Saturday, June 07, 2014

Exercise Eager Lion 2014...photos by Sgt. Austin Hazard, USMC

A Jordanian Armed Forces AH-1F Cobra helicopter flies past U.S. Marine Corps assault amphibious vehicles with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) toward targets during a combined arms live-fire exercise, the culminating event of Exercise Eager Lion 2014.

The 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) light armored vehicles and M1A1 Abrams tanks provide direct-fire support with Jordanian Armed Forces YBR-765 armored personnel carriers and HMMWVs during a combined arms live-fire exercise rehearsal as part of Exercise Eager Lion 2014

The 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) amphibious assault vehicles carry infantry Marines while M1A1 Abrams tanks provide direct-fire support during a combined arms live-fire exercise rehearsal as part of Exercise Eager Lion 2014.

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), advance on foot during a combined arms live-fire exercise rehearsal as part of Exercise Eager Lion 2014

Note:  Bottom photo....do you see it?  1/6 is better than that.  They're entirely too close together.....basic shit like that will get guys killed and a unit rendered ineffective with a lucky enemy barrage.  Practice like its real!

2 comments :

  1. efficient artillery al makes a mess I've ever seen in this formation exercises and always felt very close forgive me but I think the lack of a war against a strong army is fasendo unlearn

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  2. It's the new Butterbar and his tag along COMM.
    Probably afraid his men will get lost in the shrubbery somehow.

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