Predeployment Training for 26th MEU

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A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft assigned to the 18th Aggressor Squadron takes off from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Oct. 6, 2014, during RED FLAG-Alaska 15-1. RF-A is a series of Pacific Air Forces commander-directed field training exercises for U.S. and partner nation forces, providing combined offensive counter-air, interdiction, close air support and large force employment training in a simulated combat environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Joseph Swafford Jr./Released)

U.S. Marines with the 2nd Platoon, Charlie Company, 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) engage steel targets with fragmenting ammunition during a live fire exercise at a training compound owned by the Tier 1 Group in Crawfordsville, Ark., Aug. 9, 2012. The training was conducted as a part of the 26th MEU’s predeployment training program. (DoD photo by Cpl. Christopher Q. Stone, U.S. Marine Corps/Released)