'Every Marine a Rifleman' during training package in Djibouti [Image 6 of 6]

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIB, DJIBOUTI

10.13.2012

Photo by Staff Sgt. Robert L. Fisher III  

24th Marine Expeditionary Unit

Cpl. Kenneth G. Marks, 25, a squad leader with Bravo Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, checks his map before stepping off on a patrol with Marines of various job fields during a five-day simulated war while training in the coastal mountains of Djibouti, Oct. 13, 2012. Marks, a Richmond, Va., native, led a squad of Marines from Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th MEU, during a three-week training package, which comprised basic infantry skills, desert survival techniques, endurance courses and a simulated war. The 24th MEU is deployed with the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve and crisis response force for U.S. Central Command and the U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

• Date Taken: 10.13.2012
• Date Posted: 10.19.2012 10:30
• Photo ID: 747277
• VIRIN: 121013-M-HF911-021
• Resolution: 2732x1821
• Size: 2.18 MB
• Location: U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIB, DJ