Marines Work With Malaysian Armed Forces

Posted on | by Caroline Teames
05/24/2015

05/24/2015: U.S. Marines run to an MV-22B Osprey for extraction Feb. 27 during a theater security cooperation event.

During the event, the Marines executed a vertical assault where they engaged targets with M16 service rifles, M240B medium machine guns and Shoulder-launched Multipurpose Assault Weapons with support from 60 mm mortars.

Concurrently, UH-1Y “Huey” helicopters demonstrated live fire and close air support using GAU-17/A Gatling gun, GAU-21 .50-caliber machine gun and 70 mm rocket fire.

 

The Marines seen are with Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, and Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Reinforced), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, and are seen conducting the annual Spring Patrol of the Asia-Pacific region.

Credit:31st Marine Expeditionary Unit:2/27/15

 

  • In the second photo, U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Travis Sernulka, a UH-1Y Huey crew chief, fires the GAU-17/A Gatling gun Feb. 27 during a theater security cooperation event. U.S. Marines hosted the event for Malaysian Armed Forces members and civilians. Sernulka is from Murray, Kentucky, and is with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Reinforced), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit.
  • In the third photo, U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Benjamin Hebert, a UH-1Y Huey crew chief, gets ready to fire the GAU-17/A Gatling gun Feb. 27 during a theater security cooperation event. U.S. Marines hosted the event for Malaysian Armed Forces members and civilians. Hebert is from Bothell, Washington, and is with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Reinforced), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit.
  • In the fourth photo, after watching a live fire exercise, Malaysian Armed Forces members and other Malaysian dignitaries step off a MV-22B Osprey onto the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) for a ship tour, Feb. 27.
  • In the final photo, members of the Malaysia Armed Forces, alongside Malaysian government officials and U.S. service members, pose for a group photo in front of a UH-1Y Huey here Feb. 27 during a theater security cooperation event. After watching a live-fire demonstration, the MAF members and other Malaysian dignitaries flew to the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) via an MV-22B Osprey to tour the ship.