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    Fire Support Teams Prepare for Deployment [Image 2 of 3]

    Fire Support Teams Prepare for Deployment

    CAMP LEJEUNE, NC, UNITED STATES

    03.16.2011

    Photo by Cpl. Dwight Henderson 

    22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit

    Lance Corporal Derek Tomlin, a mortar forward observer with Easy Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, calls in indirect-fire support during a fire support capabilities exercise aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 16. The exercise provided training for the fire support teams whom coordinate close-air and indirect-fire support for the companies. The Marines and sailors of the 22nd MEU deployed with Amphibious Squadron 6 aboard the USS Bataan Amphibious Ready Group March 29, and will continue to train and test the MEU’s ability to operate as a cohesive and effective Marine Air Ground Task Force. The 22nd MEU is a multi-mission capable Marine Air Ground Task Force comprised of Aviation Combat Element, Marine Medium Tilt Rotor Squadron 263 (Reinforced); Logistics Combat Element, Combat Logistics Battalion 22; Ground Combat Element, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment; and its command element.

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    Date Taken: 03.16.2011
    Date Posted: 04.13.2011 05:32
    Photo ID: 389182
    VIRIN: 110316-M-EK802-006
    Resolution: 1500x1000
    Size: 121.24 KB
    Location: CAMP LEJEUNE, NC, US

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