Marines with 1st Law Enforcement Battalion, I Marine Expeditionary Force, begin their training exercise aboard Range 107 at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., July 7. The newly activated battalion is participating in large scale exercise, Javelin Thrust. More than 5,000 Marines from the 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade, part of I Marine Expeditionary Force and Marine Forces Reserve are participating in the exercise. The large-scale exercise is the first in a three-part continuum, culminating with a Navy and Marine Corps led amphibious exercise Dawn Blitz in 2013. Javelin Thrust is the largest annual Marine Corps Reserve and active duty training exercise, comprised of reserve Marines from 38 states, 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, 9th Communication Battalion, and 1st Law Enforcement Battalion. The 33 Canadian Brigade Group from Ottawa, Canada is participating as a coalition force, with a higher headquarters based at Camp Pendleton.
| Date Taken: | 07.07.2012 |
| Date Posted: | 07.08.2012 03:12 |
| Photo ID: | 619975 |
| VIRIN: | 120707-M-2949Y-733 |
| Resolution: | 2000x1429 |
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| Location: | MARINE CORPS AIR GROUND COMBAT CENTER TWENTYNINE PALMS, CALIFORNIA, US |
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1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade to exercise command and control at Javelin Thrust 2012
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