Marines with Chemical, Biological, Radiological and

Marines with Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit join their Jordanian counterparts in a recognition ceremony for their successful bilateral training as part of Exercise Eager Lion 12 here, May 16, 2012. Throughout Eager Lion 12 the 24th MEU is participating in a variety of training exercises with partnered nations to increase interoperability and learn about other countries' militaries. Eager Lion 12 is a recurring exercise designed to strengthen military-to-military relationships through a joint, whole-of-government, multinational approach to future complex national security challenges. The 24th MEU, partnered with the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group, is currently deployed to the Central Command area of operations as a theater-reserve and crisis-response force.