Lance Cpl. Christopher Duffourc, 21, of Lockhart, Texas, fires a wire-guided missile at a range here Dec. 13 as Sgt. Roberto Colon of New Jersey stands by as a position safety officer. Duffourc and Colon are serving with the Magnificent Bastards, the ground-combat element of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit. - Lance Cpl. Christopher Duffourc, 21, of Lockhart, Texas, fires a wire-guided missile at a range here Dec. 13 as Sgt. Roberto Colon of New Jersey stands by as a position safety officer. Duffourc and Colon are serving with the Magnificent Bastards, the ground-combat element of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit.

A Legionnaire with the 13th Demi-Brigade of the French Foreign Legion shows his weapon to members of Company E, Battalion Landing Team 2/4, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, here Dec. 6. The Marines trained with the French military unit Dec. 4-10 at numerous locations here. - A Legionnaire with the 13th Demi-Brigade of the French Foreign Legion shows his weapon to members of Company E, Battalion Landing Team 2/4, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, here Dec. 6. The Marines trained with the French military unit Dec. 4-10 at numerous locations here.

A Navy air-cushioned landing craft returns to the Persian Gulf after delivering 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit personnel and equipment to this uninhabited island Nov. 20. The Navy and Marine Corps team practiced an amphibious landing from the amphibious transport dock ship Cleveland and the amphibious dock landing ship Rushmore while the MEU’s reconnaissance Marines trained with Kuwaiti commandos. - A Navy air-cushioned landing craft returns to the Persian Gulf after delivering 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit personnel and equipment to this uninhabited island Nov. 20. The Navy and Marine Corps team practiced an amphibious landing from the amphibious transport dock ship Cleveland and the amphibious dock landing ship Rushmore while the MEU’s reconnaissance Marines trained with Kuwaiti commandos.

Gunnery Sgt. Rudy Galima, left, and Sgt. Maj. Adrian Gamboa, right, man food stations behind a fruit-filled cornucopia as other Marine staff noncommissioned officers take their shifts to serve Thanksgiving dinner aboard USS Cleveland here Nov. 26. Galima is a Hilo, Hawaii, native and Gamboa is from Chicago. They are serving with Combat Logistics Battalion 11, the logistics-combat element of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit. - Gunnery Sgt. Rudy Galima, left, and Sgt. Maj. Adrian Gamboa, right, man food stations behind a fruit-filled cornucopia as other Marine staff noncommissioned officers take their shifts to serve Thanksgiving dinner aboard USS Cleveland here Nov. 26. Galima is a Hilo, Hawaii, native and Gamboa is from Chicago. They are serving with Combat Logistics Battalion 11, the logistics-combat element of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit.

Lance Cpl. Joseph T. Smith, from Corona, Calif., and Sgt. Tony D. Swartz, from Phoenix, carve turkeys for a Thanksgiving meal aboard USS Rushmore Nov. 26. Food service specialists preparing the meal cooked 30 turkeys to feed the Marines and Sailors deployed with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit and Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group. - Lance Cpl. Joseph T. Smith, from Corona, Calif., and Sgt. Tony D. Swartz, from Phoenix, carve turkeys for a Thanksgiving meal aboard USS Rushmore Nov. 26. Food service specialists preparing the meal cooked 30 turkeys to feed the Marines and Sailors deployed with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit and Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group.

Tank crewmen with Battalion Landing Team 2/4, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, get the chance Nov. 21 to operate their vehicle for the first time since deploying to the Western Pacific and Middle East in September. While embarked on ship, the tanks are positioned inches from each other making movement and maintenance difficult. - Tank crewmen with Battalion Landing Team 2/4, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, get the chance Nov. 21 to operate their vehicle for the first time since deploying to the Western Pacific and Middle East in September. While embarked on ship, the tanks are positioned inches from each other making movement and maintenance difficult.

Lance Cpl. Michael W. Tupper, from Spokane, Wash., sets up a Wireless Point-to-Point Link device here while training with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit Nov. 21. The WPPL device was set up while members of the MEU’s Joint Task Force Enabler instructed Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 11 and Battalion Landing Team 2/4 how to operate equipment used for enabling email, internet, and phone services. - Lance Cpl. Michael W. Tupper, from Spokane, Wash., sets up a Wireless Point-to-Point Link device here while training with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit Nov. 21. The WPPL device was set up while members of the MEU’s Joint Task Force Enabler instructed Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 11 and Battalion Landing Team 2/4 how to operate equipment used for enabling email, internet, and phone services.

Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit assess notional casualties during the final evaluation of a Combat Lifesaver Course aboard USS Bonhomme Richard Nov. 21. Eight Marines with the unit successfully completed the four-day course. - Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit assess notional casualties during the final evaluation of a Combat Lifesaver Course aboard USS Bonhomme Richard Nov. 21. Eight Marines with the unit successfully completed the four-day course.

Lance Cpl. Kyle Lejeune reads the birthday message written by Lt. Gen. John A. Lejeune, his great-great grandfather, to members of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit during a cake-cutting ceremony aboard USS Bonhomme Richard Nov. 10. “It’s something I’ve always wanted to do,” said the Naperville, Ill, native. - Lance Cpl. Kyle Lejeune reads the birthday message written by Lt. Gen. John A. Lejeune, his great-great grandfather, to members of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit during a cake-cutting ceremony aboard USS Bonhomme Richard Nov. 10. “It’s something I’ve always wanted to do,” said the Naperville, Ill, native.

Chief Warrant Officer 3 Gary L. Reed demonstrates how to walk toward targets while shooting during combat marksmanship training on USS Bonhomme Richard’s flight deck Nov. 8. More than 30 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit members fired their rifles during the shoot. Reed is the 11th MEU's chemical biological, radiological and nuclear defense officer and hails from Wheeling, WV. - Chief Warrant Officer 3 Gary L. Reed demonstrates how to walk toward targets while shooting during combat marksmanship training on USS Bonhomme Richard’s flight deck Nov. 8. More than 30 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit members fired their rifles during the shoot. Reed is the 11th MEU's chemical biological, radiological and nuclear defense officer and hails from Wheeling, WV.