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    Vigilance Above, Valor Below: The U.S. Marine Corps Activates the 12th Littoral Anti-Air Battalion [Image 11 of 13]

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    Vigilance Above, Valor Below: The U.S. Marine Corps Activates the 12th Littoral Anti-Air Battalion

    CAMP HANSEN, OKINAWA, JAPAN

    12.04.2024

    Photo by Lance Cpl. Matthew Morales 

    3d Marine Division     

    U.S. Marine Corps Col. Peter Eltringham, left, congratulates Lt. Col. Scott Caton during the 12th Littoral Anti-Air Battalion activation ceremony on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 5, 2024. The activation of this storied unit reflects the next historic chapter in the Marine Corps’ legacy and builds on its reputation as a versatile, agile, and lethal warfighting organization. The LAAB is organized, trained, and equipped to support sea control and sea denial operations within actively contested maritime spaces as part of a modernized force integrated with the U.S. Navy, other elements of the Joint Force, and allied and partnered force. Eltringham, a native of Rhode Island, is the commanding officer of 12th Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division and Caton, a native of LOCATION, is the commanding officer of 12th LAAB. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Matthew Morales)

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    Date Taken: 12.04.2024
    Date Posted: 12.04.2024 22:35
    Photo ID: 8782301
    VIRIN: 241205-M-AO923-1105
    Resolution: 5371x3581
    Size: 7.27 MB
    Location: CAMP HANSEN, OKINAWA, JP

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