MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, – MV-22B Ospreys from Marine Medium Tilt Rotor Squadron 263 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, evacuate a hypothetical casualty while an M1A1 Abrams tank with Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 22nd MEU, provides security during a mechanized raid exercise aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, , Feb. 1, 2011. The raid combined all the different assets available within a MEU such as amphibious assault vehicles, tanks and air support. The Marines and sailors of the 22nd MEU are in the early stages of their pre-deployment training program, which is a series of progressively complex exercises designed to train and test the MEU's ability to operate as a cohesive and effective fighting force.
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