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Jan 19, 2011

Marines from Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, slide down a rope out of a CH-53E Super Stallion from Marine Medium Tilt Rotor Squadron 263 (Reinforced), 22nd MEU, onto the SS Cape Ann during vessel boarding search and seizure training outside of Naval Station Norfolk, Va., Jan. 19, 2011. This training better prepared the Marines and sailors to react to any of the many possible missions of a MEU during their deployment this summer. The 22nd MEU is a multi-mission capable force of 2,200 Marines and sailors and comprised of Aviation Combat Element, Marine Medium Tilt Rotor Squadron 263 (Reinforced); Logistics Combat Element, Combat Logistics Battalion 22; Ground Combat Element, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment; and its command element.

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