120508-N-QM601-007 HAQL, Saudi Arabia (May 8, 2012) Marines from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU), Command Element, participate in a simulated visit, board, search and seizure training exercise with Royal Saudi Arabian Navy sailors. The multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7), with the embarked 24th MEU, is deployed participating in Exercise Eager Lion 2012. Eager Lion is designed to strengthen military-to-military relationships through a joint, multinational approach to meet current and future complex national security challenges, including 19 countries from fi


120508-N-QM601-007 HAQL, Saudi Arabia (May 8, 2012) Marines from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU), Command Element, participate in a simulated visit, board, search and seizure training exercise with Royal Saudi Arabian Navy sailors. The multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7), with the embarked 24th MEU, is deployed participating in Exercise Eager Lion 2012. Eager Lion is designed to strengthen military-to-military relationships through a joint, multinational approach to meet current and future complex national security challenges, including 19 countries from five different continents and more than 11,000 participants. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Scott Youngblood/Released) - Official Navy Imagery - Marines participate in a simulated visit, board, search and seizure training exercise with Royal Saudi Arabian Navy sailors. (1)


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