Images: Eager Lion 12 [Image 4 of 16]
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First Lt. Michael Smith, a Lakeville, Mass., native, and platoon commander for 2nd Platoon, Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, speaks with his Marines May 5, 2012, before conducting a mock assault as part of the training to prepare for exercise Eager Lion12. During Eager Lion 12 the 24th MEU will participate in a variety of training exercises with partnered nations at different locations throughout the country to increase interoperability and learn about other countries' militaries. Eager Lion 12 is a recurring, multi-national exercise designed to strengthen military-to-military relationships through a joint, whole-of-government, multinational approach to future complex national security challenges. The 24th MEU, partnered with the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group, is currently deployed to the Central Command area of operations as a theater reserve and crisis response force capable of a variety of missions from full-scale combat operations to humanitarian assistance and disaster relief.
Date Taken:05.05.2012
Date Posted:05.14.2012 23:56
Photo ID:580047
VIRIN:120505-M-TK324-067
Resolution:4080x2720
Size:1.2 MB
Location:PETRA, JO
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