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Lance Cpl. Calvin Jensen, left, a team leader with Echo Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), watches as Lance Cpl. Ryan T. Dupere, a squad automatic weapon (SAW) gunner with Echo Company, and Springville, N.Y., native, fires an M-249 SAW during a platoon-attack exercise ashore near Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, October 11. Platoon-attack training was one of the many exercises conducted during the Marines’ six-day training evolution in Djibouti, Africa. The 22nd MEU is currently deployed as part of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group (BATARG) as the U.S. Central Command theatre reserve force, also providing support for maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. - Lance Cpl. Calvin Jensen, left, a team leader with Echo Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), watches as Lance Cpl. Ryan T. Dupere, a squad automatic weapon (SAW) gunner with Echo Company, and Springville, N.Y., native, fires an M-249 SAW during a platoon-attack exercise ashore near Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, October 11. Platoon-attack training was one of the many exercises conducted during the Marines’ six-day training evolution in Djibouti, Africa. The 22nd MEU is currently deployed as part of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group (BATARG) as the U.S. Central Command theatre reserve force, also providing support for maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

Sgt. Patrick S. Putt, the assault section leader with Echo Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), and Nashville, Tenn., native, cuts detonation cord during demolition range training ashore near Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Oct. 10, 2011. The assualtmen spent a day refreshing their skills on basic demolitions. The 22nd MEU is currently deployed as part of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group (BATARG) as the U.S. Central Command theatre reserve force, also providing support for maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. - Sgt. Patrick S. Putt, the assault section leader with Echo Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), and Nashville, Tenn., native, cuts detonation cord during demolition range training ashore near Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Oct. 10, 2011. The assualtmen spent a day refreshing their skills on basic demolitions. The 22nd MEU is currently deployed as part of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group (BATARG) as the U.S. Central Command theatre reserve force, also providing support for maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

Lance Cpl. Kentarus D. Maronie, a mortarman with Echo Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), and Greenville, S.C., native, bore sights an M224 60mm mortar system during a mortar range outside of Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Oct. 9, 2011. The Marines conducted conventional, coordinated fire training, hand-held fire training, and night fire training. The 22nd MEU is currently deployed as part of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group (BATARG) as the U.S. Central Command theatre reserve force, also providing support for maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. - Lance Cpl. Kentarus D. Maronie, a mortarman with Echo Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), and Greenville, S.C., native, bore sights an M224 60mm mortar system during a mortar range outside of Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Oct. 9, 2011. The Marines conducted conventional, coordinated fire training, hand-held fire training, and night fire training. The 22nd MEU is currently deployed as part of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group (BATARG) as the U.S. Central Command theatre reserve force, also providing support for maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

Lance Cpl. Ryan O. Martinez, left, an assualtman with Echo Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), and Midwest City, Okla., native, provides security as Lance Cpl. Edward T. Jones, an assaultman with Echo Company and Greensboro, N.C., native, aims his shoulder-launched multipurpose assault weapon during training ashore near Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Oct. 7, 2011. Echo Company spent six days in Djibouti conducting many different training exercises such as, squad and platoon attacks, night-fire, mortar, and demolition exercises. The 22nd MEU is currently deployed as part of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group (BATARG) as the U.S. Central Command theatre reserve force, also providing support for maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. - Lance Cpl. Ryan O. Martinez, left, an assualtman with Echo Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), and Midwest City, Okla., native, provides security as Lance Cpl. Edward T. Jones, an assaultman with Echo Company and Greensboro, N.C., native, aims his shoulder-launched multipurpose assault weapon during training ashore near Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Oct. 7, 2011. Echo Company spent six days in Djibouti conducting many different training exercises such as, squad and platoon attacks, night-fire, mortar, and demolition exercises. The 22nd MEU is currently deployed as part of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group (BATARG) as the U.S. Central Command theatre reserve force, also providing support for maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.