Sgt. Maj. Joel Collins, the battalion sergeant major
Summary
Sgt. Maj. Joel Collins, the battalion sergeant major for Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, pulls the lanyard and fires an M-777 155 mm howitzer at Udairi Range in Kuwait, July 16, 2012. The Marines have been ashore in Kuwait since June conducting a variety of training exercises to sustain their war fighting skills while deployed. The 24th MEU is deployed with the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group as a U.S. Central Command theater reserve force providing support for maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.
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Date
16/07/2012
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Defense Visual Information Distribution Service
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