PACIFIC OCEAN – An MH-60 carries supplies from USNS Henry J. Kaiser (T-AO-187) to USS San Diego (LPD 22) during a Replenishment-at-Sea evolution of Certification Exercise, June 8, 2017. RAS operations are conducted to resupply and refuel ships while at sea for extended periods of time.. CERTEX is the third and final at-sea training period to certify the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit and America Amphibious Ready Group in preparation for their upcoming deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Timothy Valero)
PACIFIC OCEAN – Marines and Sailors from the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit and America Amphibious Ready Group boarded their three respective ships, May 30, 2017, for their final at-sea exercise of their pre-deployment training period, Certification Exercise. CERTEX is the culmination of the rigorous six-month workup cycle the 15th MEU completed to build proficiency in skill sets, cohesion with their Navy counterparts, and the ability to...
PACIFIC OCEAN – Marines and Sailors from the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit and America Amphibious Ready Group boarded their three respective ships, May 30, 2017, for their final at-sea exercise of their pre-deployment training period, Certification Exercise. CERTEX is the culmination of the rigorous six-month workup cycle the 15th MEU completed to build proficiency in skill sets, cohesion with their Navy counterparts, and the ability to...
PACIFIC OCEAN – The America Amphibious Ready Group and 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit set sail for their second at-sea period, Composite Training Unit Exercise, May 1-17, 2017, where a series of missions both familiar and new were laid out before them, ready to be hurdled. The tasks ahead would be more complex and the pace the Navy-Marine Corps team would have to transport from ship-to-shore would be rapid, but when the ships pulled off the...
PACIFIC OCEAN – Marines with Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, the Ground Combat Element for the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, conducted a large-scale vertical and amphibious raid during Composite Training Unit Exercise, May 4, 2017.
MARINE AIR-GROUND TASK FORCE TRAINING CENTER TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. – Service members pledge their lives to the service of others; while some serve their country for a few years proudly and then move on as civilians, some devote their entire lives, others pay in blood and go home physically or emotionally wounded, while some give their lives. Chaplains are service members who work to take care of those who are called to serve, it’s...
Maj. Christopher M. Baker, the fire support officer for the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, is originally from Cincinnati, Ohio. He joined the Marine Corps when he was attending college.
PACIFIC OCEAN – Marines and Sailors from the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit and America Amphibious Ready Group boarded their three respective ships, May 30, 2017, for their final at-sea exercise of their pre-deployment training period, Certification Exercise. CERTEX is the culmination of the rigorous six-month workup cycle the 15th MEU completed to build proficiency in skill sets, cohesion with their Navy counterparts, and the ability to conduct a set of mission essential tasks that give them the green light to deploy.
In addition to this being an evaluation of the 15th MEU’s developed aptitude, it is also an opportunity to demonstrate its capabilities in support of fleet and combatant commanders around the world across the full...
