160515-M-NI439-276 TRAINING AREA 1, JORDAN (May 15, 2016) – Marine Cpl. Derick Sammonek, right, an assaultman with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit and Tracy, California native, crouches ready to load a 60mm mortar projectile as an illumination round reveals his target area as part of sustainment training during Exercise Eager Lion 2016. Exercise Eager Lion 2016 is a bilateral, scenario based exercise with the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and the , designed to exchange military expertise and improve interoperability among partner nations. During the sixth iteration of the exercise, b
160515-M-NI439-276 TRAINING AREA 1, JORDAN (May 15, 2016) – Marine Cpl. Derick Sammonek, right, an assaultman with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit and Tracy, California native, crouches ready to load a 60mm mortar projectile as an illumination round reveals his target area as part of sustainment training during Exercise Eager Lion 2016. Exercise Eager Lion 2016 is a bilateral, scenario based exercise with the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and the , designed to exchange military expertise and improve interoperability among partner nations. During the sixth iteration of the exercise, both joint and combined military responses to conventional and unconventional threats will be explored. Participating troops will also train across their respective mission sets including border security, inter-ministerial command and control, cyber defense and battlespace management. ( Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Paris Capers/ RELEASED) 13th MEU Marines shine during Exercise Eager Lion 2016 (Image 1 of 9) 160515-M-NI439-276
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