Marines with 24th Marines Expeditionary Unit grab some chow on the flight deck of the USS New York during a steel beach picnic, July 29, 2012, to commemorate the halfway point of their 8-month deployment. The 24th MEU is deployed with the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group as a U.S. Central Command theater reserve force providing support for maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. - Marines with 24th Marines Expeditionary Unit grab some chow on the flight deck of the USS New York during a steel beach picnic, July 29, 2012, to commemorate the halfway point of their 8-month deployment. The 24th MEU is deployed with the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group as a U.S. Central Command theater reserve force providing support for maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.
French forces Sgt. Jerome Dousse, 5th Marine Regiment, carries Sgt. Steven Rey down a training wall while U.S. Marine Master Sgt. Chris Brueggeman, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit assault climbing instructor, supervises July 22. The French and U.S. Marines participated in an assault climbing course in the rugged terrain of the Arta Range July 19 - 30. - French forces Sgt. Jerome Dousse, 5th Marine Regiment, carries Sgt. Steven Rey down a training wall while U.S. Marine Master Sgt. Chris Brueggeman, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit assault climbing instructor, supervises July 22. The French and U.S. Marines participated in an assault climbing course in the rugged terrain of the Arta Range July 19 - 30.