All photos by Cpl Dwight Henderson
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Spanish Piranhas from 9th Mechanized Company, 3rd Mechanized Landing
Battalion, line up to conduct a mechanized raid with Easy Company,
Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine
Expeditionary Unit, aboard Sierra Del Retin, Spain, June 25. The
training was part of the Spanish Amphibious Bilateral Exercise, a 10-day
exercise where Marines from 22nd MEU are training alongside Spanish
marines to build relations and increase interoperability with the
Spanish. The Marines and sailors of the 22nd MEU are currently deployed
with Amphibious Squadron 6 aboard the USS Bataan Amphibious Ready Group
serving as a flexible, formidable and potent force who continues to
train and improve their capability to operate as a cohesive and
effective Marine Air Ground Task Force. The 22nd MEU is a multi-mission,
capable force comprised of an Aviation Combat Element, Marine Medium
Tilt Rotor Squadron 263 (Reinforced); a Logistics Combat Element, Combat
Logistics Battalion 22; a Ground Combat Element, Battalion Landing
Team, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment; and its Combat Element. |
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A Spanish Piranha, right, from 9th
Mechanized Company, 3rd Mechanized Landing Battalion, passes by an
amphibian assault vehicle, left, with Easy Company, Battalion Landing
Team, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary
Unit, during a mechanized raid aboard Sierra Del Retin, Spain, June 25.
The training was part of the Spanish Amphibious Bilateral Exercise, a
10-day exercise where Marines from 22nd MEU are training alongside
Spanish marines to build relations and increase interoperability with
the Spanish. The Marines and sailors of the 22nd MEU are currently
deployed with Amphibious Squadron 6 aboard the USS Bataan Amphibious
Ready Group serving as a flexible, formidable and potent force who
continues to train and improve their capability to operate as a cohesive
and effective Marine Air Ground Task Force. The 22nd MEU is a
multi-mission, capable force comprised of an Aviation Combat Element,
Marine Medium Tilt Rotor Squadron 263 (Reinforced); a Logistics Combat
Element, Combat Logistics Battalion 22; a Ground Combat Element,
Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment; and its
Combat Element.
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A Spanish Piranha, right, from 9th Mechanized Company, 3rd Mechanized
Landing Battalion, passes by an amphibious assault vehicle, left, with
Easy Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine
Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, during a mechanized raid
aboard Sierra Del Retin, Spain, June 25. The training was part of the
Spanish Amphibious Bilateral Exercise, a 10-day exercise where Marines
from 22nd MEU are training alongside Spanish marines to build relations
and increase interoperability with the Spanish. The Marines and sailors
of the 22nd MEU are currently deployed with Amphibious Squadron 6 aboard
the USS Bataan Amphibious Ready Group serving as a flexible, formidable
and potent force who continues to train and improve their capability to
operate as a cohesive and effective Marine Air Ground Task Force. The
22nd MEU is a multi-mission, capable force comprised of an Aviation
Combat Element, Marine Medium Tilt Rotor Squadron 263 (Reinforced); a
Logistics Combat Element, Combat Logistics Battalion 22; a Ground Combat
Element, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment;
and its Combat Element. |
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