A hovercraft leaves Red Beach here Oct. 11 after delivering vehicles and Marines conducting a training assault during the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit's final exercise before deploying in November. - A hovercraft leaves Red Beach here Oct. 11 after delivering vehicles and Marines conducting a training assault during the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit's final exercise before deploying in November.
Four CH-46E Sea Knights with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 268 (Reinforced) carrying Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit's maritime raid force prepare to debark the amphibious transport dock New Orleans Oct. 8 to conduct a live-fire exercise. The squadron is the aviation combat element for the unit, which embarked USS Makin Island, USS New Orleans and USS Pearl Harbor in San Diego Sept. 28 and is participating in its final exercise before deploying in November. - Four CH-46E Sea Knights with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 268 (Reinforced) carrying Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit's maritime raid force prepare to debark the amphibious transport dock New Orleans Oct. 8 to conduct a live-fire exercise. The squadron is the aviation combat element for the unit, which embarked USS Makin Island, USS New Orleans and USS Pearl Harbor in San Diego Sept. 28 and is participating in its final exercise before deploying in November.
Marines with Battalion Landing Team 3/1, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit provide security during a noncombatant evacuation exercise here Oct. 8. The unit embarked USS Makin Island, USS New Orleans and USS Pearl Harbor in San Diego Sept. 28 and is participating in its final exercise before deploying in November. - Marines with Battalion Landing Team 3/1, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit provide security during a noncombatant evacuation exercise here Oct. 8. The unit embarked USS Makin Island, USS New Orleans and USS Pearl Harbor in San Diego Sept. 28 and is participating in its final exercise before deploying in November.
1st Sgt. Carey R. Wells takes accountability of his Marines before a helicopter training raid here Oct. 6. Wells, a Christchurch, New Zealand, native, serves as the first sergeant for Company I, Battalion Landing Team 3/1, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The unit embarked the amphibious assault ship Makin Island, the amphibious transport dock New Orleans and the dock landing ship Pearl Harbor in San Diego Sept. 28 and is participating in its final exercise before deploying in November. - 1st Sgt. Carey R. Wells takes accountability of his Marines before a helicopter training raid here Oct. 6. Wells, a Christchurch, New Zealand, native, serves as the first sergeant for Company I, Battalion Landing Team 3/1, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The unit embarked the amphibious assault ship Makin Island, the amphibious transport dock New Orleans and the dock landing ship Pearl Harbor in San Diego Sept. 28 and is participating in its final exercise before deploying in November.
Lance Cpl. Chad Cigelske weighs in before a bench press competition aboard the amphibious assault ship Makin Island here Oct. 5. Gunnery Sgt. John Wellons won the competition by bench pressing 345 pounds. Cigelske, 19, is from Dousman, Wis., and serves as a team leader for Company I, Battalion Landing Team 3/1. The battalion serves as the ground combat element for the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, which embarked USS Makin Island, the amphibious transport dock New Orleans and the dock landing ship Pearl Harbor in San Diego Sept. 28 and is participating in its final exercise before deploying in November. - Lance Cpl. Chad Cigelske weighs in before a bench press competition aboard the amphibious assault ship Makin Island here Oct. 5. Gunnery Sgt. John Wellons won the competition by bench pressing 345 pounds. Cigelske, 19, is from Dousman, Wis., and serves as a team leader for Company I, Battalion Landing Team 3/1. The battalion serves as the ground combat element for the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, which embarked USS Makin Island, the amphibious transport dock New Orleans and the dock landing ship Pearl Harbor in San Diego Sept. 28 and is participating in its final exercise before deploying in November.
Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit's Battalion Landing Team 3/1 splash off the amphibious transport dock New Orleans in amphibious assault vehicles to conduct a simulated raid on Camp Pendleton, Calif., here Oct. 4. The battalion serves as the ground combat element for the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, which embarked the amphibious assault ship Makin Island, the amphibious transport dock New Orleans and the dock landing ship Pearl Harbor in San Diego Sept. 28 and is participating in its final exercise before deploying in November. - Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit's Battalion Landing Team 3/1 splash off the amphibious transport dock New Orleans in amphibious assault vehicles to conduct a simulated raid on Camp Pendleton, Calif., here Oct. 4. The battalion serves as the ground combat element for the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, which embarked the amphibious assault ship Makin Island, the amphibious transport dock New Orleans and the dock landing ship Pearl Harbor in San Diego Sept. 28 and is participating in its final exercise before deploying in November.
Crew chief Sgt. Michael Richard with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 268 (Reinforced) flies in a UH-1Y Huey while Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit retake a simulated pirated vessel here Oct. 1. The squadron serves as the aviation combat element for the unit. The unit embarked the amphibious assault ship Makin Island, the amphibious transport dock New Orleans and the dock landing ship Pearl Harbor in San Diego Sept. 28. The unit is participating in its final exercise before deploying in November. - Crew chief Sgt. Michael Richard with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 268 (Reinforced) flies in a UH-1Y Huey while Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit retake a simulated pirated vessel here Oct. 1. The squadron serves as the aviation combat element for the unit. The unit embarked the amphibious assault ship Makin Island, the amphibious transport dock New Orleans and the dock landing ship Pearl Harbor in San Diego Sept. 28. The unit is participating in its final exercise before deploying in November.
An AV-8B Harrier with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 268 (Reinforced) lands on the amphibious assault ship Makin Island here Sept. 29. The squadron serves as the aviation combat element for the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The unit embarked USS Makin Island, the amphibious transport dock New Orleans and the dock landing ship Pearl Harbor in San Diego Sept. 28. The unit is participating in its final exercise before deploying in November. - An AV-8B Harrier with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 268 (Reinforced) lands on the amphibious assault ship Makin Island here Sept. 29. The squadron serves as the aviation combat element for the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The unit embarked USS Makin Island, the amphibious transport dock New Orleans and the dock landing ship Pearl Harbor in San Diego Sept. 28. The unit is participating in its final exercise before deploying in November.
Marines with 81mm mortar platoon, Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/1, conduct gun drills here Sept. 11 to prepare for a live-fire exercise. The battalion is the ground combat element for the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, which is conducting its second sea-based exercise since becoming a complete Marine air-ground-task force in May. - Marines with 81mm mortar platoon, Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/1, conduct gun drills here Sept. 11 to prepare for a live-fire exercise. The battalion is the ground combat element for the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, which is conducting its second sea-based exercise since becoming a complete Marine air-ground-task force in May.
Company L squad leader and 26-year-old Tomball, Texas, native Sgt. Alex M. Piasecki provides security Sept. 12 during a field exercise in which amphibious assault vehicles transported the company ashore from USS New Orleans off the coast. The company is one of three rifle companies in Battalion Landing Team 3/1, the ground combat element for the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The unit began a sea-based exercise Sept. 1, its second aboard amphibious ships since becoming a complete Marine air-ground task force in May. A platoon of tracked vehicles from 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, Camp Pendleton, Calif., reinforces the Pendleton-based 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines. The platoon provides the go-to means of maneuver for Company L. - Company L squad leader and 26-year-old Tomball, Texas, native Sgt. Alex M. Piasecki provides security Sept. 12 during a field exercise in which amphibious assault vehicles transported the company ashore from USS New Orleans off the coast. The company is one of three rifle companies in Battalion Landing Team 3/1, the ground combat element for the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The unit began a sea-based exercise Sept. 1, its second aboard amphibious ships since becoming a complete Marine air-ground task force in May. A platoon of tracked vehicles from 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, Camp Pendleton, Calif., reinforces the Pendleton-based 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines. The platoon provides the go-to means of maneuver for Company L.