Mock evacuation preps unit for deployment
10/8/2011
By
Sgt. Elyssa Quesada
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11th MEU
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif.
Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit conducted noncombatant-evacuation training here Oct. 8 during the unit’s final exercise before deploying in November.
The unit employed its ground, aviation and logistics elements to evacuate 32 role players from Point Mugu, Calif.; Laughlin, Nev.; and Camp Pendleton.
Combat Logistics Battalion 11 used its noncombatant tracking system to process role-players, Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 268 (Reinforced) provided helicopters and Battalion Landing Team 3/1 provided security.
The tracking system provides a way of electronically identifying and tracking people when a region is evacuated.
“With so many countries in turmoil around the globe, ambassadors know they have the option to ask the military for assistance,” said Lt. Col. Andy Bergen, the commanding officer of CLB-11. “This exercise was especially good training because we were afforded the opportunity to work with state department personnel, who are intricately involved in evacuation operations overseas.”
The training prepared the Marines to protect and safely evacuate civilians from areas of unrest, according to Sgt. Bradley K. McMurray, the assistant site commander.
“It’s highly likely that we could be asked to evacuate noncombatants while deployed,” Bergen said, who hails from Encinitas, Calif. “This training offers Marines a chance to further prepare for that situation.”
The unit embarked USS Makin Island, USS New Orleans and USS Pearl Harbor in San Diego Sept. 28 before deploying to the Western Pacific and Middle East regions.
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POINT MUGU, Calif.-Marines with Battalion Landing Team 3/1, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit provide security during a noncombatant evacuation exercise here Oct. 8. The unit embarked USS Makin Island, USS New Orleans and USS Pearl Harbor in San Diego Sept. 28 and is participating in its final exercise before deploying in November., Lance Cpl. Claudia M. Palacios, 10/8/2011 8:02 AM
POINT MUGU, Calif.-Marines and sailors with Combat Logistics Battalion 11 escort evacuees to a CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 268 (Reinforced) here Oct. 8 during a noncombatant evacuation exercise. The 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit embarked USS Makin Island, USS New Orleans and USS Pearl Harbor in San Diego Sept. 28 and is participating in its final exercise before deploying in November., Lance Cpl. Claudia M. Palacios, 10/8/2011 9:19 AM
POINT MUGU, Calif.-Marines and sailors with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit control a rowdy crowd here Oct. 8 during a noncombatant evacuation exercise. The unit embarked USS Makin Island, USS New Orleans and USS Pearl Harbor in San Diego Sept. 28 and is participating in its final exercise before deploying in November., Lance Cpl. Claudia M. Palacios, 10/8/2011 8:40 AM
CAMP PENDLETON, Claif. -Lance Cpl. Zach Kolb with Combat Logistics Battalion 11 processes an evacuee at a simulated evacuation site here Oct. 8. Kolb, 23, who hails from Woodland, Calif., is a landing support specialist with the battalion, which serves as the logistics combat element for the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The unit embarked USS Makin Island, USS New Orleans and USS Pearl Harbor in San Diego Sept. 28 and is participating in its final exercise before deploying in November., Sgt. Elyssa Quesada, 10/8/2011 1:09 PM
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif.-Lance Cpl. Zach Kolb with Combat Logistics Battalion 11 processes an evacuee at a simulated evacuation site here Oct. 8. Kolb, 23, who hails from Woodland, Calif., is a landing support specialist with the battalion, which serves as the logistics combat element for the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The unit embarked USS Makin Island, USS New Orleans and USS Pearl Harbor in San Diego Sept. 28 and is participating in its final exercise before deploying in November. , Sgt. Elyssa Quesada, 10/8/2011 1:05 PM
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif.-Staff Sgt. RJ Roberts with Combat Logistics Battalion 11 gives a brief to evacuees here Oct. 8 during an exercise. Roberts is a parachute rigger with the battalion, which serves as the logistics combat element for the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The unit embarked USS Makin Island, USS New Orleans and USS Pearl Harbor in San Diego Sept. 28 and is participating in its final exercise before deploying in November., Sgt. Elyssa Quesada, 10/8/2011 12:31 PM
PACIFIC OCEAN, Calif.-Lance Cpl. Joen P. Dyal, left, and Lance Cpl. Caylen S. Vetter use a noncombatant tracking system to process evacuees aboard USS Pearl Harbor here Oct. 8 during an exercise. Dyal and Vetter are landing support specialists with Combat Logistics Battalion 11, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The unit embarked USS Makin Island, USS New Orleans and USS Pearl Harbor in San Diego Sept. 28 and is participating in its final exercise before deploying in November. Dyal, 21, hails from Sacramento, Calif. Vetter, 24, hails from Bishop, Calif. , Lance Cpl. Claudia M. Palacios, 10/8/2011 10:35 AM
POINT MUGU, Calif.-Marines and sailors with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit control a rowdy crowd here Oct. 8 during a noncombatant evacuation exercise. The unit embarked USS Makin Island, USS New Orleans and USS Pearl Harbor in San Diego Sept. 28 and is participating in its final exercise before deploying in November., Lance Cpl. Claudia M. Palacios, 10/8/2011 8:19 AM
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