REGIMENTAL HEADQUARTERS KADHOO, LAAMU ATOLL, Maldives?A CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 166 (REIN), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) passes over the Laamu Atoll, Maldives Dec. 14. Marines and sailors with Combat Logistics Battalion 11 and Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 11th MEU (SOC), have been conducting bi-lateral training at Regimental Headquarters Kadhoo with the 20th Special Task Force, Maldivian National Defense Force. - REGIMENTAL HEADQUARTERS KADHOO, LAAMU ATOLL, Maldives?A CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 166 (REIN), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) passes over the Laamu Atoll, Maldives Dec. 14. Marines and sailors with Combat Logistics Battalion 11 and Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 11th MEU (SOC), have been conducting bi-lateral training at Regimental Headquarters Kadhoo with the 20th Special Task Force, Maldivian National Defense Force.
PULAU UBIN, Singapore (Dec. 17, 2007) ? Marines and Sailors of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Camp Pendleton, Calif., pick up trash during a community relations project in Singapore. - PULAU UBIN, Singapore (Dec. 17, 2007) ? Marines and Sailors of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Camp Pendleton, Calif., pick up trash during a community relations project in Singapore.
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KAALAPARA, Bangladesh (Dec. 4, 2007) ? Villagers from the fishing village of Kaalapara wait patiently to be treated by members of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) Tarawa Expeditionary Strike Goup 3 medical team during a Humanitarian Assistance Operation here Dec 4. The medical team, aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Tarawa (LHA 1) and other elements of the 11th MEU (SOC), are conducting Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Relief efforts in response to the Government of Bangladesh's request for assistance after Tropical Cyclone Sidr struck their southern coast Nov. 15. The storm killed over 3,000 people and has left several hundred thousand homeless. The Department of Defense effort is part of a larger United States response coordinated by the U.S. Department of State and U.S. Agency for International Development. - KAALAPARA, Bangladesh (Dec. 4, 2007) ? Villagers from the fishing village of Kaalapara wait patiently to be treated by members of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) Tarawa Expeditionary Strike Goup 3 medical team during a Humanitarian Assistance Operation here Dec 4. The medical team, aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Tarawa (LHA 1) and other elements of the 11th MEU (SOC), are conducting Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Relief efforts in response to the Government of Bangladesh's request for assistance after Tropical Cyclone Sidr struck their southern coast Nov. 15. The storm killed over 3,000 people and has left several hundred thousand homeless. The Department of Defense effort is part of a larger United States response coordinated by the U.S. Department of State and U.S. Agency for International Development.
BAY OF BENGAL, Bangladesh (Dec. 6, 2007) ? (Left) Staff Sgt. Seth M. Vance, communications chief, 1st Platoon, Company A, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, currently attached to the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), Camp Pendleton, Calif., visits with his younger brother Maj. Joshua M. Vance aboard an amphibious attack ship during a humanitarian operation in Bangladesh. Maj. Vance is a KC 130 pilot and assistant air officer for III Marine Expeditionary Force. Both brothers are currently in Bangladesh in support of humanitarian assistance efforts. - BAY OF BENGAL, Bangladesh (Dec. 6, 2007) ? (Left) Staff Sgt. Seth M. Vance, communications chief, 1st Platoon, Company A, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, currently attached to the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), Camp Pendleton, Calif., visits with his younger brother Maj. Joshua M. Vance aboard an amphibious attack ship during a humanitarian operation in Bangladesh. Maj. Vance is a KC 130 pilot and assistant air officer for III Marine Expeditionary Force. Both brothers are currently in Bangladesh in support of humanitarian assistance efforts.
BARISAL, Bangladesh (Dec. 4, 2007) ? A Bangladeshi man cuts grass encroaching onto the runway at Barisal Airport during a helicopter landing zone survey mission conducted by Marines from 1st Platoon, Company A, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, during a humanitarian assistance and relief operation in Bangladesh. The recon Marines from ?Alpha One? as it is known in the Recon community, are part of the 1st Marine Division but are currently attached to Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), Camp Pendleton, Calif. The 11th MEU (SOC) is on a deployment through the Western Pacific Ocean and Arabian Gulf region. Perryman is from Illinois and Larson, is from Tieton, Wash. - BARISAL, Bangladesh (Dec. 4, 2007) ? A Bangladeshi man cuts grass encroaching onto the runway at Barisal Airport during a helicopter landing zone survey mission conducted by Marines from 1st Platoon, Company A, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, during a humanitarian assistance and relief operation in Bangladesh. The recon Marines from ?Alpha One? as it is known in the Recon community, are part of the 1st Marine Division but are currently attached to Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), Camp Pendleton, Calif. The 11th MEU (SOC) is on a deployment through the Western Pacific Ocean and Arabian Gulf region. Perryman is from Illinois and Larson, is from Tieton, Wash.
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BAWFAL, BANGLEDESH- 071204- GySgt. Rodney Cantrell, crew chief from HMM-166 (REIN), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit offloads food rations in a CH-46E to the Bangladeshi people . The USS Tarawa and the embarked 11th MEU (SOC) are conducting Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Relief efforts in response to the Government of Bangladesh's request for assistance after Tropical Cyclone Sidr struck their southern coast Nov. 15. The storm killed over 3,000 people and has left several hundred thousand homeless. The Department of Defense effort is part of a larger United States response coordinated by the U.S. Department of State and U.S. Agency for International Development. Photo by Sgt. Bryson K. Jones)(Released) - BAWFAL, BANGLEDESH- 071204- GySgt. Rodney Cantrell, crew chief from HMM-166 (REIN), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit offloads food rations in a CH-46E to the Bangladeshi people . The USS Tarawa and the embarked 11th MEU (SOC) are conducting Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Relief efforts in response to the Government of Bangladesh's request for assistance after Tropical Cyclone Sidr struck their southern coast Nov. 15. The storm killed over 3,000 people and has left several hundred thousand homeless. The Department of Defense effort is part of a larger United States response coordinated by the U.S. Department of State and U.S. Agency for International Development. Photo by Sgt. Bryson K. Jones)(Released)
HM1 (FMF) Christopher L. Kline, jump platoon corpsman, from Hobert, Okla., examines a patient complaining of fever and body aches during a Humanitarian Assistance Operation here Dec 4. Kline is from a medical team from the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) Tarawa Expeditionary Strike Goup 3 and is attached to Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 11th MEU (SOC), Camp Pendleton, Calif. The medical team, aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Tarawa (LHA 1) and other elements of the 11th MEU (SOC), are conducting Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Relief efforts in response to the Government of Bangladesh's request for assistance after Tropical Cyclone Sidr struck their southern coast Nov. 15. The storm killed over 3,000 people and has left several hundred thousand homeless. The Department of Defense effort is part of a larger United States response coordinated by the U.S. Department of State and U.S. Agency for International Development. - HM1 (FMF) Christopher L. Kline, jump platoon corpsman, from Hobert, Okla., examines a patient complaining of fever and body aches during a Humanitarian Assistance Operation here Dec 4. Kline is from a medical team from the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) Tarawa Expeditionary Strike Goup 3 and is attached to Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 11th MEU (SOC), Camp Pendleton, Calif. The medical team, aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Tarawa (LHA 1) and other elements of the 11th MEU (SOC), are conducting Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Relief efforts in response to the Government of Bangladesh's request for assistance after Tropical Cyclone Sidr struck their southern coast Nov. 15. The storm killed over 3,000 people and has left several hundred thousand homeless. The Department of Defense effort is part of a larger United States response coordinated by the U.S. Department of State and U.S. Agency for International Development.