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Marines and sailors with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit and USS Makin Island listen as a firefighter with the San Francisco Fire Dpeartment describes the various tools and their functions found in a rescue environment here Oct. 8. The unit visited the fire department to receive search-and-rescue training. The 11th MEU is the first amphibious landing force to embark Makin Island, which set sail for San Francisco Oct. 1 to participate in the city's 2010 Fleet Week. There the 11th MEU plans to showcase to the public the Marine Corps' men and women, its aircraft and equipment and its ability to conduct missions that span the overlapping spectrums of peace and combat, from disaster relief to war. - Marines and sailors with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit and USS Makin Island listen as a firefighter with the San Francisco Fire Dpeartment describes the various tools and their functions found in a rescue environment here Oct. 8. The unit visited the fire department to receive search-and-rescue training. The 11th MEU is the first amphibious landing force to embark Makin Island, which set sail for San Francisco Oct. 1 to participate in the city's 2010 Fleet Week. There the 11th MEU plans to showcase to the public the Marine Corps' men and women, its aircraft and equipment and its ability to conduct missions that span the overlapping spectrums of peace and combat, from disaster relief to war.

First Reconnaissance Battalion Marines, right, rehearse boat operations on rigid raider craft from the stern gate of USS Bonhomme Richard June 30 during the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s first pre-deployment exercise at sea. Lt. Dwayne Williams, the ship’s assistant first lieutenant, center, supervises the deck operations. The Marines are attached to Battalion Landing Team 2/4, the MEU’s ground combat element. The MEU and its Navy counterpart, Amphibious Squadron 7, are testing interoperability before a certification exercise later this summer. - First Reconnaissance Battalion Marines, right, rehearse boat operations on rigid raider craft from the stern gate of USS Bonhomme Richard June 30 during the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s first pre-deployment exercise at sea. Lt. Dwayne Williams, the ship’s assistant first lieutenant, center, supervises the deck operations. The Marines are attached to Battalion Landing Team 2/4, the MEU’s ground combat element. The MEU and its Navy counterpart, Amphibious Squadron 7, are testing interoperability before a certification exercise later this summer.

Members of one of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s fire control teams establish an observation post prior to calling in close-air support during a live-fire exercise here March 29. The FCT from 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, or Anglico, set up its post by establishing communication with multiple entities, getting the direction and distance to targets at the range and verifying their own location. The MEU’s 18-man Anglico detachment can direct and control fixed or rotary wing aircraft or call in indirect fire from artillery batteries, naval guns and mortar teams. The training was part of the MEU’s larger Marine air-ground task force exercise that runs through April 9. - Members of one of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s fire control teams establish an observation post prior to calling in close-air support during a live-fire exercise here March 29. The FCT from 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, or Anglico, set up its post by establishing communication with multiple entities, getting the direction and distance to targets at the range and verifying their own location. The MEU’s 18-man Anglico detachment can direct and control fixed or rotary wing aircraft or call in indirect fire from artillery batteries, naval guns and mortar teams. The training was part of the MEU’s larger Marine air-ground task force exercise that runs through April 9.

Pfc. John E. Hoban, 20, from Los Angeles, second in his team's stack, prepares to clear a building during a live fire grenade exercise here March 26. During the exercise Marines with Company E, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, cleared half a building using hand grenades and the other half with rifle fire. This was the first time the Marines conducted this type of live fire exercise during their workups for their deployment with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit later this year. The live fire exercises were part of a month-long exercise the Marines are conducting away from Camp Pendleton, their home station. - Pfc. John E. Hoban, 20, from Los Angeles, second in his team's stack, prepares to clear a building during a live fire grenade exercise here March 26. During the exercise Marines with Company E, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, cleared half a building using hand grenades and the other half with rifle fire. This was the first time the Marines conducted this type of live fire exercise during their workups for their deployment with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit later this year. The live fire exercises were part of a month-long exercise the Marines are conducting away from Camp Pendleton, their home station.