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Company rolls through raid training

A Marine rifle company mounted in up-armored Humvees conducted a simulated raid here June 8, part of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit's pre-deployment training.In a course hosted by I Marine Expeditionary Force's Special Operations Training Group, Marines and sailors of the unit's ground combat element, Battalion Landing Team 3/1, trained to

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Gunnery Sgt. Matthew P. Rea, 34, platoon sergeant with the light armored reconnaissance section, BLT 3/1, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, discusses plans for a training raid with his Marines here May 25. The raid is part of a Special Operations Training Group program to prepare the Marines for their upcoming 11th MEU deployment - Gunnery Sgt. Matthew P. Rea, 34, platoon sergeant with the light armored reconnaissance section, BLT 3/1, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, discusses plans for a training raid with his Marines here May 25. The raid is part of a Special Operations Training Group program to prepare the Marines for their upcoming 11th MEU deployment

Teams provide fire, support

Combined anti-armor teams and a light-armored reconnaissance platoon took lessons from past combat operations as they brought vehicles and weapons to a five-day raid course here May 23-27. The Weapons Company Marines from Battalion Landing Team 3/1, the ground combat element of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, attended the course taught by I

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Pfc. Kevin E. Messer, a rifleman with 2nd platoon, Lima Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/1, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, yells for Marines to board an amphibious assault vehicle during a mechanized raid course here May 17. The course helps Marines and sailors become familiar with the tactics and the gear that will be used in the unit’s upcoming deployment. - Pfc. Kevin E. Messer, a rifleman with 2nd platoon, Lima Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/1, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, yells for Marines to board an amphibious assault vehicle during a mechanized raid course here May 17. The course helps Marines and sailors become familiar with the tactics and the gear that will be used in the unit’s upcoming deployment.

11th MEU's mechanized raiders

Battalion Landing Team 3/1's Lima Company expanded its tactical capability during a Special Operations Training Group raid course here May 16-20. The Marines and sailors of Lima Company, with the help of tracked amphibious vehicles and tanks, planned and executed a series of raids during the five-day field operation. "The course let us see where

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Members of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit's personal security detachment practice escorting a VIP during an ambush here May 11. The team will be responsible for guarding VIPs during their upcoming deployment with the unit. - Members of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit's personal security detachment practice escorting a VIP during an ambush here May 11. The team will be responsible for guarding VIPs during their upcoming deployment with the unit.

Security detachment learns to protect 'principle'

Eleventh Marine Expeditionary Unit members learned to protect VIPs during a course here May 2-13. Twenty-two Marines and one sailor serving with the unit commander's personal security detachment attended the course taught by 1st Marine Division Schools. They learned that safeguarding their commander or high-profile personnel, aka the "principle,"

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Cpl. Gustavo Munoz, left, a parachute rigger serving with Combat Logistics Battalion 11, checks the identification of role player Cpl. David Rawlinson during a noncombatant evacuation exercise here May 4. Munoz, 20, is from Dallas, Texas. Rawlinson, 23, a military policeman serving with CLB-11, is from Tulsa, Okla. - Cpl. Gustavo Munoz, left, a parachute rigger serving with Combat Logistics Battalion 11, checks the identification of role player Cpl. David Rawlinson during a noncombatant evacuation exercise here May 4. Munoz, 20, is from Dallas, Texas. Rawlinson, 23, a military policeman serving with CLB-11, is from Tulsa, Okla.

Unit takes form, begins deployment cycle

The 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit began its deployment cycle here May 2 by assuming operational control of the elements that make it a complete Marine air-ground task force. The unit’s major subordinate elements become – with all their attachments – Battalion Landing Team 3/1, Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 268 (Reinforced) and Combat Logistics

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Nichelle Hudson jabs her opponent during the obstacle-course portion of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit's Jane Wayne Day here April 15, while her husband Col. Michael R. Hudson, the unit's commanding officer watches. The unit invited family members and friends to experience a day of several brief military experiences similar to those that Marines and sailors live every day. - Nichelle Hudson jabs her opponent during the obstacle-course portion of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit's Jane Wayne Day here April 15, while her husband Col. Michael R. Hudson, the unit's commanding officer watches. The unit invited family members and friends to experience a day of several brief military experiences similar to those that Marines and sailors live every day.

'Janes' jump into Marine boots

Family and friends of Marines and sailors serving with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit experienced a day of military activities during the unit’s Jane Wayne Day here April 15. Participants maneuvered through an obstacle course, shot a weapons simulator, practiced Marine Corps martial arts and visited static displays ranging from a CH-46E Sea

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Petty Officer 2nd Class James C. Jenkins, 29, the assistant leading petty officer G3 tactical readiness and training corpsman with 1st Marine Logistics Group, describes how to assess a fallen Marine during the two-day Combat Lifesaver course here April 7. The two-day course provides Marines the knowledge to conduct advanced lifesaving procedures beyond the level of self-aid and buddy aid. - Petty Officer 2nd Class James C. Jenkins, 29, the assistant leading petty officer G3 tactical readiness and training corpsman with 1st Marine Logistics Group, describes how to assess a fallen Marine during the two-day Combat Lifesaver course here April 7. The two-day course provides Marines the knowledge to conduct advanced lifesaving procedures beyond the level of self-aid and buddy aid.

Marines become combat lifesavers

Twenty-five Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit conducted hands-on training during a two-day Combat Lifesaver course here April 6 and 7.During the course the Marines learned to provide advanced first aid and lifesaving procedures beyond the level of self-aid and buddy aid. “Every person should have the basic knowledge whether in a

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Cpl. David M. Hernandez, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, uses a burner to activate tear-gas particles in a chamber here March 10 during training in which approximately 100 unit members drilled with XM50 joint-service general purpose masks. Hernandez, 22, from Orange, Calif., is a chemical-biological-radiological-nuclear defense Marine serving with the unit. - Cpl. David M. Hernandez, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, uses a burner to activate tear-gas particles in a chamber here March 10 during training in which approximately 100 unit members drilled with XM50 joint-service general purpose masks. Hernandez, 22, from Orange, Calif., is a chemical-biological-radiological-nuclear defense Marine serving with the unit.

Masks donned in gas chamber

Chemical-biological-radiological-nuclear defense Marines serving with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit instructed approximately 100 unit members here March 10.The Marines and sailors donned MX50 joint-service general-purpose masks while training in a tear-gas filled chamber.

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Lance Cpl. Westley Contrata, right, an interpreter attached to the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, and native of Westlake Village, Calif., trains with a combat rubber raiding craft here Feb. 16. The unit's Marines and sailors are training with soldiers of the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force, Western Army Infantry Regiment, in Exercise Iron Fist, a bilateral training exercise to build amphibious capabilities and advance military interoperability. - Lance Cpl. Westley Contrata, right, an interpreter attached to the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, and native of Westlake Village, Calif., trains with a combat rubber raiding craft here Feb. 16. The unit's Marines and sailors are training with soldiers of the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force, Western Army Infantry Regiment, in Exercise Iron Fist, a bilateral training exercise to build amphibious capabilities and advance military interoperability.

One voice connects two nations

When training between militaries of two of the world’s major industrial nations commenced in February, so too came the need for interpreters, as one lance corporal found out.Language barriers are common during training between two countries, and in the case of Iron Fist, the annual exercise to enhance amphibious capabilities and increase

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Lance Cpl. Vanessa B. Garcia, a radio operator with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, takes calls during radio watch aboard USS Makin Island here Feb. 27. Marines and sailors with the unit and aboard Makin Island and Japanese soldiers with the Western Army Infantry Regiment are participating in Exercise Iron Fist, a bilateral training exercise conducted to increase interoperability between the militaries. - Lance Cpl. Vanessa B. Garcia, a radio operator with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, takes calls during radio watch aboard USS Makin Island here Feb. 27. Marines and sailors with the unit and aboard Makin Island and Japanese soldiers with the Western Army Infantry Regiment are participating in Exercise Iron Fist, a bilateral training exercise conducted to increase interoperability between the militaries.

Texas native, radio operator enjoying her first years in Corps

Relaxing in her bed and watching a movie, Lance Cpl. Vanessa B. Garcia enjoys some downtime aboard USS Makin Island.The U.S. Marines and sailors of Garcia's unit are participating in the seagoing portion of Iron Fist 2011, a bilateral exercise with the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force - an event in which the two countries are enhancing

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