24th MEU Marines Depart USS New York for French Bilateral Training in Djibouti

05/20/2015

05//2015: Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Dennis Lewis watches a landing craft air cushion return to the well deck of the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21) after transporting 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit gear and personnel assigned to Djibouti for bilateral training with the French, May 6, 2015.

The 24th MEU is embarked on the ships of the Iwo Jima ARG and is deployed to maintain regional security in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations.

Credit:24th Marine Expeditionary Unit:5/6/15

  • In the second photo, tactical vehicles assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, are staged in the well deck of the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21) in preparation to be transported to Djibouti for a bilateral training exercise with the French, May 6, 2015.
  • In the third photo, Marines with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit prepare to board a landing craft air cushion, in the well deck of the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21) in order to participate in bilateral training with the French, May 6, 2015,
  • In the final photo, a landing craft air cushion, assigned to the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group, exits the well deck of the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21) carrying 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit personnel and equipment to Djibouti before bilateral training with the French, May 6, 2015.