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VOLUME 74, EDITION 24
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ANA, ANP gain support in Garmsir | 4A
US, Chilean Marines enhance iinteroperability t bilit | 6A
Belleau Wood Marines reunite
Air traffic controllers run tower during Exercise Eager Lion 2012 | 3A 5th Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment cases colors with honor| 9A
5th and 6th Marine Regiments are fighting side by side for the first time since WWI | 7A THURSDAY JUNE 14, 2012
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Kayak For The Warriors race lets community paddle for cause 1B
Photo by Sgt. Richard Blumenstein
Members of the Royal Jordanian Army, Marines and sailors control role players acting as an angry mob during bilateral training for a noncombatant evacuation operations scenario at the King Abdullah II Special Operations Training Center May 26 as part of Exercise Eager Lion 2012.
SGT. RICHARD BLUMENSTEIN 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit
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arines, sailors and coalition partners conducted a simulated noncombatant evacuation operation to improve their ability to work together in evacuating citizens to safety at the King Abdullah II Special Operations Training Center May 26 as one of the final events of Exercise Eager Lion 2012. Members of the Royal Jordanian Army, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia special forces, Brunei special forces, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Marine Forces Central Command (For-
ward) and Naval Special Warfare all participated in the event to test the ability of a multinational task force to evacuate noncombatants from a fictional country called Yellowland. The purpose of a NEO is to evacuate American citizens and other appropriate personnel when a country’s security situation deteriorates. The 24th MEU, which counts crisis response among its mission sets, trained extensively for NEOs before deployment. “We try to get all of the Americans, third country nationals, everybody who qualifies, out of the country when a situation breaks down and it is no longer safe for them to be there,” said Chief Warrant Officer 2 James Obrien, a Marine
with Combat Logistics Battalion 24 who supervised the entry control center during the scenario. MEUs train to perform NEOs independent of any other major unit. This scenario differed because the 24th MEU was subordinate to a Combined Joint Task Force headquarters formed by Marines from MARCENT (Forward) and the MEU received assistance from coalition partners and other U.S. forces. “What we provide as the NEO command and control element is the interface between the MEU conducting the operation to the larger, operational requirements of dealing with the embassy, the state department, other countries and
the combatant command - resources outside of the MEU,” said Col. Rick Jackson, the chief of staff for MARCENT (Forward). The training was also an opportunity for the CJTF to coordinate coalition and special operations forces to conduct operations in support of the NEO training. Members of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia special forces, Brunei special forces, and SEAL Team 3, NSW, recovered trapped personnel and brought them to the ECC. “Obviously in a situation like this the whole city is falling apart, people are trapped,” said Navy Lt. Scott Reynolds, a member of SEAL Team 3. “We worked to grab the people SEE EXERCISE 9A
Marines, sailors finish training exercise in Jordan, continue on with deployment COURTESY STORY
24th Marine Expeditionary Unit
The North Carolina-based 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit and the Norfolk, Va.based Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group completed participation in Exercise Eager Lion 2012 after spending a month conducting a variety of training events throughout Jordan and within the Red Sea as part of a larger effort to enhance partnerships of 19 participating nations. The exercise, which was planned for three years, was meant to promote cooperation and
interoperability among participating forces by building functional capacity, practicing crisis management and enhancing readiness throughout the region. The 24th MEU sent approximately 1,000 Marines ashore with a full complement of ground, air, and logistics units as a Marine Air Ground Task Force and executed numerous live-fire training ranges, planning exercises, and unique crisis response missions with various partnered nations including members of the Royal Jordanian Armed Forces. “Any time a MEU engages with part-
nered forces, it comes away from the exercise a better unit. Our experience during Eager Lion 12 proved no different as we were able to learn about, and from, our partners, each with their unique capabilities and experiences,” said Col. Frank Donovan, commanding officer of the 24th MEU. Approximately 1,300 remaining members of the MEU, along with nearly 2,000 sailors from the Iwo Jima ARG supported the shorebased operations from aboard the three ships of the Iwo Jima ARG – USS Iwo Jima, USS
Fallen Marine honored at flagpole dedication 1C
Camp Lejeune, patrons ready for hurricanes 1D Farmers’ market celebrates summer 4D Marines tackle grappling tournament 4B
SAFETY STATISTICS Traffic violations aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune
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2nd MLG conducts sexual assault awareness briefs CPL. KATHERINE M. SOLANO 2nd Marine Logistics Group
“You can all make a difference, you just have to step up,” stated the commanding officer of Combat Logistics Regiment 27, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, during a misconduct and sexual assault brief June 4. The meeting, led by the commanding officer, Col. Mark R. Hollahan, was the first of many scheduled throughout the year and was geared toward all female staff noncommissioned officers and officers attached to 2nd MLG. The symposiums are broken up into groups based on rank and gender in order to narrow down topics and solutions to be addressed. For instance, this first brief covered the importance of leadership tactics as a tool against misconduct and sexual assault. The meeting with enlisted males of junior ranks will focus more on health and intervention, and will include key speakers as opposed to static presentations. “The biggest message we want to put out is prevention,” stated
Sgt. Maj. Lanette N. Wright, the regimental sergeant major for CLR-27. “The senior leaders need to change up their approach and become a little more passionate about the welfare of the Marines. They need to take a step beyond what their leadership processes have been.” She described how junior Marines needed to be more educated in order to intervene during sexual assaults and to combat misconduct. Hollahan stated his strong feelings toward both misconduct and sexual assault, saying, “I’m willing to try anything because one (sexual assault) is too many, and I don’t want anymore. “My view on misconduct is it’s a symptom of a bigger problem,” he added. “It’s a symptom of 10 years of war and coddling Marines. Bring back old fashioned Marine Corps leadership.” This first brief is just one step senior leaders are taking toward positive change within the unit. Hollahan concluded that no one else needed to experience either of these occurrences, finishing with, “Not on my watch, not on your watch.”
Source: Command Inspector General’s Office for Marine Installations East - Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune This graph represents traffic violations and driving while intoxicated / driving under the influence refusals for Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune May 28 through June 8. Traffic violations are defined as: driving while license revoked; speeding in excess of 15 mph or more; traffic crashes; seatbelt, cellular telephone and motorcycle personal protective equipment violations.