31st MEU Marines conduct HA/DR training for AIT [Image 12 of 13]

SHOALWATER BAY TRAINING AREA, QLD, AUSTRALIA

08.08.2017

Photo by Cpl. Amaia Unanue    

31st Marine Expeditionary Unit       

Lance Cpl. Michael J. Ruiz and Petty Officer 1st Class Mark A. Carillo drag an evacuee role player into shade during a humanitarian assistance-disaster relief mission as part of Amphibious Integration Training at Freshwater Beach, Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Queensland, Australia, August 8, 2017. Ruiz is an air conditioning refrigeration technician and Carillo is a hospital corpsman, both with Combat Logistics Battalion 31. During AIT, Marines with CLB-31, the Logistics Combat Element for the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, and Marines with Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, the Ground Combat Element for the 31st MEU, refined their abilities to provide security and life-sustaining support for possible HADR operations. The 31st MEU and PHIBRON 11 are conducting AIT in preparation for Certification Exercise, and to ensure readiness for crisis response throughout the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. The 31st MEU partners with the Navy's Amphibious Squadron 11 to form the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Amaia Unanue/Released)

• Date Taken: 08.08.2017
• Date Posted: 08.13.2017 23:42
• Photo ID: 3669140
• VIRIN: 170808-M-GE751-222
• Resolution: 1121x1682
• Size: 232.4 KB
• Location: SHOALWATER BAY TRAINING AREA, QLD, AU