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.
Petty Officer 2nd Class Roderick Funiestas, an electrician serving aboard this amphibious transport dock, demonstrates to Company L Marines and sailors how to use an emergency breathing device Aug. 13. The rifle company is one of three in Battalion Landing Team 3/1, which serves as the ground combat element for the unit. The unit is underway with USS Makin Island and New Orleans on its first seagoing exercise since becoming a complete Marine air ground task force in May. - Petty Officer 2nd Class Roderick Funiestas, an electrician serving aboard this amphibious transport dock, demonstrates to Company L Marines and sailors how to use an emergency breathing device Aug. 13. The rifle company is one of three in Battalion Landing Team 3/1, which serves as the ground combat element for the unit. The unit is underway with USS Makin Island and New Orleans on its first seagoing exercise since becoming a complete Marine air ground task force in May.
Marines with Battalion Landing Team 3/1 work together to fit a tactical vehicle into a tracked vehicle for the first time here June 15. The Marines are a part of a field exercise conducted by the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit. - Marines with Battalion Landing Team 3/1 work together to fit a tactical vehicle into a tracked vehicle for the first time here June 15. The Marines are a part of a field exercise conducted by the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit.
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
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.
Marines with Company E, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, advance up a hill while receiving simulated fire from enemy forces during an exercise here March 4. The Marines conducted helicopter raid training here March 2-6 in preparation for an upcoming deployment with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit later this year. - Marines with Company E, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, advance up a hill while receiving simulated fire from enemy forces during an exercise here March 4. The Marines conducted helicopter raid training here March 2-6 in preparation for an upcoming deployment with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit later this year.