FORT PICKETT, Va. - A humvee from Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, provides security at the military operations in urban terrain training site aboard Fort Pickett, Va., Dec. 13, 2010. For two weeks, elements of the 22nd MEU conducted a series of training events designed to prepare them for upcoming subsequent deployment in 2011. The Marines and sailors of the 22nd MEU recently began an aggressive series of progressively, more complex pre-deployment exercises designed to train and test the MEU's ability to operate as a cohesive and effective fighting force. The 22nd MEU is a multi-mission capable force of 2,200 Marines and sailors and comprised of Aviation Combat Element, Marine Tilt Rotor Squadron 263 (Reinforced); Logistics Combat Element, Combat Logistics Battalion 22; Ground Combat Element, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment; and its command element. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. John M. Raufmann)

FORT PICKETT, VA. – A M1 Abrams tank with Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, provides security down a road during an assault on a military operations in urban terrain training site aboard Fort Pickett, Va., Dec. 13, 2010. The BLT participated in a two-week training exercise at Ft. Pickett, Va., in preparation for their upcoming deployment with the 22nd MEU in 2011. The Marines and sailors of the 22nd MEU recently began an aggressive series of progressively, more complex pre-deployment exercises designed to train and test the MEU's ability to operate as a cohesive and effective fighting force. The 22nd MEU is a multi-mission capable force of 2,200 Marines and sailors and comprised of Aviation Combat Element, Marine Tilt Rotor Squadron 263 (Reinforced); Logistics Combat Element, Combat Logistics Battalion 22; Ground Combat Element, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment; and its command element. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Dwight A. Henderson)

FORT PICKETT, Va. - A Marine Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, patrols the military operations in urban terrain training site aboard Fort Pickett, Va., Dec. 13, 2010. For two weeks, elements of the 22nd MEU conducted a series of training events designed to prepare them for upcoming subsequent deployment in 2011. The Marines and sailors of the 22nd MEU recently began an aggressive series of progressively, more complex pre-deployment exercises designed to train and test the MEU's ability to operate as a cohesive and effective fighting force. The 22nd MEU is a multi-mission capable force of 2,200 Marines and sailors and comprised of Aviation Combat Element, Marine Tilt Rotor Squadron 263 (Reinforced); Logistics Combat Element, Combat Logistics Battalion 22; Ground Combat Element, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment; and its command element. .(Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. John M. Raufmann).

FORT PICKETT, VA. – Marines with Golf Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, help a notional casualty during an assault on a military operations in urban terrain training site aboard Fort Pickett, Va., Dec. 13, 2010. The BLT participated in a two-week training exercise at Ft. Pickett, Va., in preparation for their upcoming deployment with the 22nd MEU in 2011. The Marines and sailors of the 22nd MEU recently began an aggressive series of progressively, more complex pre-deployment exercises designed to train and test the MEU's ability to operate as a cohesive and effective fighting force. The 22nd MEU is a multi-mission capable force of 2,200 Marines and sailors and comprised of Aviation Combat Element, Marine Tilt Rotor Squadron 263 (Reinforced); Logistics Combat Element, Combat Logistics Battalion 22; Ground Combat Element, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment; and its command element. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Dwight A. Henderson)