Photos

22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit

Unit: 22nd MEU
Byline: Lance Cpl. Alicia R. Giron
Date: 2008-12-19 13:02:00
Marines with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, are lifted high in the sky during Special Patrol Insertion/Extraction training. Aircraft from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 263 (Reinforced) supported the training aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 19, 2008. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alicia R. Giron)

Unit: 22nd MEU
Byline: Lance Cpl. Alicia R. Giron
Date: 2008-12-19 12:49:00
Marines with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, participating in a Special Patrol Insertion/Extraction exercise, prepare to ascend beneath a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 263 (Reinforced), aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 19, 2008. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alicia R. Giron)

Unit: 22nd MEU
Byline: Lance Cpl. Alicia R. Giron
Date: 2008-12-19 12:50:00
Marines with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, lift off as a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 263 (Reinforced) pulls them skyward aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 19, 2008. The Marines were participating in a Special Patrol Insertion/Extraction exercise, a method that allows them to insert and extract where helicopters can't land. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alicia R. Giron)

Unit: 22nd MEU
Byline: Lance Cpl. Alicia R. Giron
Date: 2008-12-19 12:57:00
Marines with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, participating in a Special Patrol Insertion/Extraction exercise, prepare their gear before a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 263 (Reinforced) takes off from a landing zone aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 19, 2008. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alicia R. Giron)

Unit: 22nd MEU
Byline: Lance Cpl. Alicia R. Giron
Date: 2008-12-19 13:01:00
Marines with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, are lifted high in the sky during Special Patrol Insertion/Extraction training. Aircraft from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 263 (Reinforced) supported the training aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 19, 2008. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alicia R. Giron)

Unit: 22nd MEU
Byline: Lance Cpl. Alicia R. Giron
Date: 2008-12-19 12:18:00
Marines with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, dangle from a 120-foot SPIE line while participating in a Special Patrol Insertion/Extraction exercise over Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 19, 2008. The Marines were attached to a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 263 (Reinforced). (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alicia R. Giron)

Unit: 22nd MEU
Byline: Lance Cpl. Alicia R. Giron
Date: 2008-12-19 12:27:00
Marines with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, dangle from a 120-foot SPIE line while participating in a Special Patrol Insertion/Extraction exercise over Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 19, 2008. The Marines were attached to a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 263 (Reinforced). (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alicia R. Giron)

Unit: 22nd MEU
Byline: Lance Cpl. Alicia R. Giron
Date: 2008-12-19 12:39:00
Marines with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, participating in a Special Patrol Insertion/Extraction exercise, prepare their gear before a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 263 (Reinforced) takes off from a landing zone aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 19, 2008. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alicia R. Giron)

Unit: 22nd MEU
Byline: Lance Cpl. Alicia R. Giron
Date: 2008-12-19 12:40:00
Marines with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, give a "thumbs-up" as a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 263 (Reinforced) prepares to ascend over Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 19, 2008. The Marines were practicing Special Patrol Insertion/Extraction. Everyone in the landing zone must give the signal before the helicopter can take off. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alicia R. Giron)

Unit: 22nd MEU
Byline: Cpl. Theodore W. Ritchie
Date: 2008-12-17 10:00:00
Sgt. Robert D. Carver, a section leader with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit shows former Marine Ken O'Donnell, a Marine Raider who served in the island-hopping campaign during World War II, how current Marine Corps vehicles are equipped. O'Donnell, a native of Belle Fourche, S.D., visited Marines of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit Dec. 17, 2008, to give a period of instruction during a raid course aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C. (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Theodore W. Ritchie)

Unit: 22nd MEU
Byline: Cpl. Theodore W. Ritchie
Date: 2008-12-17 10:01:00
Ken O'Donnell, a Marine Raider who served in the island-hopping campaign during World War II and a native of Belle Fourche, S.D., speaks with a Marine from the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit. O'Donnell visited the Marines Dec. 17, 2008, to give a period of instruction during a raid course aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C. (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Theodore W. Ritchie)

Unit: 22nd MEU
Byline: Cpl. Theodore W. Ritchie
Date: 2008-12-17 10:02:00
Marines with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, talk to former Marine Ken O'Donnell, a Marine Raider who served in the island-hopping campaign during World War II. O'Donnell, a native of Belle Fourche, S.D., visited Marines of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit Dec. 17, 2008, to give a period of instruction during a raid course aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C. (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Theodore W. Ritchie)

Unit: 22nd MEU
Byline: Cpl. Theodore W. Ritchie
Date: 2008-12-17 09:36:00
Photos of former Marine Ken O'Donnell, a Marine Raider who served in the island-hopping campaign during World War II, were on display as he addressed Marines of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit. O'Donnell, a native of Belle Fourche, S.D., visited the Marines Dec. 17, 2008, to give a period of instruction during a raid course aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C. (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Theodore W. Ritchie)

Unit: 22nd MEU
Byline: Cpl. Theodore W. Ritchie
Date: 2008-12-17 09:45:00
Former Marine Ken O'Donnell, right, a Marine Raider who served in the island-hopping campaign during World War II, and a native of Belle Fourche, S.D., speaks with Staff Sgt. Christopher Hall, a Light Armored Vehicle commander with Light Armored Reconnaissance Platoon, Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, and native of Homestead, Fla. O'Donnell was a guest speaker during a raid course aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C. Dec. 17, 2008. (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Theodore W. Ritchie)

Unit: 22nd MEU
Byline: Cpl. Theodore W. Ritchie
Date: 2008-12-17 09:51:00
Staff Sgt. Christopher Hall, right, the Platoon Sergeant from Light Armored Reconnaissance Platoon, Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, and native of Homestead, Fla., points out features on a Light Armored Vehicle to former Marine Ken O'Donnell, center, a Marine Raider who served in the island-hopping campaign during World War II and a native of Belle Fourche, S.D. O'Donnell visited the Marines Dec. 17, 2008, to give a period of instruction during a raid course aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C. (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Theodore W. Ritchie)

Unit: 22nd MEU
Byline: Cpl. Theodore W. Ritchie
Date: 2008-12-17 10:04:00
Former Marine Ken O'Donnell, center, a Marine Raider who served in the island-hopping campaign during World War II, and a native of Belle Fourche, S.D., listens as a Marine from Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, explains the features of an M-240B machine gun. O'Donnell visited the Marines Dec. 17, 2008, to give a period of instruction during a raid course aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C. (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Theodore W. Ritchie)

Unit: 22nd MEU
Byline: Cpl. Theodore W. Ritchie
Date: 2008-12-17 09:10:00
Former Marine Ken O'Donnell, left, a Marine Raider who served in the island-hopping campaign during World War II, and a native of Belle Fourche, S.D., speaks to Marines from Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, at the II Marine Expeditionary Force's Special Operations Training Group raid facility aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C. O'Donnell visited the Marines Dec. 17, 2008, to give a period of instruction during a raid course. (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Theodore W. Ritchie)

Unit: 22nd MEU
Byline: Cpl. Theodore W. Ritchie
Date: 2008-12-17 09:34:00
Marines with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit view photos of former Marine Ken O'Donnell, a Marine Raider who served in the island-hopping campaign during World War II and a native of Belle Fourche, S.D. O'Donnell visited the Marines Dec. 17, 2008, to give a period of instruction during a raid course aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C. (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Theodore W. Ritchie)

Unit: 22nd MEU
Byline: Staff Sgt. Matt Epright
Date: 2008-12-17 12:02:00
Capt. Christopher Wills, the Kilo Company commander for Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, stands at attention as the battalion executive officer, Maj. Trevor Hall, reads the citation for Wills' Bronze Star with combat distinguishing device aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 17, 2008. Wills earned the award for service in Iraq leading a Military Training Team. (Official Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Matt Epright)

Unit: 22nd MEU
Byline: Staff Sgt. Matt Epright
Date: 2008-12-17 12:05:00
Capt. Christopher Wills, the Kilo Company commander for Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, is congratulated by Brig. Gen. Joseph L. Osterman, Assistant Division Commander for 2nd Marine Division, after Wills received a Bronze Star with combat distinguishing device aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 17, 2008. Wills earned the award for service in Iraq leading a Military Training Team. (Official Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Matt Epright)

Unit: 22nd MEU
Byline: Staff Sgt. Matt Epright
Date: 2008-12-17 12:07:00
Capt. Christopher Wills, the Kilo Company commander for Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, salutes Brig. Gen. Joseph L. Osterman, Assistant Division Commander for 2nd Marine Division, after Wills received a Bronze Star with combat distinguishing device aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 17, 2008. Wills earned the award for service in Iraq leading a Military Training Team. (Official Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Matt Epright)

Unit: 22nd MEU
Byline: Lance Cpl. Alicia R. Giron
Date: 2008-12-09 13:34:00
Pfc. Franklin L. Plummer, a mortarmen with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, and native of Montreal, swims away after escaping the Modular Amphibious Egress Trainer, also known as the "helo dunker," during the Shallow Water Egress Training course, Dec. 8 - 9, 2008, aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C. The course taught the Marines to escape a helicopter in the event of a water landing. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alicia R. Giron)

Unit: 22nd MEU
Byline: Lance Cpl. Alicia R. Giron
Date: 2008-12-09 13:34:00
Two Marines with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, take a breath after escaping the Modular Amphibious Egress Trainer, also known as the "helo dunker," during the Shallow Water Egress Training course, Dec. 8 - 9, 2008, aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C. The course taught the Marines to escape a helicopter in the event of a water landing. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alicia R. Giron)

Unit: 22nd MEU
Byline: Lance Cpl. Alicia R. Giron
Date: 2008-12-09 12:35:00
Lance Cpl. Kyle A. Seffels, a mortarman with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, and native of Fayetteville, N.C., prepares to submerge upside-down during the Shallow Water Egress Training course, Dec. 8 - 9, 2008, aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C. The course taught the Marines to escape a helicopter in the event of a water landing. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alicia R. Giron)

Unit: 22nd MEU
Byline: Lance Cpl. Alicia R. Giron
Date: 2008-12-09 12:51:00
Lance Cpl. Karsten E. Shank, right, a mortarman with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, and native of Lake Wales, Fla., flips a Marine under water in the Shallow Water Egress Trainer chair during the SWET course, Dec. 8 - 9, 2008, aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C. The course taught the Marines to escape a helicopter in the event of a water landing. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alicia R. Giron)

Unit: 22nd MEU
Byline: Lance Cpl. Alicia R. Giron
Date: 2008-12-09 12:55:00
Marines with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, plunge under water in the Modular Amphibious Egress Trainer, also known as the "helo dunker," during the Shallow Water Egress Training course, Dec. 8 - 9, 2008, aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C. The course taught the Marines to escape a helicopter in the event of a water landing. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alicia R. Giron)

Unit: 22nd MEU
Byline: Lance Cpl. Alicia R. Giron
Date: 2008-12-09 13:32:00
Two instructors with Survival Systems USA's team assist Pfc. Franklin L. Plummer, a mortarmen with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, and native of Montreal, while loading the Modular Amphibious Egress Trainer, also known as the "helo dunker," during the Shallow Water Egress Training course, Dec. 8 - 9, 2008, aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C. The course taught the Marines to escape a helicopter in the event of a water landing. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alicia R. Giron)

Unit: 22nd MEU
Byline: Lance Cpl. Alicia R. Giron
Date: 2008-12-09 12:09:00
Two Marines with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, train with the Shallow Water Egress Trainer chair while Marines in the Modular Amphibious Egress Trainer, also known as the "helo dunker," prepare to drop into the water during the SWET course, Dec. 8 - 9, 2008, aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C. The course taught the Marines to escape a helicopter in the event of a water landing. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alicia R. Giron)

Unit: 22nd MEU
Byline: Cpl. Theodore W. Ritchie
Date: 2008-12-02 14:03:00
Marines from Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, rush in to attack their designated objective at the Military Operations in Urban Terrain facility aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C. Dec. 2, 2008. Kilo Co. was at the MOUT facility for a week of motorized raid training. The 22nd MEU is scheduled for deployment next spring. (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Theodore W. Ritchie)

Unit: 22nd MEU
Byline: Cpl. Theodore W. Ritchie
Date: 2008-12-03 09:45:00
A Marine from Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, practices shotgun door-breaching techniques, while an instructor observes at the Military Operations in Urban Terrain facility aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C. Dec. 3, 2008. Kilo Co. was at the MOUT facility for a week of motorized raid training. The 22nd MEU is scheduled for deployment next spring. (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Theodore W. Ritchie)

Unit: 22nd MEU
Byline: Cpl. Theodore W. Ritchie
Date: 2008-12-03 10:49:00
Marines from Light Armored Reconnaissance Platoon, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, set up security after exiting a Light Armored Vehicle at the Military Operations in Urban Terrain facility aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C. Dec. 3, 2008. The LAR Platoon was at the MOUT facility for a week of Combined Anti-Armor Team/LAR raid training. The 22nd MEU is scheduled for deployment next spring. (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Theodore W. Ritchie)

Unit: 22nd MEU
Byline: Cpl. Theodore W. Ritchie
Date: 2008-12-03 11:03:00
Marines from Light Armored Reconnaissance Platoon, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, approach a designated objective after exiting a Light Armored Vehicle at the Military Operations in Urban Terrain facility aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C. Dec. 3, 2008. The LAR Platoon was at the MOUT facility for a week of Combined Anti-Armor Team/LAR raid training. The 22nd MEU is scheduled for deployment next spring. (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Theodore W. Ritchie)

Unit: 22nd MEU
Byline: Cpl. Theodore W. Ritchie
Date: 2008-12-03 11:08:00
A Marine from Light Armored Reconnaissance Platoon, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, provides security for other Marines loading a Light Armored Vehicle at the Military Operations in Urban Terrain facility aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C. Dec. 3, 2008. The LAR Platoon was at the MOUT facility for a week of Combined Anti-Armor Team/LAR raid training. The 22nd MEU is scheduled for deployment next spring. (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Theodore W. Ritchie)

Unit: 22nd MEU
Byline: Cpl. Theodore W. Ritchie
Date: 2008-12-03 13:15:00
A Marine from Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, sets up security and takes cover while approaching a designated objective at the Military Operations in Urban Terrain facility aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C. Dec. 3, 2008. Kilo Co. was at the MOUT facility for a week of motorized raid training. The 22nd MEU is scheduled for deployment next spring. (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Theodore W. Ritchie)

Unit: 22nd MEU
Byline: Cpl. Theodore W. Ritchie
Date: 2008-12-02 13:33:00
Marines from Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, clear a stairwell at the Military Operations in Urban Terrain facility aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C. Dec. 2, 2008. Kilo Co. was at the MOUT facility during a week of motorized raid training. The 22nd MEU is scheduled for deployment next spring. (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Theodore W. Ritchie)

Unit: 22nd MEU
Byline: Cpl. Theodore W. Ritchie
Date: 2008-12-02 14:01:00
Marines from Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepare to breach a locked door at the Military Operations in Urban Terrain facility aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C. Dec. 2, 2008. Kilo Co. was at the MOUT facility for a week of motorized raid training. The 22nd MEU is scheduled for deployment next spring. (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Theodore W. Ritchie)

Unit: 22nd MEU
Byline: Lance Cpl. Alicia R. Giron
Date: 2008-12-04 13:50:00
An MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 263 (Reinforced), the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit's Aviation Combat Element, lands to pick up Marines from Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, after they successfully recovered a Marine role-playing an injured pilot Dec. 4, 2008, during the Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel course aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C. The purpose of the TRAP course is to ensure Marines with the 22nd MEU are prepared to recover aircraft and personnel should it become necessary. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alicia R. Giron)

Unit: 22nd MEU
Byline: Lance Cpl. Alicia R. Giron
Date: 2008-12-05 17:07:00
Pfc. Franklin L. Plummer, a mortarman with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, and native of Montreal, provides security on the outskirts of the Military Operations in Urban Terrain facility, Dec. 5, 2008, during the Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel course aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C. The purpose of the TRAP course is to ensure Marines with the 22nd MEU are prepared to recover aircraft and personnel should it become necessary. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alicia R. Giron)

Unit: 22nd MEU
Byline: Lance Cpl. Alicia R. Giron
Date: 2008-12-04 12:46:00
Marines with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, speak to Marines role-playing locals to get information about missing pilots, Dec. 4, 2008, during the Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel course aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C. The purpose of the TRAP course is to ensure Marines with the 22nd MEU are prepared to recover downed aircraft and personnel should it become necessary. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alicia R. Giron)

Unit: 22nd MEU
Byline: Lance Cpl. Alicia R. Giron
Date: 2008-12-04 12:47:00
Cpl. Alexis Maldonado, center, a radio operator with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, escorts a role player while other Marines provide security, Dec. 4, 2008, during the Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel course aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C. The purpose of the TRAP course is to ensure Marines with the 22nd MEU are prepared to recover aircraft and should it become necessary. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alicia R. Giron)

Unit: 22nd MEU
Byline: Lance Cpl. Alicia R. Giron
Date: 2008-12-04 13:43:00
Marines with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, lift a Marine role-playing an injured pilot onto a litter, Dec. 4, 2008, during the Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel course aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C. The purpose of the TRAP course is to ensure Marines with the 22nd MEU are prepared to recover aircraft and personnel should it become necessary. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alicia R. Giron)

Unit: 22nd MEU
Byline: Lance Cpl. Alicia R. Giron
Date: 2008-12-04 13:43:00
Marines with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, check the vital signs of a Marine role-playing an injured pilot, Dec. 4, 2008, during the Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel course aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C. The purpose of the TRAP course is to ensure Marines with the 22nd MEU are prepared to recover aircraft and personnel should it become necessary. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alicia R. Giron)

Unit: 22nd MEU
Byline: Lance Cpl. Alicia R. Giron
Date: 2008-11-20 03:21:00
Marines and sailors with Combat Logistics Battalion 22, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, set up tents during a humanitarian assistance training exercise Nov. 19, 2008, aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C. The exercise prepares Marines and sailors with CLB-22 for humanitarian assistance missions that they may perform while deployed. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alicia R. Giron)

Unit: 22nd MEU
Byline: Lance Cpl. Alicia R. Giron
Date: 2008-11-20 03:41:00
Marines and sailors with Combat Logistics Battalion 22, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, set up tents during a humanitarian assistance training exercise, Nov. 19, 2008, aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C. The exercise prepares Marines and sailors with CLB-22 for humanitarian assistance missions that they may perform while deployed. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alicia R. Giron)

Unit: 22nd MEU
Byline: Lance Cpl. Alicia R. Giron
Date: 2008-11-20 02:04:00
Sgt. Billy K. Lethcoe, a motor transport mechanic, and Lance Cpl. Jessica L. Carroll, a radio operator, both with Combat Logistics Battalion 22, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, set up an antenna to support communications during humanitarian assistance training Nov. 19, 2008, aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C. The exercise prepares Marines and sailors with CLB-22 for humanitarian assistance missions they may perform while deployed. Lethcoe is a native of Tellico Plains, Tenn. Carroll is a native of Clinton, Tenn. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alicia R. Giron)

Unit: 22nd MEU
Byline: Lance Cpl. Alicia R. Giron
Date: 2008-11-20 02:35:00
Marines with the Motor Transport Platoon, Combat Logistics Battalion 22, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, set up a seven-ton truck to help support a communications tent during a humanitarian assistance training exercise Nov. 19, 2008, aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C. The exercise prepares Marines and sailors with CLB-22 for humanitarian assistance missions that they may perform while deployed. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alicia R. Giron)

Unit: 22nd MEU
Byline: Lance Cpl. Alicia R. Giron
Date: 2008-11-20 03:16:00
Lance Cpl. Justin B. Woods, a bulk fuel specialist with Combat Logistics Battalion 22, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, and native of Spartanburg, S.C., sets up an electric generator to supply power during a humanitarian assistance training exercise Nov. 19, 2008, aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C. The exercise prepares Marines and sailors with CLB-22 for humanitarian assistance missions that they may perform while deployed. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alicia R. Giron)

Unit: 22nd MEU
Byline: Staff Sgt. Matt Epright
Date: 2008-12-04 10:05:00
Marines with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Consequence Management Team, don their Level-A chemical protective suits during training at the 1LT Terry Incident Responder Training Facility aboard Fort Leonard Wood, Mo. Dec. 4, 2008. The team traveled to Fort Leonard Wood to conduct specialized training Dec. 2 - 4. (Official Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Matt Epright)

Unit: 22nd MEU
Byline: Staff Sgt. Matt Epright
Date: 2008-12-04 10:58:00
Lance Cpl. Jose Figuroa, a radio repair technician with Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, enters a simulated chemical and biological weapons production facility in a cave complex at the First Lieutenant Terry Incident Responder Training Facility aboard Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., Dec. 4, 2008. Figuroa, a native of San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico, is a member of the 22nd MEU Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Consequence Management Team, which traveled to Fort Leonard Wood to conduct specialized training Dec. 2 - 4. (Official Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Matt Epright)