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    CAMP BLANDING, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES

    12.10.2011

    Photo by Lance Cpl. Michael Petersheim  

    24th Marine Expeditionary Unit

    Lance Cpl. Mitchell Montgomery, a radio operator with Bravo Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, takes a knee and keeps watch as his unit secures an airfield to set up an aid distribution site during a simulated humanitarian assistance operation here Dec. 10, 2011. Supporting humanitarian assistance and disaster relief missions is a task that MEUs train for during their six-month work up period to prepare for deployment. The 24th MEU is currently taking part in Composite Training Unit Exercise, scheduled to take place Nov. 28 to Dec. 21. The training is meant to develop cohesion between the 24th MEU and Amphibious Squadron 8 in conducting amphibious operations, crisis response, and limited contingency operations while operating from the sea.

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    Date Taken: 12.10.2011
    Date Posted: 12.13.2011 21:07
    Photo ID: 498987
    VIRIN: 111210-M-KU932-029
    Resolution: 3300x2400
    Size: 1.1 MB
    Location: CAMP BLANDING, FLORIDA, US

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