130427-M-VZ265-080 USS RUSHMORE (April 27, 2013) Marines assigned to Transportation Support Detachment, Combat Logistics Battalion 15, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, brace themselves as a CH-46E Sea Knight assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 364 (Rein.), 15th MEU, flies above the flight deck during an aerial lift aboard USS Rushmore, April 27. The helicopter support team below conducted a total of seven lifts during the exercise to practice their skills and to refresh the skills of the pilot and crew. The 15th MEU is comprised of approximately 2,400 Marines and sailors and is deployed as part of the Peleliu Amphibious Ready Group. Together, they provide a forward-deployed, flexible sea-based Marine Air Ground Task Force capable of conducting a wide variety of operations ranging from humanitarian aid to combat. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Timothy Childers / Released) - 130427-M-VZ265-080 USS RUSHMORE (April 27, 2013) Marines assigned to Transportation Support Detachment, Combat Logistics Battalion 15, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, brace themselves as a CH-46E Sea Knight assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 364 (Rein.), 15th MEU, flies above the flight deck during an aerial lift aboard USS Rushmore, April 27. The helicopter support team below conducted a total of seven lifts during the exercise to practice their skills and to refresh the skills of the pilot and crew. The 15th MEU is comprised of approximately 2,400 Marines and sailors and is deployed as part of the Peleliu Amphibious Ready Group. Together, they provide a forward-deployed, flexible sea-based Marine Air Ground Task Force capable of conducting a wide variety of operations ranging from humanitarian aid to combat. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Timothy Childers / Released)
130424-M-VZ265-009 USS RUSHMORE (April 24, 2013) Petty Officer 2nd Class Marcel O. Fucci, corpsman, Health Services Detachment, Combat Logistics Battalion 15, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, checks the blood-pressure of Master Gunnery Sgt. Jason Topp, operations chief, CLB-15, 15th MEU, in the medical department of USS Rushmore, April 24. Fucci, a 29-year-old native of Orlando, joined the Navy a week before the events on Sept. 11, 2001. Working as a Corpsman for more than 11 years, he has learned what it means to help others. The 15th MEU is comprised of approximately 2,400 Marines and sailors and is deployed as part of the Peleliu Amphibious Ready Group. Together, they provide a forward-deployed, flexible sea-based Marine Air Ground Task Force capable of conducting a wide variety of operations ranging from humanitarian aid to combat. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Timothy Childers/Released) - 130424-M-VZ265-009 USS RUSHMORE (April 24, 2013) Petty Officer 2nd Class Marcel O. Fucci, corpsman, Health Services Detachment, Combat Logistics Battalion 15, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, checks the blood-pressure of Master Gunnery Sgt. Jason Topp, operations chief, CLB-15, 15th MEU, in the medical department of USS Rushmore, April 24. Fucci, a 29-year-old native of Orlando, joined the Navy a week before the events on Sept. 11, 2001. Working as a Corpsman for more than 11 years, he has learned what it means to help others. The 15th MEU is comprised of approximately 2,400 Marines and sailors and is deployed as part of the Peleliu Amphibious Ready Group. Together, they provide a forward-deployed, flexible sea-based Marine Air Ground Task Force capable of conducting a wide variety of operations ranging from humanitarian aid to combat. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Timothy Childers/Released)
Corporal Rachel Allison, a motor transportation operator with Motor Transport Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 1, Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, unloads a Logistics Vehicle System at Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 24, 2013. Combat Logistics Battalion 1 was named the 2012 Motor Transport Unit of the Year by the Marine Corps Motor Transport Association. - Corporal Rachel Allison, a motor transportation operator with Motor Transport Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 1, Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, unloads a Logistics Vehicle System at Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 24, 2013. Combat Logistics Battalion 1 was named the 2012 Motor Transport Unit of the Year by the Marine Corps Motor Transport Association.
Marines with 1st Maintenance Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, review a map to locate their checkpoint on a patrol during the Basic Combat Skills Course aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 18, 2013. Approximately 40 Marines participated in the course designed to refresh Marines in the basics of Marine Corps combat skills to keep them ready for battle. - Marines with 1st Maintenance Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, review a map to locate their checkpoint on a patrol during the Basic Combat Skills Course aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 18, 2013. Approximately 40 Marines participated in the course designed to refresh Marines in the basics of Marine Corps combat skills to keep them ready for battle.