A U.S. Marine assigned to Company L, Battalion Landing
Summary
A U.S. Marine assigned to Company L, Battalion Landing Team 3/2, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), provides security during a patrolling exercise in Al Quweira, Jordan, during Exercise Eager Lion 13, June 12, 2013. Exercise Eager Lion 2013 is an annual, multinational exercise designed to strengthen military-to-military relationships and enhance security and stability in the region by responding to modern-day security scenarios. The 26th MEU is a Marine Air-Ground Task Force forward-deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility aboard the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group serving as a sea-based, expeditionary crisis response force capable of conducting amphibious operations across the full range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Juanenrique Owings, 26th MEU Combat Camera/Released)