, Aug. 5, 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. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Richard Blumenstein/Released)

Photo by Sgt. Richard Blumenstein

UGANDA - U.S. Marines with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit prepare demolitions charges on a training range in Uganda while participating in a training mission with members of the Uganda People's Defense Force. The Marines have been in Uganda since July providing training assistance to the UPDF in a variety of skills including marksmanship, small unit tactics, and engineering. The 24th MEU is deployed with the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve and crisis response force in the U.S. Central Command and 5th Fleet areas of responsibility. (Photo provided by 1stLt. Herman Davis)

UGANDA - U.S. Marines with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit prepare demolitions charges on a training range in Uganda while participating in a training mission with members of the Uganda People's Defense Force. The Marines have been in Uganda since July providing training assistance to the UPDF in a variety of skills including marksmanship, small unit tactics, and engineering. The 24th MEU is deployed with the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve and crisis response force in the U.S. Central Command and 5th Fleet areas of responsibility. (Photo provided by 1stLt. Herman Davis)

Photo by 1st Lt. Herman Davis

UGANDA - Cpl. Robert Winegar, left, a U.S. Marine assigned to Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expedtionary Unit, and Sgt. William Tucker, right, a U.S. Marine with Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force 12, pose for a picture with a member of the Ugandan military after finishing a physical training session together. The Marines are in Uganda as members of a training team focused on training Ugandan forces in marksmanship, small unit tactics, and engineering. The Ugandans are expecting to participate in the African Union Mission in Somalia. (Photo provided by 1st Lt. Herman Davis)

are in Uganda assisting in training Ugandan forces for the African Union Mission in Somalia, called AMISOM for short.

UGANDA - Cpl. Robert Winegar, left, a U.S. Marine assigned to Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expedtionary Unit, and Sgt. William Tucker, right, a U.S. Marine with Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force 12, pose for a picture with a member of the Ugandan military after finishing a physical training session together. The Marines are in Uganda as members of a training team focused on training Ugandan forces in marksmanship, small unit tactics, and engineering. The Ugandans are expecting to participate in the African Union Mission in Somalia. (Photo provided by 1st Lt. Herman Davis) are in Uganda assisting in training Ugandan forces for the African Union Mission in Somalia, called AMISOM for short.

Photo by 1st Lt. Herman Davis

UGANDA - Soldiers with the Uganda People's Defense Force move forward with weapons at the ready as a training team of U.S. Marines coaches them in small unit tactics and marksmanship. The Uganda forces are expecting to participate in the African Union Mission in Somalia. The Marines are made up of members of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit and Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force 12. (Photo provided by 1stLt. Herman Davis, USMC)

UGANDA - Soldiers with the Uganda People's Defense Force move forward with weapons at the ready as a training team of U.S. Marines coaches them in small unit tactics and marksmanship. The Uganda forces are expecting to participate in the African Union Mission in Somalia. The Marines are made up of members of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit and Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force 12. (Photo provided by 1stLt. Herman Davis, USMC)

Photo by 1st Lt. Herman Davis

UGANDA - 1stLt. Herman Davis, the platoon commander of the engineer platoon from Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, shakes hands with a member of the Uganda People's Defense Force as they prepare for another day of training in Uganda. Davis is serving as the team leader of a small group of Marines from the 24th MEU who went to Uganda to participate in a training mission as part of the African Union Mission in Somalia training Ugandan forces in basic marksmanship, small unit tactics, and engineering. The 24th MEU is deployed with the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve and crisis response force in the U.S. Central Command and 5th Fleet areas of responsibility.

UGANDA - 1stLt. Herman Davis, the platoon commander of the engineer platoon from Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, shakes hands with a member of the Uganda People's Defense Force as they prepare for another day of training in Uganda. Davis is serving as the team leader of a small group of Marines from the 24th MEU who went to Uganda to participate in a training mission as part of the African Union Mission in Somalia training Ugandan forces in basic marksmanship, small unit tactics, and engineering. The 24th MEU is deployed with the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve and crisis response force in the U.S. Central Command and 5th Fleet areas of responsibility.

Photo by 1st Lt. Herman Davis

A small team of Marines from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit were sent on a unique mission in the east-central African country of Uganda.

A small team of Marines from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit were sent on a unique mission in the east-central African country of Uganda.

Photo by 1st Lt. Herman Davis

Marines with 24th Marines Expeditionary Unit grab some chow on the flight deck of the USS New York during a steel beach picnic, July 29, 2012, to commemorate the halfway point of their 8-month deployment. 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 24th Marines Expeditionary Unit grab some chow on the flight deck of the USS New York during a steel beach picnic, July 29, 2012, to commemorate the halfway point of their 8-month deployment. 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.

Photo by Staff Sgt. Robert Fisher

Marines with 24th Marines Expeditionary Unit grab some chow on the flight deck of the USS New York during a steel beach picnic, July 29, 2012, to commemorate the halfway point of their 8-month deployment. 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 24th Marines Expeditionary Unit grab some chow on the flight deck of the USS New York during a steel beach picnic, July 29, 2012, to commemorate the halfway point of their 8-month deployment. 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.

Photo by Staff Sgt. Robert Fisher

Marines with 24th Marines Expeditionary Unit grapple during a sumo-wrestling match on the flight deck of the USS New York during a steel beach picnic to commemorate the halfway point of their 8-month deployment, July 29, 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.

Marines with 24th Marines Expeditionary Unit grapple during a sumo-wrestling match on the flight deck of the USS New York during a steel beach picnic to commemorate the halfway point of their 8-month deployment, July 29, 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.

Photo by Staff Sgt. Robert Fisher

Lance Cpl. Lee Wade, a field radio operator and Placerville, Calif., native with Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, shoots an M-16 rifle 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.

Lance Cpl. Lee Wade, a field radio operator and Placerville, Calif., native with Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, shoots an M-16 rifle 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.

Photo by Sgt. Richard Blumenstein

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.

Photo by Sgt. Richard Blumenstein

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.

Photo by Sgt. Richard Blumenstein

NAVAL AIR STATION SIGONELLA, Italy - Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. James Amos, right, speaks with 1st Lt. Louis Batson, the officer in charge of the Joint Task Force Enabler detachment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, during a visit to Naval Air Station Sigonella July 18, 2012, where Amos visited the Marines of the detachment during their deployment in support of 24th MEU. The JTF-E Marines were positioned in Sigonella at the beginning of the 24th MEU's deployment in March to establish a steady communications support network for the unit as it travels throughout the European and Central Command theaters of operation. The 24th MEU is deployed with the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group serving as a crisis response forces capable of responding to a variety of missions from full-scale combat to humanitarian assistance and disaster relief.

NAVAL AIR STATION SIGONELLA, Italy - Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. James Amos, right, speaks with 1st Lt. Louis Batson, the officer in charge of the Joint Task Force Enabler detachment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, during a visit to Naval Air Station Sigonella July 18, 2012, where Amos visited the Marines of the detachment during their deployment in support of 24th MEU. The JTF-E Marines were positioned in Sigonella at the beginning of the 24th MEU's deployment in March to establish a steady communications support network for the unit as it travels throughout the European and Central Command theaters of operation. The 24th MEU is deployed with the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group serving as a crisis response forces capable of responding to a variety of missions from full-scale combat to humanitarian assistance and disaster relief.

Photo by Courtesy of SPMAGTF 12