Lance Cpl. Jarren Simmons, a Houston, Texas, native and avionics technician with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 261 (Reinforce
Lance Cpl. Jarren Simmons, a Houston, Texas, native and avionics technician with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 261 (Reinforced), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, conducts maintenance on an MV-22B Osprey aboard the USS Iwo Jima, Nov. 7, 2012. The 24th MEU is deployed with the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group and is currently in the 6th Fleet Area of Responsibility as a disaster relief and crisis response force. Since deploying in March, they have supported a variety of missions in the Central and European Commands, assisted the Navy in safeguarding sea lanes, and conducted various bilateral and unilateral training events in several countries in the Middle East and Africa. The 24th MEU is scheduled to return to their home bases in North Carolina later this year.
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