7/7/2012 By Cpl. Joshua Young
1st MEB
Marines
with 1st Law Enforcement Battalion, I Marine Expeditionary Force, begin
their training exercise aboard Range 107 at the Marine Corps Air Ground
Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., July 7. The newly activated
battalion is participating in large scale exercise, Javelin Thrust. More
than 5,000 Marines from the 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade, part of I
Marine Expeditionary Force and Marine Forces Reserve are participating
in the exercise. The large-scale exercise is the first in a three-part
continuum, culminating with a Navy and Marine Corps led amphibious
exercise Dawn Blitz in 2013. Javelin Thrust is the largest annual Marine
Corps Reserve and active duty training exercise, comprised of reserve
Marines from 38 states, 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, 9th
Communication Battalion, and 1st Law Enforcement Battalion. The 33
Canadian Brigade Group from Ottawa, Canada is participating as a
coalition force, with a higher headquarters based at Camp Pendleton.
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