Marines and sailors with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit and USS Makin Island listen as a firefighter with the San Francisco Fire Dpeartment describes the various tools and their functions found in a rescue environment here Oct. 8. The unit visited the fire department to receive search-and-rescue training. The 11th MEU is the first amphibious landing force to embark Makin Island, which set sail for San Francisco Oct. 1 to participate in the city's 2010 Fleet Week. There the 11th MEU plans to showcase to the public the Marine Corps' men and women, its aircraft and equipment and its ability to conduct missions that span the overlapping spectrums of peace and combat, from disaster relief to war. - Marines and sailors with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit and USS Makin Island listen as a firefighter with the San Francisco Fire Dpeartment describes the various tools and their functions found in a rescue environment here Oct. 8. The unit visited the fire department to receive search-and-rescue training. The 11th MEU is the first amphibious landing force to embark Makin Island, which set sail for San Francisco Oct. 1 to participate in the city's 2010 Fleet Week. There the 11th MEU plans to showcase to the public the Marine Corps' men and women, its aircraft and equipment and its ability to conduct missions that span the overlapping spectrums of peace and combat, from disaster relief to war.
Petty Officer 1st Class Juan Bejarano, the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s religious programs specialist, spreads gravel at the entrance of Mission San Antonio de Padua during a clean up project here March 27. Thirty-four Marines and sailors with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit volunteered more than 325 hours to beautify the grounds of the mission, the third-oldest in the state. The MEU Marines and sailors volunteered everyday March 26 – April 6. - Petty Officer 1st Class Juan Bejarano, the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s religious programs specialist, spreads gravel at the entrance of Mission San Antonio de Padua during a clean up project here March 27. Thirty-four Marines and sailors with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit volunteered more than 325 hours to beautify the grounds of the mission, the third-oldest in the state. The MEU Marines and sailors volunteered everyday March 26 – April 6.