Marine Expeditionary Unit, Kuwaiti Commandos participate in bilateral training exercise
12/1/2009
By
1st Lt. Roger Hollenbeck
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11th MEU
BUBIYAN ISLAND, Kuwait
At the Government of Kuwait’s invitation, Marines and Sailors of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) recently conducted a successful training exercise with a platoon from the Kuwaiti military’s 25th Commando Brigade on the uninhabited island of Bubiyan.
“We enjoyed training with the professionals from the 25th Commando and were impressed by their performance with small craft and overall enthusiasm for the exercise,” said Lt Col. Robert Rice, 11th MEU operations officer. “It was a great opportunity for us to build relationships with our regional partners and solidify our commitments to security in the region.”
The exercise cultivated the already close relationship that the two militaries enjoyed, and included an amphibious landing as well as follow-on training. Kuwaiti commandos trained with MEU reconnaissance Marines in small boat operations and advanced infantry skills while other MEU personnel practiced ship-to-shore landing and setting up company-sized training sites.
“Bubiyan Island provided an ideal venue to practice our ability to move from ship to shore,” Rice said. “The position of the ships allowed us to practice a true over the horizon amphibious assault.”
The Marines and Sailors came ashore from the amphibious transport dock ship USS Cleveland (LPD 7), and amphibious dock landing ship USS Rushmore (LSD 47) which departed San Diego, California on September 18 for a deployment to the Western Pacific and the Middle East.
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BUBIYAN ISLAND, Kuwait-A Navy air-cushioned landing craft returns to the Persian Gulf after delivering 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit personnel and equipment to this uninhabited island Nov. 20. The Navy and Marine Corps team practiced an amphibious landing from the amphibious transport dock ship Cleveland and the amphibious dock landing ship Rushmore while the MEU’s reconnaissance Marines trained with Kuwaiti commandos. , Gunnery Sgt. Scott Dunn, 11/19/2009 5:06 PM
BUBIYAN ISLAND, Kuwait-Kuwaiti soldiers practice holding security after landing on the uninhabited island Nov. 20. The U.S. Navy and Marine Corps team practiced an amphibious landing here from ships in the Persian Gulf while the MEU’s reconnaissance Marines trained with Kuwaiti commandos. , Gunnery Sgt. Scott Dunn, 11/19/2009 6:41 PM
BUBIYAN ISLAND, Kuwait-Tankers serving with Battalion Landing Team 2/4, the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s ground combat element, prepare M1A1 Abrams for driving on this uninhabited island Nov. 21. Ground and logistics combat elements of the 11th MEU landed Nov. 20 from the amphibious transport dock ship Cleveland and the amphibious dock landing ship Rushmore. The tank detachment is from 1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division. , Gunnery Sgt. Scott Dunn, 11/21/2009 12:11 AM
BUBIYAN ISLAND, Kuwait-Aviation, ground and logistics combat elements of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit arrive on this uninhabited island Nov. 20 to practice an amphibious landing. A Navy and Marine Corps team practiced the landing here from ships in the Persian Gulf while the MEU’s reconnaissance Marines trained with Kuwaiti commandos. , Gunnery Sgt. Scott Dunn, 11/19/2009 6:55 PM
BUBIYAN ISLAND, Kuwait-A Weapons Company corporal with Battalion Landing Team 2/4 sets up a machine-gun position on this uninhabited island Nov. 20. Ground and logistics combat elements of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit landed from the amphibious transport dock ship Cleveland and the amphibious dock landing ship Rushmore, and the MEU’s reconnaissance Marines trained with Kuwaiti commandos. , Gunnery Sgt. Scott Dunn, 11/19/2009 11:50 PM
BUBIYAN ISLAND, Kuwait-A Navy air-cushioned landing craft delivers 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit personnel and equipment from the Persian Gulf to this uninhabited island Nov. 20. The Navy and Marine Corps team practiced an amphibious landing from the amphibious transport dock ship Cleveland and the amphibious dock landing ship Rushmore while the MEU’s reconnaissance Marines trained with Kuwaiti commandos. , Gunnery Sgt. Scott Dunn, 11/19/2009 9:50 PM
BUBIYAN ISLAND, Kuwait-Tankers serving with Battalion Landing Team 2/4, the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s ground combat element, man an M1A1 Abrams driving through this uninhabited island Nov. 21. Tank commander Gunnery Sgt. Kian Adyani, left, from Anaheim, Calif., accompanied Lt. Col. Jim Hensien, Combat Logistics Battalion 11 commanding officer, right. In Adyani’s crew are Sgt. Kip Huhman of Taylor, Neb.; Cpl. R.V. Maggitt of Greenwood, Miss.; and Lance Cpl. Brandon Sharpe of Mobile, Ala. Ground and logistics combat elements of the 11th MEU landed Nov. 20 from the amphibious transport dock ship Cleveland and the amphibious dock landing ship Rushmore in the Persian Gulf. The tank detachment is from 1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division., Gunnery Sgt. Scott Dunn, 11/21/2009 12:18 AM
BUBIYAN ISLAND, Kuwait-Navy Lt. Ryan Bareng, Battalion Landing Team 2/4 chaplain, helps inspect tracks on an M1A1 Abrams with tankers from the ground combat element’s tank detachment on this uninhabited island Nov. 21. Ground and logistics combat elements of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit landed Nov. 20 from the amphibious transport dock ship Cleveland and the amphibious dock landing ship Rushmore. , Gunnery Sgt. Scott Dunn, 11/20/2009 8:02 PM
BUBIYAN ISLAND, Kuwait-Tanks from the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s ground combat element arrive on this uninhabited island Nov. 20 to practice an amphibious landing. A Navy and Marine Corps team practiced the landing here from ships in the Persian Gulf while the MEU’s reconnaissance Marines trained with Kuwaiti commandos. , Gunnery Sgt. Scott Dunn, 11/19/2009 9:39 PM
BUBIYAN ISLAND, Kuwait-Logistics and ground combat element Marines of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit arrive on this uninhabited island Nov. 20 to practice an amphibious landing. A Navy and Marine Corps team practiced the landing here from ships in the Persian Gulf while the MEU’s reconnaissance Marines trained with Kuwaiti commandos. , Gunnery Sgt. Scott Dunn, 11/19/2009 7:52 PM
BUBIYAN ISLAND, Kuwait-Eleventh Marine Expeditionary Unit Marines survey this uninhabited island Nov. 20 where a Navy and Marine Corps team practiced an amphibious landing from ships in the Persian Gulf and the MEU’s reconnaissance Marines trained with Kuwaiti commandos. , Gunnery Sgt. Scott Dunn, 11/19/2009 5:29 PM
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