Capt. James Birchfield, the commanding officer of Lima Company, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, supervises his Marines as they offload bottled water from a CH-53E Super Stallion Helicopter Jan. 20. Marines and sailors offload 1,487 cases of water near Leogane, Haiti, over the course of the day. The Bataan Amphibious Ready Group and embarked elements of the 22nd MEU arrived off the Haitian coast Monday to support relief efforts already underway. The 22nd MEU is a multi-mission force composed of approximately 2,000 Marines and sailors.


Capt. James Birchfield, the commanding officer of Lima Company, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, supervises his Marines as they offload bottled water from a CH-53E Super Stallion Helicopter Jan. 20. Marines and sailors offload 1,487 cases of water near Leogane, Haiti, over the course of the day. The Bataan Amphibious Ready Group and embarked elements of the 22nd MEU arrived off the Haitian coast Monday to support relief efforts already underway. The 22nd MEU is a multi-mission force composed of approximately 2,000 Marines and sailors. Marines continue relief operations in Haiti DVIDS241997


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