Cpl. Kenneth Marks, left, an assault section leader with Bravo Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, explains a Shoulder-Launched Multipurpose Assault Weapon to Ambassador Sam Kaplan, right, the U.S. ambassador to the Kingdom of Morocco, and Army Gen. Carter Ham, the commander of U.S. African Command, during a visit aboard the ship here, April 16, 2012, in the final days of Exercise African Lion 12. African Lion is a bi-lateral training exercise between U.S. forces, including the 24th MEU, and Royal Moroccan Armed Forces to promote partnership and mutual understanding between each nation’s militaries. The 24th MEU, along with the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group, is currently deployed as a theater security and crisis response force capable of a variety of missions from full-scale combat to humanitarian assistance and disaster relief.
Date Taken: | 04.16.2012 |
Date Posted: | 04.16.2012 18:40 |
Photo ID: | 560120 |
VIRIN: | 120416-M-FR139-008 |
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Location: | USS IWO JIMA, AT SEA |
Hometown: | RICHMOND, VICTORIA, AU |
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