Jordanian armed forces train in hand-to-hand combat
Jordanian armed forces train in hand-to-hand combat with their U.S. military partners during Exercise Eager Lion 12, an annual exercise focused on developing relationships with other nations and increasing inte... More
Marines with Scout Sniper Platoon, Headquarters and
Marines with Scout Sniper Platoon, Headquarters and Service Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit conduct a static-range shoot, firing at multiple ta... More
Staff members of Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion,
Staff members of Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct a five-mile conditioning hike here, May 8, 2012. The Marines are in Jordan in preparation for ... More
A crew chief of a CH-53 Super Stallion helicopter with
A crew chief of a CH-53 Super Stallion helicopter with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 261 (Reinforced), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit prepares the fuel hose of the tactical bulk fuel delivery system May 9, 2... More
Marines with Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion,
Marines with Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, and soldiers from the Lebanese, Jordanian and Italian armies share a cup of tea, May 13, during Exercise E... More
Jordanian officers listen as Capt. Robert Bone, the
Jordanian officers listen as Capt. Robert Bone, the Chemical Response Team commander of the CBRNE Response Team, B / 110th Chemical Battalion (Technical Escort), explains to them about the capabilities of CBRNE... More
Dempsey visits Jordan to reaffirm partnership
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin E. Dempsey introduces himself to Jordanian National Security leaders in Amman, Jordan, April 21, 2012. (DoD photo by D. Myles Cullen)
Marines with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit offload
Marines with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit offload from a Navy Landing Craft Utility vessel at the Royal Jordanian Naval Base here, May 2, 2012, to begin their participation in Exercise Eager Lion 12, the ... More
Lance Cpl. Scott Clark, a water purification specialist
Lance Cpl. Scott Clark, a water purification specialist with Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, collects water purified from the Gulf of Aqaba by the Tactical Water Purification Syst... More
Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine
Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, setup a Landing Support Area near the Royal Jordanian Naval Base here, May 3, 2012, to begin their participation in Exercise Eager Lio... More
U.S. sailors aboard the amphibious dock landing ship
U.S. sailors aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) observe as Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class James Speed, a search and rescue swimmer, recovers a simulated man overboard during a small b... More
A MV-22 Osprey from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron
A MV-22 Osprey from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron VMM-261 (Reinforced), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit lands at an airfield near King Abdullah II Special Operations Training Center during Exercise Eager Lion... More
Lance corporals Danzel Denton, left, and Bryan Planty,
Lance corporals Danzel Denton, left, and Bryan Planty, right, motor transportation mechanics with Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, work under a Humvee to replace its engine here, M... More
Lance Cpl. Mario Sanchez, an M1A1 Abrams tank crewman
Lance Cpl. Mario Sanchez, an M1A1 Abrams tank crewman with Tank Platoon, Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, sits on an Abrams tank with m... More
Heidi H. Grant, deputy under secretary of the Air Force,
Heidi H. Grant, deputy under secretary of the Air Force, International Affairs, visits Mwaffaq Al Salti Air Base, Jordan, May 7, 2012, for a tour of the base facilities and an aerial demonstration. The air base... More
Sailors aboard the amphibious dock-landing ship USS
Sailors aboard the amphibious dock-landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) heave mooring lines around a capstan as the ship moors pierside in Aqaba, Jordan. Gunston Hall is deployed with embarked elements of the... More
Lt. Col. Douglas Arendsee, Combined Joint Task Force
Lt. Col. Douglas Arendsee, Combined Joint Task Force Spartan Religious Support Team chaplain, speaks with attendees at a Table Top Exercise at Prince Hassan Academy for Islamic Studies May 9, 2012. The conferen... More
Royal Jordanian air force Capt. Ata Sarayra (center),
Royal Jordanian air force Capt. Ata Sarayra (center), project officer, No. 1 Fighter Squadron, Mwaffaq al Salti Air Base, speaks with U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Alexander 'Snip' Haldopoulos (right), 131st Expediti... More
Lt. Col. David Sosa, right, commanding officer of Battalion
Lt. Col. David Sosa, right, commanding officer of Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, and Jordanian Army Lt. Col. Saif F. Alfanek, commanding officer of Jo... More
Marines with the Maritime Raid Force, 24th Marine
Marines with the Maritime Raid Force, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, verify scope settings during live-fire bilateral training with the Jordanian 77th Marine Reconnaissance Battalion as part of Exercise Eager ... More
Ensign Cody Dunavan observes from the flight deck aboard
Ensign Cody Dunavan observes from the flight deck aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) as Marines and Jordanian armed services members conduct fast rope drills. Gunston Hall is depl... More
Lt. Cmdr. Abuhena Saifulislam, a staff chaplain for
Lt. Cmdr. Abuhena Saifulislam, a staff chaplain for U.S. Central Command, reads the Quran after a religious leaders' conference, May 9, in Zarqa, Jordan during Exercise Eager Lion 12. Eager Lion 12 is a recurri... More
Army Pfc. Jonathan Simmons, an infantry soldier with
Army Pfc. Jonathan Simmons, an infantry soldier with Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry, leads a group of his fellow soldiers to their security post for the evening, th... More
A Jordanian soldier parachutes safely into the drop
A Jordanian soldier parachutes safely into the drop zone after completing his static line jump at the Exercise Eager Lion 2012 friendship jump to help kick start the multilateral exercise. The focus of Eager Li... More
Marines with the Maritime Raid Force, 24th Marine
Marines with the Maritime Raid Force, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepare an assortment of sniper rifles in preparation for live-fire bilateral training with the Jordanian 77th Marine Reconnaissance Battali... More
Jordanian armed forces soldiers from the 9th Prince
Jordanian armed forces soldiers from the 9th Prince Muhammad Battalion speak with the key leaders of a simulated village as soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 94th Field Artillery, from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, ... More
Marines and Sailors from the 24th Marine Expeditionary
Marines and Sailors from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit unload assault reconnaissance vehicles from a Landing Craft Air Cushion after the amphibious ship-to-shore transportation demonstration as part of Exe... More
U.S. Navy beach masters from Amphibious Squadron 8
U.S. Navy beach masters from Amphibious Squadron 8 guide Navy Landing Craft Air Cushion hovercrafts onto the beach in preparation for Exercise Eager Lion 12 here, May 10. More than 1,000 Marines from the 24th M... More
A Jordanian soldier parachutes safely into the drop
A Jordanian soldier parachutes safely into the drop zone after completing his static line jump at the Exercise Eager Lion 2012 friendship jump to help kick start the multilateral exercise. The focus of Eager Li... More
Coalition partners from Combined Joint Task Force Spartan
Coalition partners from Combined Joint Task Force Spartan participating in Exercise Eager Lion brief colleagues at the King Hussein Medical Center in Amman, Jordan, May 10. Lectures were spread out over a two-d... More
Sgt. Rufus McCall, a food service specialist with Combat
Sgt. Rufus McCall, a food service specialist with Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, smiles while talking to other food service specialists here during Exercise Eager Lion 12 here, M... More
A Landing Craft Air Cushion leaves the shore of Aqaba,
A Landing Craft Air Cushion leaves the shore of Aqaba, Jordan, towards the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21). New York is part of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group with the embarked 24th Ma... More
Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine
Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, remove an engine from a Humvee in a tent garage here, May 11, 2012, after the engine failed while supporting operations ashore during ... More
Plotting surface contacts
Operation Specialist 3rd Class Alfredo Burgueno plots surface contacts in the Combat Information Center aboard the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7). Iwo Jima and embarked 24th Marine Ex... More
U.S. and Lebanese sailors practice visit, board, search
U.S. and Lebanese sailors practice visit, board, search and seizure exercises aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21). New York is part of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group with the e... More
Staff Sgt. Christopher Perez, supply chief for the
Staff Sgt. Christopher Perez, supply chief for the Command Element, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, gathers his gear prior to departing on a Navy Landing Craft Air-Cushion hovercraft after completing a Maritime... More
A member of the Royal Jordanian navy climbs a caving
A member of the Royal Jordanian navy climbs a caving ladder during a bilateral visit, board, search and seizure exercise with members of the Royal Jordanian navy in the welldeck aboard the amphibious dock-landi... More
Lebanese sailors unload training weapons in preparation
Lebanese sailors unload training weapons in preparation for Visit, Board, Search and Seizure cross-training exercises with U.S. Sailors aboard Amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21). New York is ... More
Lebanese sailors practice visit, board, search and
Lebanese sailors practice visit, board, search and seizure exercises with U.S. sailors aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21). New York is part of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group wi... More
Marines with Charlie Company and Weapons Company, Battalion
Marines with Charlie Company and Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, and Soldiers of the Lebanese Army conduct a live-fire, combined arms ... More
Lt. Col. David Sosa, left, commanding officer of Battalion
Lt. Col. David Sosa, left, commanding officer of Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, speaks with a brigadier general from the Royal Jordanian Army here, Ma... More
U.S. Navy Operations Specialist 3rd Class Matthew Hypes
U.S. Navy Operations Specialist 3rd Class Matthew Hypes climbs a caving ladder during a bilateral visit, board, search and seizure exercise with Royal Jordanian navy sailors during Eager Lion 2012 aboard amphib... More
Marines with Charlie Company and Weapons Company, Battalion
Marines with Charlie Company and Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, and Soldiers of the Lebanese Army brief an order before conducting a ... More
Reconnaissance Marines with the Maritime Raid Force,
Reconnaissance Marines with the Maritime Raid Force, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, stand side-by-side with Jordanian Marines after placing targets in preparation for a bilateral advanced combat marksmanship e... More
Pre-operational check on an electrical hydraulic power supply
Lance Cpl. Jason S. Pady (left), assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (Reinforced) (VMM) 261, and Aviation Support Equipment Technician Airman Taehee Jeon (right) perform a pre-operational check on an e... More
Jordanian soldiers learn about the various weapon systems
Jordanian soldiers learn about the various weapon systems used by U.S. Marines during a static display presentation from Marines with Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Exped... More
Cpl. Steven McMillen, center, a combat engineer with
Cpl. Steven McMillen, center, a combat engineer with Engineer Platoon, Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, explains how to use breaching e... More
Reconnaissance Marines from the Maritime Raid Force,
Reconnaissance Marines from the Maritime Raid Force, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, fast-rope from a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter alongside Jordanian Marines during Exercise Eager Lion 12 here, May 14, 201... More
U.S. and Lebanese sailors prepare to conduct a mock
U.S. and Lebanese sailors prepare to conduct a mock visit, board, search and seizure exercise aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21) as part of Exercise Eager Lion 12. The exercise is d... More
U.S. and Lebanese sailors participating in visit, board,
U.S. and Lebanese sailors participating in visit, board, search, and seizure drills climb into a naval special warfare boat from the pilot boarding station of the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LP... More
Press conference press release
A Jordanian journalist asks a question to Major Gen. Awni El-Edwan (right), Jordanian Armed Forces operations and training chief of staff, and U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Ken Tovo (left), Combined Joint Task Force Spar... More
Italian special operations members and Marines with
Italian special operations members and Marines with Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, fire their M4 carbine rifles on a live-fire training... More
Lt. Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, center, commander U.S.
Lt. Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, center, commander U.S. Marine Forces Central Command watches bilateral training watches bilateral training between the Italian Army and 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit with the 24t... More
Lance Cpl. Amy Reed, 20, an ordnance technician with
Lance Cpl. Amy Reed, 20, an ordnance technician with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 261 (Reinforced), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, and Traver City, Mich., native, helps load an AGM-114B Hellfire missile he... More
Col. Frank Donovan, commanding officer of the 24th
Col. Frank Donovan, commanding officer of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, speaks with Thamer Alfaiez, the governor of Aqaba City, about the positive experiences between the 24th MEU and their Jordanian coun... More
Sgt. Brian Floyd, left, a Marine with the 24th Marine
Sgt. Brian Floyd, left, a Marine with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, meets with actual and notional nongovernmental workers and members of the Jordanian Armed Forces in order to provide liaison between civ... More
Lebanese sailors practice visit, board, search and
Lebanese sailors practice visit, board, search and seizure techniques with U.S. sailors aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21) during Exercise Eager Lion 12. Eager Lion is a multination... More
Jordanian soldiers alongside non-governmental organization
Jordanian soldiers alongside non-governmental organization personnel respond to a controlled fire in the Internally Displaced Persons camp in Jabal Petra, Jordan as part of a scenario during Eager Lion 12.
Members of the Royal Saudi Air Force observe indirect
Members of the Royal Saudi Air Force observe indirect fire from Jordanian artillery alongside forward observer Marines from India Battery, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine ... More
Displaced personnel begin a protest at the mock dislocated
Displaced personnel begin a protest at the mock dislocated civilians camp May 18. The camp is run by Jordanian armed forces with Lebanese armed forces providing security and U.S. military providing guidance as ... More
Cpl. Charles McDonald, from Vanburgian, Ark., and a
Cpl. Charles McDonald, from Vanburgian, Ark., and a squad leader with Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, demonstrates how to use the sigh... More
Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Roy speaks
Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Roy speaks to a crowd of U.S. and Jordanian airmen participating in Exercise Eager Lion 12, here, May 19, 2012. Eager Lion 12 is a recurring, multinational exercise ... More
Capt. Rob Clontz, Operational Support Medical Flight,
Capt. Rob Clontz, Operational Support Medical Flight, 1st Special Operations Support Squadron, 1st Special Operations Wing, speaks in front of Jordanian medical staff at the National Emergency Medical Service E... More
Exercise Eager Lion 12 - A man in a military uniform holding a gun
Lance Cpl. David A. Calle, 20, a rifleman with Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, and Miami native, watches a CH-53E Super Stallion move down the flight l... More
Lance Cpl. Dennis Burgess, a rifleman from Knoxville,
Lance Cpl. Dennis Burgess, a rifleman from Knoxville, Tenn., with Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, digs a fighting hole to establish a ... More
Lance Cpl. Phillip Hare, from Sykesville, Md., and
Lance Cpl. Phillip Hare, from Sykesville, Md., and a rifleman with Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, mans a fighting-hole on a defensive... More
Sailors from the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21) ...
RED SEA (May. 22, 2012) Sailors from the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21) prepare to conduct visit, board, search and seizure exercises during Exercise Eager Lion 12. Eager Lion is a multina... More
Sailors aboard USS New York prepare to conduct visit, board, search a...
RED SEA (May. 22, 2012) Sailors from the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21) prepare to conduct visit, board, search and seizure exercises during Exercise Eager Lion 12. Eager Lion is a multina... More
Cpls. Chandra House, left, and Chayna Blackwood, right,
Cpls. Chandra House, left, and Chayna Blackwood, right, identical twins from Houston, Texas, pose for a photo, May 22, 2012, after meeting here during Exercise Eager Lion 12. House, a military policeman with Co... More
The sun rises behind an amphibious reconnaissance vehicle
The sun rises behind an amphibious reconnaissance vehicle over the sands of Jabal Petra, Jordan, the morning of the Eager Lion 12 counterattack scenario May 24. The counterattack stood as the main event of the ... More
24th MEU Air Traffic Controllers Run the Tower during Exercise Eager L...
Gunnery Sgt. Corey D. Allen, 33, and Sgt. Michael V. Palazzotta, 23, air traffic controllers with Marine Air Traffic Control Mobile Team, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 261 (Reinforced), 24th Marine Expeditio... More
Role-players acting as American citizens enter an entry
Role-players acting as American citizens enter an entry control center during bilateral training for a Noncombatant Evacuation Operations scenario at the King Abdullah II Special Operations Training Center, May... More
Marines with the combat cargo department assist Alpha
Marines with the combat cargo department assist Alpha Company Marines load their Assault Amphibious Vehicles aboard the USS New York after the conclusion of Exercise Eager Lion 12, May 30. The Marines are part ... More
Seaman Trevor Roberts, left, and Boatswain's Mate 3rd
Seaman Trevor Roberts, left, and Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Michael Kenyon organize phone and distance lines prior to a replenishment at sea aboard the amphibious dock-landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44). Gu... More
Marines with the combat cargo department assist Alpha
Marines with the combat cargo department assist Alpha Company Marines load their Assault Amphibious Vehicles aboard USS New York after the conclusion of Exercise Eager Lion 12 May 30. The Marines are part of th... More
Staff Sgt. Esmeralda Ayala, left, 108th Logistics Readiness
Staff Sgt. Esmeralda Ayala, left, 108th Logistics Readiness Squadron, and Senior Airman Michael DeMarco, 108th Security Forces Squadron, both with the 108th Wing, New Jersey Air National Guard, Joint Base McGui... More
A CH-53E Sea Stallion helicopter takes off from the flight deck of the...
AQABA, Jordan (Jun. 06, 2013) A CH-53E Sea Stallion helicopter takes off from the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) during Exercise Eager Lion 2013. Eager Lion is an annual, multi... More
U.S. Marines with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit
U.S. Marines with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit perform maintenance on an AV-8B Harrier II aircraft aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) June 6, 2013, in Aqaba, Jordan, in preparation f... More
A U.S. Navy landing craft, air cushion assigned to
A U.S. Navy landing craft, air cushion assigned to Assault Craft Unit 4 leaves the beach in Aqaba, Jordan, June 6, 2013, to return to the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) during the offload phase o... More
A U.S. Navy landing craft, air cushion assigned to
A U.S. Navy landing craft, air cushion assigned to Assault Craft Unit 4 lands on the beach in Aqaba, Jordan, June 6, 2013, after departing from the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), background, dur... More
Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (26th MEU) exit a land...
GULF OF AQABA (Jun. 06, 2013) Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (26th MEU) exit a landing craft air cushion (LCAC) during exercise Eager Lion 2013. Eager Lion is an annual, multinational exercise... More
U.S. Marines board a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter
U.S. Marines board a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) June 6, 2013, in Aqaba, Jordan, during the offload phase of exercise Eager Lion 2013. Eager Lion is... More
The amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) prepares to pull alo...
AQABA, Jordan (Jun. 06, 2013) The amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) prepares to pull alongside the pier in Aqaba at the start of Exercise Eager Lion 2013. Eager Lion is an annual, multinational exer... More
Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class Andrew Alexander stands watch while the...
AQABA, Jordan (Jun. 06, 2013) Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class Andrew Alexander stands watch while the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) prepares to go alongside the pier in Aqaba for Exercise Eager L... More
Corporal Jacob Coulson, amphibious assault vehicle
Corporal Jacob Coulson, amphibious assault vehicle crew chief from Durand, Wis., assigned to AAV Platoon, Battalion Landing Team 3/2, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), talks to one of his crew members durin... More
A security forces specialist from McGuire Air Base,
A security forces specialist from McGuire Air Base, New Jersey, installs Constantine wire for a defensive perimeter at a training base in Northern Jordan as part of the Eager Lion exercise. Eager Lion is a U.S.... More
A landing craft utility transports Marines from the 26th Marine Expedi...
GULF OF AQABA (Jun. 07, 2013) A landing craft utility transports Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (26th MEU) during Exercise Eager Lion 2013. Eager Lion is an annual, multinational exercise desig... More
A Sailor from Beach Master Unit (BMU) 2 directs a landing craft, air c...
AQABA, Jordan (Jun. 07, 2013) A Sailor from Beach Master Unit (BMU) 2 directs a landing craft, air cushion (LCAC) during the offload phase of Exercise Eager Lion 2013. Eager Lion is an annual, multinational exe... More
USS San Antonio activity
Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (26th MEU) prepare to board a landing craft utility during exercise Eager Lion aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS San Antonio (LPD 17). Eager Lion is a... More
Capt. Grant Hundley, executive officer of Company K
Capt. Grant Hundley, executive officer of Company K from Richmond, Va., Battalion Landing Team 3/2, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) is promoted to his current rank by Lt. Col. Charles Cassidy, BLT 3/2 comm... More
U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Jonathan Riebe, Amphibious
U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Jonathan Riebe, Amphibious Assault Vehicle Platoon commander assigned to Battalion Landing Team (BLT) 3/2, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), is promoted to his current rank by Lt. Co... More
U.S. Marines and U.S. Sailors assigned to the 26th
U.S. Marines and U.S. Sailors assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) set up camp in Al Quweira, Jordan, June 8, 2013. Exercise Eager Lion 2013 is an annual, multinational exercise designed to stre... More
26th Marine Expeditionary Unit Maritime Raid Force
26th Marine Expeditionary Unit Maritime Raid Force Marines fire M1911 MEUSOC .45 caliber pistols at a range in Jordan, June 9, 2013. Exercise Eager Lion 2013 is an annual, multinational exercise designed to str... More
Marines with the maritime raid force of the 26th Marine Expeditionary ...
JORDAN (Jun. 09, 2013) Marines with the maritime raid force of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (26th MEU) fire M4 carbines at a range during Eager Lion 2013. Eager Lion is an annual multinational exercise de... More
Press conference kicks off Exercise Eager Lion 2013
Jordanian Maj. Gen. Awani al Adwan, chairman of the joint task force with the Jordanian army and Maj. Gen. Robert Catalanotti, U.S. Central Command director, Exercises and Training, shake hands after officially... More
Maj. Abdul Kareem Al-Smairat, the supply and equipment
Maj. Abdul Kareem Al-Smairat, the supply and equipment officer for the 91st Armored Brigade, Royal Jordanian Armed Forces, listens as U.S. Marine Maj. Johnny Garza, a San Benito, Texas, native, and the logistic... More
U.S. Marines assigned to Lima Company, Battalion Landing
U.S. Marines assigned to Lima Company, Battalion Landing Team (BLT) 3/2, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), conduct live fire drills with M27 Infantry Automatic Rifles, during Exercise Eager Lion 13, June 10... More
Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Carlton Maughan, assigned
Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Carlton Maughan, assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Expeditionary Support Unit 1, interacts with sailors from the Royal Jordanian Navy during Exercise Eager Lion. Exercise Eager... More
Senior Chief Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician
Senior Chief Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician Mark Brittain, assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 3, trains sailors from the Royal Jordanian navy on improvised explosive device recognition ... More
26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Maritime Raid
26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Maritime Raid Force Marines engage long distance targets with various sniper rifles at a range in Jordan, June 10, 2013. Exercise Eager Lion 2013 is an annual, multinational... More