26th MEU COMPTUEX [Image 58 of 60]

USS KEARSARGE (LHD 3), AT SEA

02.10.2013

Photo by Cpl. Michael Lockett 

26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable)     

Lance Cpl. Benjamin Schorr, a scout from Ridgely, Md., assigned to Scout Sniper Platoon, Battalion Landing Team (BLT) 3/2, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), chambers a round in his M40A5 sniper rifle during an exercise defending the USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) against small boat attacks while at sea, Feb. 10, 2013. The 26th MEU is conducting Composite Training Unit Exercise, the final phase of a six-month pre-deployment training program. The 26th MEU operates continuously across the globe, providing the president and unified combatant commanders with a forward-deployed, sea-based quick reaction force. The MEU is a Marine Air-Ground Task Force capable of conducting amphibious operations, crisis response and limited contingency operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Michael S. Lockett/Released)

• Date Taken: 02.10.2013
• Date Posted: 02.21.2013 20:35
• Photo ID: 871260
• VIRIN: 130210-M-LP523-016
• Resolution: 3456x5184
• Size: 11.25 MB
• Location: USS KEARSARGE (LHD 3), AT SEA