Cpl. Robert Mendez, left, and Lance Cpl. Xaviar Olivo, right, of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, examine each others' M50 Joint Service General Purpose Gas Mask for deficiencies during a gas training exercise at the Marine Corps Base Gas Chamber on Camp Lejeune, , Feb. 3. Marines with the 24th MEU trained on the new M50 JSGPM, which has been phasing out the 1980s-era M40 Field Protective Mask across the Marine Corps since September 2009. 24th MEU MarinesE28099 walk in the woods gets gaseous DVIDS365773

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