A Marine scout sniper, bottom, with Battalion Landing
Summary
A Marine scout sniper, bottom, with Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, engages targets with visual assistance from a sniper with the Lebanese Armed Forces here, May 8, 2012. The multilateral training included the Jordanian Armed Forces and is part of Exercise Eager Lion 12, taking place throughout the month of May and designed to strengthen military-to-military relationships of over 15 participating partner nations. This is the second major exercise for the 24th MEU who, along with the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group, is currently deployed to the Central Command area of operations as a theater reserve and crisis response force.