India Battery in Jabal Petra [Image 5 of 9]

PETRA, JORDAN

05.17.2012

Photo by Cpl. Michael Petersheim  

24th Marine Expeditionary Unit

Cpl. Caleb Powell, native of Crestview, Fla., an artillery scout with India Battery, the artillery unit with Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit shows members of the Royal Saudi Air Force how to use a Vector 21B range finder during a multilateral live-fire artillery shoot between U.S. Marines, Jordanian armed forces and Royal Saudi armed forces as part of Exercise Eager Lion 12 here, May 17, 2012. Throughout Eager Lion 12 the 24th MEU is participating in a variety of training exercises with partnered nations to increase interoperability and learn about other countries' militaries. Eager Lion 12 is a recurring 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.

• Date Taken: 05.17.2012
• Date Posted: 05.25.2012 10:56
• Photo ID: 587933
• VIRIN: 120517-M-KU932-055
• Resolution: 1440x1980
• Size: 659.51 KB
• Location: PETRA, JO