Marines assigned to 2nd Air and Naval Gunfire Liaison

Marines assigned to 2nd Air and Naval Gunfire Liaison Company (ANGLICO), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), conduct a virtual close air-support exercise aboard USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), at sea, Jan. 7, 2013. The 26th MEU is conducting Composite Training Unit Exercise, the final phase of a six-month pre-deployment training program. The 26th MEU operates continuously across the globe, providing the president and unified combatant commanders with a forward-deployed, sea-based quick reaction force. The MEU is a Marine Air-Ground Task Force capable of conducting amphibious operations, crisis response and limited contingency operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Juanenrique Owings/Released)