Exercise in Arabian Gulf ends with a bang
12/15/2009
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11th MEU Public Affairs
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11th MEU
AMPHIBIOUS EXERCISE AREA, ARABIAN GULF
More than 700 Marines and Sailors disembarked two Navy ships, trained alongside the host nation’s Marine Corps and wrapped up a weeklong exercise Dec. 15.
The aviation combat element, ground combat element and logistics combat elements of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit trained with the host nation’s Marine forces, firing a host of weapons and artillery, integrating aviation and learning basic lifesaving techniques.
“We were fortunate to be truly engaged in such valuable bilateral training,” said Col. Andrew Wilcox, commanding officer of the 11th MEU’s ground combat element, Battalion Landing Team 2/4 - known as the Magnificent Bastards.
The exercise culminated with a combined-arms live-fire demonstration that included rotary wing close air support by helicopter gunships, armored maneuver by amphibious vehicles, breaching explosives, laser-guided anti-tank missiles and a combined ground attack of an objective.
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MIDDLE EAST-Lance Cpl. Christopher Duffourc, 21, of Lockhart, Texas, fires a wire-guided missile at a range here Dec. 13 as Sgt. Roberto Colon of New Jersey stands by as a position safety officer. Duffourc and Colon are serving with the Magnificent Bastards, the ground-combat element of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit. , Gunnery Sgt. Scott Dunn, 12/12/2009 11:06 PM
MIDDLE EAST-Lance Cpl. Richard Mueller, a rifleman serving with the Magnificent Bastards, the ground-combat element of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, mans a .50 caliber machine gun at a practice range here Dec. 12. , Gunnery Sgt. Scott Dunn, 12/12/2009 2:11 AM
MIDDLE EAST-Lance Cpl. Richard Mueller, a rifleman serving with the Magnificent Bastards, the ground-combat element of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, mans a .50 caliber machine gun at a practice range here Dec. 12. , Gunnery Sgt. Scott Dunn, 12/12/2009 2:14 AM
MIDDLE EAST-Bullet casings gather at a machine gunner’s feet Dec. 13 in a Humvee driven by Cpl. John Reid of Traverse City, Mich., and commanded by 1st Lt. James Gardner, all serving with the Magnificent Bastards, the ground-combat element of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit. , Gunnery Sgt. Scott Dunn, 12/12/2009 10:57 PM
MIDDLE EAST-Marines with Company G, Battalion Landing Team 2/4, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, rush through a live-fire range here Dec. 15. , Cpl. Jeffrey Belovarac, 12/15/2009 6:56 PM
MIDDLE EAST-Magnificent Bastards of Battalion Landing Team 2/4, the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s ground-combat element, fire a machine gun during a live-fire shoot here Dec. 15. The MEU participated in a combined-arms live-fire demonstration, part of a weeklong bilateral exercise., Gunnery Sgt. Scott Dunn, 12/14/2009 5:20 PM
MIDDLE EAST-Daylight fades on Master Sgt. Ralph Perrine, who serves with the Magnificent Bastards of Battalion Landing Team 2/4, the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s ground-combat element, here Dec. 13. The MEU fired a host of weapons and artillery, integrated aviation and, among other things, trained in basic lifesaving techniques., Gunnery Sgt. Scott Dunn, 12/13/2009 2:17 AM
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