FORWARD OPERATING BASE GERBER, Kuwait (April 15, 2017) — Marine Lance Cpl. Brendan VanDalinda of Winthrop, Massachusetts, a machine gunner with Kilo Co., 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), patrols through a sand storm during forward operating base drills outside FOB Gerber, April 15. 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

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FORWARD OPERATING BASE GERBER, Kuwait (April 15, 2017) — Marine Lance Cpl. Brendan VanDalinda of Winthrop, Massachusetts, a machine gunner with Kilo Co., 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), patrols through a sand storm during forward operating base drills outside FOB Gerber, April 15. 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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