15th MEU finishes sustainment training in Djibouti [Image 3 of 5]

ARTA BEACH, DJIBOUTI

02.10.2013

Photo by Cpl. John Robbart III 

15th Marine Expeditionary Unit

Lance Cpl. Matthew L. Lopez, supply clerk, Battalion Landing Team 3/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, practices assembling a M249 Squad Automatic Weapon during a weapons class, Feb. 10. The classes were given as part of the 15th MEU's sustainment training conducted in Djibouti, designed to increase unit cohesion, practice the fundamentals of their trades and take advantage of a unique opportunity to train in a foreign country. The 15th MEU is deployed as part of the Peleliu Amphibious Ready Group as a U.S. Central Command theater reserve force, providing support for maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. Lopez, 20, is from Bronx, N.Y. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. John Robbart III/Released)

• Date Taken: 02.10.2013
• Date Posted: 02.28.2013 11:55
• Photo ID: 876410
• VIRIN: 130210-M-YG378-032
• Resolution: 1800x1200
• Size: 907.46 KB
• Location: ARTA BEACH, DJ