FORWARD OPERATING BASE GERBER, Kuwait (April 14, 2017) — Marine Sgt. Lexus Schaeffer of Auburn, Alabama, a squad leader assigned to India Co., 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), flares his weapon outward before turning into a small compound to clear it while on a patrol during forward operating base (FOB) drills outside FOB Gerber, April 14. The Marines are in Kuwait for a sustainment training evolution. The 24th MEU, part of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group, is deployed to the 5th Fleet area of operations in support of maritime security operat

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FORWARD OPERATING BASE GERBER, Kuwait (April 14, 2017) — Marine Sgt. Lexus Schaeffer of Auburn, Alabama, a squad leader assigned to India Co., 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), flares his weapon outward before turning into a small compound to clear it while on a patrol during forward operating base (FOB) drills outside FOB Gerber, April 14. The Marines are in Kuwait for a sustainment training evolution. The 24th MEU, part of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group, is deployed to the 5th Fleet area of operations in support of maritime security operations designed to reassure allies and partners and preserve the freedom of navigation and the free flow of commerce in the region. ( Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Matthew Callahan)

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