Maintenance keeps the MEU rolling [Image 2 of 5]

BRADSHAW FIELD TRAINING AREA, NT, AUSTRALIA

09.01.2013

Photo by Sgt. Paul Robbins 

31st Marine Expeditionary Unit       

Corporal Jose L. Polanco (top), a 25-year-old heavy equipment mechanic for Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary, and a native of Truth or Consequences, N.M., loosens a drive shaft mount with the assistance of Lance Cpl. Tanner M. Jones, a 19-year-old light armored vehicle mechanic for CLB-31, 31st MEU, and a native of Denver, Colo., here, Sept. 1. The Marines of CLB-31’s maintenance section are working long days and late nights to keep pace with the required maintenance that comes with supporting the battalion-sized element currently executing Exercise Koolendong 13. Koolendong is a week-long, live-fire exercise that demonstrates the operational reach of the 31st MEU and reinforces why it is the force of choice for the Asia-Pacific region. Also participating in the exercise is the Marine Rotational Force – Darwin and soldiers of the 5th Royal Australian Army. The 31st MEU brings what it needs to sustain itself to accomplish the mission or to pave the way for follow-on forces. The size and composition of the 31st MEU makes it well suited for amphibious operations, which includes raids, assaults, evacuations and humanitarian assistance operations.

• Date Taken: 09.01.2013
• Date Posted: 09.01.2013 03:26
• Photo ID: 1008456
• VIRIN: 130901-M-PZ610-804
• Resolution: 5616x3744
• Size: 3.27 MB
• Location: BRADSHAW FIELD TRAINING AREA, NT, AU
• Hometown: DENVER, CO, US
• Hometown: TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, NM, US