The USMC & Navy in action!

Today, the families of the Marines and Sailors attached to the 13th MEU were invited to come out to Red Beach (a Camp Pendleton Beach used for trainings) to watch some of the "practice" maneuvers. It was really cool to see some of the operations that are carried out by the various elements of the MEU. Below are a few photos from today: the first is of a few helicopters; the second is of some of the vehicles used by the ground elements of the MEU; the third is of an LCAC (a vehicle used to transport troops from ship to shore); and the fourth photo is of the USS Boxer (center), the ship Chris will call home during the deployment, and the Comstock (left), another ship that is part of the 13th MEU.