Long Range Raid Training

12/20/2015

12/20/2015: U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2/1, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), shield a simulated casualty from the debris of a U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey during Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Plams, California, Oct. 30, 2015.

COMPTUEX provides the MEU ARG the opportunity to integrate naval training while also allowing focused, mission-specific training and evaluation for the Marines and their Navy counter parts.

13th Marine Expeditionary Unit:10/30/15

  • In the second photo, U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2/1, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), return to the USS Boxer after conducting a raid on a simulated hostile village during Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) at sea, Oct. 30, 2015
  • In the third photo, U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2/1, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), load a Marine Corps CH-53 at the evacuation site of a raid operation during Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Plams, California, Oct. 30, 2015
  • In the fourth photo, U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2/1, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), talk strategy before conducting a raid on a simulated hostile village in search of high value targets during Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Plams, California, Oct. 30, 2015.
  • In the final photo, U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2/1, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), move tactically towards enemy targets as they conduct a raid on a simulated hostile village during Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Plams, California, Oct. 30, 2015