Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Brandon Focer heaves his pack over his head as he prepares to board a landing craft utility to embark aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Nassau (LHA 4) in Radio Island, , on Oct. 27, 2009. Focer is assigned to Charlie Company, 2nd Platoon, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The Nassau and 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit are participating in a composite unit training exercise designed to provide realistic training environments for naval forces that closely replicate the operational challenges routinely encountered during military operations worldwide.

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