Lance Cpl. Michael Denovio, from Burnt Hills, N.Y., installs wooden vents at a school here Oct. 20 during an engineering project. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 11, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, removed thatch roofing and bamboo walls from the structure and installed metal roofing and siding. Members of the 11th MEU are in Timor Leste for an exercise focused on medical and dental assistance, engineering projects and military interaction. Denovio is a heavy equipment operator with the battalion. - Lance Cpl. Michael Denovio, from Burnt Hills, N.Y., installs wooden vents at a school here Oct. 20 during an engineering project. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 11, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, removed thatch roofing and bamboo walls from the structure and installed metal roofing and siding. Members of the 11th MEU are in Timor Leste for an exercise focused on medical and dental assistance, engineering projects and military interaction. Denovio is a heavy equipment operator with the battalion.
American citizens board a U.S. Marine Corps helicopter during evacuation training at the embassy here Oct. 20. The helicopter was a CH-53D Super Stallion flown by members of Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 166 (Reinforced), which is the aviation combat element of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit. - American citizens board a U.S. Marine Corps helicopter during evacuation training at the embassy here Oct. 20. The helicopter was a CH-53D Super Stallion flown by members of Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 166 (Reinforced), which is the aviation combat element of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit.
Navy Lt. Billy Turley and a local translator explain to the father of an ill child the severity of his son’s tooth infection, which had spread down the jaw and neck and formed an abscess that threatened to cut off the boy’s breathing. Turley removed seven decayed teeth and surgically drained the infection at the Santa Rosa Hospital in Oecussi, Timor Leste, Oct. 17. - Navy Lt. Billy Turley and a local translator explain to the father of an ill child the severity of his son’s tooth infection, which had spread down the jaw and neck and formed an abscess that threatened to cut off the boy’s breathing. Turley removed seven decayed teeth and surgically drained the infection at the Santa Rosa Hospital in Oecussi, Timor Leste, Oct. 17.
Navy Lt. Billy Turley, from Auburn, Ky., extracts a woman’s tooth at a clinic here Oct. 15. Turley and other medical personnel with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit provided health services to 85 people Oct. 15, their first day. Turley, a dentist with the U.S. Navy Dental Corps, removed 27 teeth for 13 patients. - Navy Lt. Billy Turley, from Auburn, Ky., extracts a woman’s tooth at a clinic here Oct. 15. Turley and other medical personnel with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit provided health services to 85 people Oct. 15, their first day. Turley, a dentist with the U.S. Navy Dental Corps, removed 27 teeth for 13 patients.
Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Ronald A. Laganzon rappels from a helicopter parked on USS Bonhomme Richard’s flight deck here Oct. 6 to an elevator platform three stories below. Laganzon serves with Battalion Landing Team 2/4, the ground combat element of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, which deployed Sept. 24 to the Western Pacific. - Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Ronald A. Laganzon rappels from a helicopter parked on USS Bonhomme Richard’s flight deck here Oct. 6 to an elevator platform three stories below. Laganzon serves with Battalion Landing Team 2/4, the ground combat element of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, which deployed Sept. 24 to the Western Pacific.
Cmdr. Michael Dickson holds his father’s ashes and a folded American flag aboard USS Bonhomme Richard during a burial at sea Oct. 2. His father, Walter R. Dickson, died in June. Dickson, hailing from Spokane, Wash., is the amphibious assault ship’s operations officer. He said he has seen in his career only one other service member lay a family member to rest at sea. His father served as a boatswain’s mate in the Navy from 1956 to 1962. He was 70. The ship’s company laid to rest the ashes of 17 others. They were retired or honorably discharged service members – including two Marines – and one extended family member. - Cmdr. Michael Dickson holds his father’s ashes and a folded American flag aboard USS Bonhomme Richard during a burial at sea Oct. 2. His father, Walter R. Dickson, died in June. Dickson, hailing from Spokane, Wash., is the amphibious assault ship’s operations officer. He said he has seen in his career only one other service member lay a family member to rest at sea. His father served as a boatswain’s mate in the Navy from 1956 to 1962. He was 70. The ship’s company laid to rest the ashes of 17 others. They were retired or honorably discharged service members – including two Marines – and one extended family member.
Marines aboard USS Bonhomme Richard here prepare to connect a pallet to a hovering MH-60S Seahawk helicopter during an underway replenishment Sept. 30. The re-supply was the first for Bonhomme Richard since deploying Sept. 24 with more than 1,200 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit members. ::r::::n:: - Marines aboard USS Bonhomme Richard here prepare to connect a pallet to a hovering MH-60S Seahawk helicopter during an underway replenishment Sept. 30. The re-supply was the first for Bonhomme Richard since deploying Sept. 24 with more than 1,200 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit members. ::r::::n::
Cpl. Martha V. Estevane reads a children’s book for her daughter as Petty Officer 1st Class Juan R. Bejarano checks the camera on board USS Bonhomme Richard here Sept. 28. Estevane will send a DVD to her child to view as part of United Through Reading, a program intended to keep deployed parents connected with their children through video taped reading sessions. - Cpl. Martha V. Estevane reads a children’s book for her daughter as Petty Officer 1st Class Juan R. Bejarano checks the camera on board USS Bonhomme Richard here Sept. 28. Estevane will send a DVD to her child to view as part of United Through Reading, a program intended to keep deployed parents connected with their children through video taped reading sessions.
Sgt. Anthony Jacks emplaces a Claymore mine during a live-fire exercise here Sept. 20. Jacks and other Marines from Reconnaissance Platoon, Battalion Landing Team 2/4, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, practiced insertion methods and conducted live-fire weapon shoots Sept. 17-22 for final training before deploying with the MEU Sept. 24. - Sgt. Anthony Jacks emplaces a Claymore mine during a live-fire exercise here Sept. 20. Jacks and other Marines from Reconnaissance Platoon, Battalion Landing Team 2/4, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, practiced insertion methods and conducted live-fire weapon shoots Sept. 17-22 for final training before deploying with the MEU Sept. 24.