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Sgt. Maj. Octaviano Gallegos, the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit's Sergeant Major, talks to spouses of the 24th MEU Marines and Sailors during a Lifestyles, Insights, Networking, Knowledge and Skills (L.I.N.K.S.) class aboard Camp Lejeune on October 14, 2011.

Sgt. Maj. Octaviano Gallegos, the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit's Sergeant Major, talks to spouses of the 24th MEU Marines and Sailors during a Lifestyles, Insights, Networking, Knowledge and Skills (L.I.N.K.S.) class aboard Camp Lejeune on October 14, 2011.

Photo by Sgt Richard S. Blumenstein

Marines with 2nd Platoon, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, carry a stretcher to a safe zone during the Vertical Assault Course at the Military Operations in Urban Terrain training center aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 14th, 2011. The Vertical Assault Course is taking place Oct. 10-21 to provide Marines and Sailors of Bravo Co. familiarization with air operations for their upcoming deployment as the Battalion Landing Team for the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The company serves as the battalion’s vertical assault element, meaning they insert and extract from areas by helicopter.

Marines with 2nd Platoon, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, carry a stretcher to a safe zone during the Vertical Assault Course at the Military Operations in Urban Terrain training center aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 14th, 2011. The Vertical Assault Course is taking place Oct. 10-21 to provide Marines and Sailors of Bravo Co. familiarization with air operations for their upcoming deployment as the Battalion Landing Team for the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The company serves as the battalion’s vertical assault element, meaning they insert and extract from areas by helicopter.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Michael Petersheim

Lance Cpl. Seth Jarboe, a rifleman with 2nd Platoon, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, provides rear security during a simulated raid as part of the Vertical Assault Course at the Military Operations in Urban Terrain training center aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 14th, 2011. The Vertical Assault Course is taking place Oct. 10-21 to provide Marines and Sailors of Bravo Co. familiarization with air operations for their upcoming deployment as the Battalion Landing Team for the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The company serves as the battalion’s vertical assault element, meaning they insert and extract from areas by helicopter.

Lance Cpl. Seth Jarboe, a rifleman with 2nd Platoon, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, provides rear security during a simulated raid as part of the Vertical Assault Course at the Military Operations in Urban Terrain training center aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 14th, 2011. The Vertical Assault Course is taking place Oct. 10-21 to provide Marines and Sailors of Bravo Co. familiarization with air operations for their upcoming deployment as the Battalion Landing Team for the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The company serves as the battalion’s vertical assault element, meaning they insert and extract from areas by helicopter.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Michael Petersheim

Lance Cpl. Jon Clark, a team leader with 2nd Platoon, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, provides security during a simulated raid as part of the Vertical Assault Course at the Military Operations in Urban Terrain training center aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 14th, 2011. The Vertical Assault Course is taking place Oct. 10-21 to provide Marines and Sailors of Bravo Co. familiarization with air operations for their upcoming deployment as the Battalion Landing Team for the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The company serves as the battalion’s vertical assault element, meaning they insert and extract from areas by helicopter.

Lance Cpl. Jon Clark, a team leader with 2nd Platoon, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, provides security during a simulated raid as part of the Vertical Assault Course at the Military Operations in Urban Terrain training center aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 14th, 2011. The Vertical Assault Course is taking place Oct. 10-21 to provide Marines and Sailors of Bravo Co. familiarization with air operations for their upcoming deployment as the Battalion Landing Team for the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The company serves as the battalion’s vertical assault element, meaning they insert and extract from areas by helicopter.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Michael Petersheim

Private First Class Carlos Figueroa, a rifleman with 2nd Platoon, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, provides security during a simulated raid as part of the Vertical Assault Course at the Military Operations in Urban Terrain training center aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 13th, 2011. The Vertical Assault Course is taking place Oct. 10-21 to provide Marines and Sailors of Bravo Co. familiarization with air operations for their upcoming deployment as the Battalion Landing Team for the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The company serves as the battalion’s vertical assault element, meaning they insert and extract from areas by helicopter.

Private First Class Carlos Figueroa, a rifleman with 2nd Platoon, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, provides security during a simulated raid as part of the Vertical Assault Course at the Military Operations in Urban Terrain training center aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 13th, 2011. The Vertical Assault Course is taking place Oct. 10-21 to provide Marines and Sailors of Bravo Co. familiarization with air operations for their upcoming deployment as the Battalion Landing Team for the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The company serves as the battalion’s vertical assault element, meaning they insert and extract from areas by helicopter.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Michael Petersheim

Marines with Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, currently attached to the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, take part in the Special Operations Training Group’s Security Element Course Oct. 11 at Stone Bay’s Multipurpose Range. The course focuses on close quarters tactics and shooting drills required to conduct a Visit, Board, Search, and Seizure (VBSS), and serves as a stepping stone to further VBSS training scheduled in the coming months. The 24th MEU is scheduled to deploy early next year with 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment as their Battalion Landing Team.

Marines with Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, currently attached to the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, take part in the Special Operations Training Group’s Security Element Course Oct. 11 at Stone Bay’s Multipurpose Range. The course focuses on close quarters tactics and shooting drills required to conduct a Visit, Board, Search, and Seizure (VBSS), and serves as a stepping stone to further VBSS training scheduled in the coming months. The 24th MEU is scheduled to deploy early next year with 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment as their Battalion Landing Team.

Photo by Gunnery Sgt. Chad Kiehl

FORT PICKETT VA- Private First Class Ekrem Uysaler, a team leader with Weapons Platoon, Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, conducts Military Operations in Urban Terrain training at the Urban Assault Course on Fort Pickett, Va., Sep. 13, 2011. (Illustration by Lance Cpl. Michael Petersheim)

FORT PICKETT VA- Private First Class Ekrem Uysaler, a team leader with Weapons Platoon, Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, conducts Military Operations in Urban Terrain training at the Urban Assault Course on Fort Pickett, Va., Sep. 13, 2011. (Illustration by Lance Cpl. Michael Petersheim)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Michael Petersheim

Lance Cpl. Jon Clark, a team leader with 2nd Platoon, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, provides security during a simulated raid as part of the Vertical Assault Course at the Military Operations in Urban Terrain training center aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 13th, 2011. The Vertical Assault Course is taking place Oct. 10-21 to provide Marines and Sailors of Bravo Co. familiarization with air operations for their upcoming deployment as the Battalion Landing Team for the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The company serves as the battalion’s vertical assault element, meaning they insert and extract from areas by helicopter.

Lance Cpl. Jon Clark, a team leader with 2nd Platoon, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, provides security during a simulated raid as part of the Vertical Assault Course at the Military Operations in Urban Terrain training center aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 13th, 2011. The Vertical Assault Course is taking place Oct. 10-21 to provide Marines and Sailors of Bravo Co. familiarization with air operations for their upcoming deployment as the Battalion Landing Team for the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The company serves as the battalion’s vertical assault element, meaning they insert and extract from areas by helicopter.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Michael Petersheim

Marines with Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, currently attached to the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, take part in the Special Operations Training Group’s Security Element Course Oct. 7 at Stone Bay’s Multipurpose Range. The course focuses on close quarters tactics and shooting drills required to conduct a Visit, Board, Search, and Seizure (VBSS), and serves as a stepping stone to further VBSS training scheduled in the coming months. The 24th MEU is scheduled to deploy early next year with 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment as their Battalion Landing Team.

Marines with Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, currently attached to the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, take part in the Special Operations Training Group’s Security Element Course Oct. 7 at Stone Bay’s Multipurpose Range. The course focuses on close quarters tactics and shooting drills required to conduct a Visit, Board, Search, and Seizure (VBSS), and serves as a stepping stone to further VBSS training scheduled in the coming months. The 24th MEU is scheduled to deploy early next year with 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment as their Battalion Landing Team.

Photo by Gunnery Sgt. Chad Kiehl

Marines with Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, currently attached to the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, take part in the Special Operations Training Group’s Security Element Course Oct. 7 at Stone Bay’s Multipurpose Range. The course focuses on close quarters tactics and shooting drills required to conduct a Visit, Board, Search, and Seizure (VBSS), and serves as a stepping stone to further VBSS training scheduled in the coming months. The 24th MEU is scheduled to deploy early next year with 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment as their Battalion Landing Team.

Marines with Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, currently attached to the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, take part in the Special Operations Training Group’s Security Element Course Oct. 7 at Stone Bay’s Multipurpose Range. The course focuses on close quarters tactics and shooting drills required to conduct a Visit, Board, Search, and Seizure (VBSS), and serves as a stepping stone to further VBSS training scheduled in the coming months. The 24th MEU is scheduled to deploy early next year with 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment as their Battalion Landing Team.

Photo by Gunnery Sgt. Chad Kiehl

Catherine Russo, a native of Cleveland, Ohio, and spouse of Lance Cpl. Vincent Russo, with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, fires an M-249 Squad Automatic Weapon during Jane Wayne Day at Range G-3 on Camp Lejeune , N.C., Oct. 6, 2011. Spouses and families of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit's Battalion Landing Team came together to participate in various events such as Marine Corps Martial Arts Program, Combat Fitness Test, and Rifle Marksmanship.

Catherine Russo, a native of Cleveland, Ohio, and spouse of Lance Cpl. Vincent Russo, with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, fires an M-249 Squad Automatic Weapon during Jane Wayne Day at Range G-3 on Camp Lejeune , N.C., Oct. 6, 2011. Spouses and families of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit's Battalion Landing Team came together to participate in various events such as Marine Corps Martial Arts Program, Combat Fitness Test, and Rifle Marksmanship.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Michael J. Petersheim

Spouses and families of Marines and Sailors with 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, receive instruction on how to properly shoot M-4's and M-16A4 service rifles during Jane Wayne Day at Range G-3 on Camp Lejeune , N.C., Oct. 6, 2011. Spouses and families of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit's Battalion Landing Team came together to participate in various events such as Marine Corps Martial Arts Program, Combat Fitness Test, and Rifle Marksmanship.

Spouses and families of Marines and Sailors with 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, receive instruction on how to properly shoot M-4's and M-16A4 service rifles during Jane Wayne Day at Range G-3 on Camp Lejeune , N.C., Oct. 6, 2011. Spouses and families of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit's Battalion Landing Team came together to participate in various events such as Marine Corps Martial Arts Program, Combat Fitness Test, and Rifle Marksmanship.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Michael J. Petersheim

Spouses and families of Marines and Sailors with 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, receive a range safety brief before conducting live fire shooting during Jane Wayne Day at Range G-3 on Camp Lejeune , N.C., Oct. 6, 2011. Spouses and families of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit's Battalion Landing Team came together to participate in various events such as Marine Corps Martial Arts Program, Combat Fitness Test, and Rifle Marksmanship.

Spouses and families of Marines and Sailors with 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, receive a range safety brief before conducting live fire shooting during Jane Wayne Day at Range G-3 on Camp Lejeune , N.C., Oct. 6, 2011. Spouses and families of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit's Battalion Landing Team came together to participate in various events such as Marine Corps Martial Arts Program, Combat Fitness Test, and Rifle Marksmanship.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Michael J. Petersheim

Cathy Hernandez, a native of Corona, Calif., and spouse of Cpl. Abel Hernandez, with Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, participates in a Combat Fitness Test during Jane Wayne Day on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 6, 2011. Spouses and families of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit's Battalion Landing Team came together to participate in various events such as Marine Corps Martial Arts Program, CFT, and Rifle Marksmanship.

Cathy Hernandez, a native of Corona, Calif., and spouse of Cpl. Abel Hernandez, with Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, participates in a Combat Fitness Test during Jane Wayne Day on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 6, 2011. Spouses and families of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit's Battalion Landing Team came together to participate in various events such as Marine Corps Martial Arts Program, CFT, and Rifle Marksmanship.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Michael J. Petersheim

Lindsey Zach, a native of Troy, Mich. , kicks her husband, Lance Cpl. Michael Zach, with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, while conducting Marine Corps Martial Arts Program movements during Jane Wayne Day on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 6, 2011. Spouses and families of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit's Battalion Landing Team came together to participate in various events such as MCMAP, Combat Fitness Test, and Rifle Marksmanship.

Lindsey Zach, a native of Troy, Mich. , kicks her husband, Lance Cpl. Michael Zach, with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, while conducting Marine Corps Martial Arts Program movements during Jane Wayne Day on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 6, 2011. Spouses and families of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit's Battalion Landing Team came together to participate in various events such as MCMAP, Combat Fitness Test, and Rifle Marksmanship.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Michael J. Petersheim

Spouses and families of Marines and Sailors with 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, receive instructions on how to properly conduct Marine Corps Martial Arts Program movements during Jane Wayne Day on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 6, 2011. Spouses and families of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit's Battalion Landing Team came together to participate in various events such as MCMAP, Combat Fitness Test, and Rifle Marksmanship.

Spouses and families of Marines and Sailors with 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, receive instructions on how to properly conduct Marine Corps Martial Arts Program movements during Jane Wayne Day on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 6, 2011. Spouses and families of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit's Battalion Landing Team came together to participate in various events such as MCMAP, Combat Fitness Test, and Rifle Marksmanship.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Michael J. Petersheim

Sgt. Kyle Tanner, a platoon sergeant for Security Platoon, Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, shows his son a sniper rifle to after the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit's activation ceremony at W.P.T. Hill Field, Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 29. The ceremony was held to officially composite the 24th MEU with its subordinate units Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 261, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, and Combat Logistics Battalion 24.

Sgt. Kyle Tanner, a platoon sergeant for Security Platoon, Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, shows his son a sniper rifle to after the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit's activation ceremony at W.P.T. Hill Field, Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 29. The ceremony was held to officially composite the 24th MEU with its subordinate units Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 261, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, and Combat Logistics Battalion 24.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Michael Petersheim

Col. Frank Donovan, the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit's commanding officer, speaks to all in attendance during the MEU's activation ceremony at Camp Lejeune's W.P.T. Hill Field, Sept. 29. Donovan used the opportunity to address the Marines and Sailors of his command and their families. The ceremony was held to officially composite the 24th MEU with its subordinate units - Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 261, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, and Combat Logistics Battalion 24.

Col. Frank Donovan, the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit's commanding officer, speaks to all in attendance during the MEU's activation ceremony at Camp Lejeune's W.P.T. Hill Field, Sept. 29. Donovan used the opportunity to address the Marines and Sailors of his command and their families. The ceremony was held to officially composite the 24th MEU with its subordinate units - Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 261, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, and Combat Logistics Battalion 24.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Michael Petersheim

Col. Frank Donovan, the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit's commanding officer, speaks to all in attendance during the MEU's activation ceremony at W.P.T. Hill Field, Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 29. The ceremony served as an opportunity for Donovan to address the Marines and sailors of his command and their families. The ceremony was held to officially composite the 24th MEU with its subordinate units Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 261, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, and Combat Logistics Battalion 24.

Col. Frank Donovan, the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit's commanding officer, speaks to all in attendance during the MEU's activation ceremony at W.P.T. Hill Field, Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 29. The ceremony served as an opportunity for Donovan to address the Marines and sailors of his command and their families. The ceremony was held to officially composite the 24th MEU with its subordinate units Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 261, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, and Combat Logistics Battalion 24.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Michael Petersheim

Col. Frank Donovan, the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit's commanding officer, speaks to all who are in attendance at the MEU's activation ceremony at W.P.T. Hill Field, Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sep. 29. The ceremony served as an opportunity for Donovan to address the Marines and Sailors of his command and their families.

Col. Frank Donovan, the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit's commanding officer, speaks to all who are in attendance at the MEU's activation ceremony at W.P.T. Hill Field, Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sep. 29. The ceremony served as an opportunity for Donovan to address the Marines and Sailors of his command and their families.

Photo by LCpl Michael J. Petersheim