More than 170 Marines recently returned from a seven-month deployment to Afghanistan will visit 16 wounded warriors from their unit who had to be evacuated for injuries sustained in theatre. The Marines of Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marines, nicknamed "BlackIron," served three consecutive combat deployments in support of Operation Enduring Freedom over the past three years.
Bold Alligator 2012 is a live and synthetic scenario-driven simulation supported amphibious exercise designed to train Expeditionary Strike Group 2 (ESG 2) and 2d Marine Expeditionary Brigade (2d MEB). BA will be the largest amphibious exercise conducted by the Navy/Marine Corps team in the last 10 years, and will be the first live East Coast ESG/Marine Expeditionary Brigade-level exercise in...
