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24th MEU Deployment 2012: India Battery EFSS Live-Fire in Kuwait
24th Marine Expeditionary Unit
July 30, 2012 | 2:50
Udairi Range, Kuwait (July 30, 2012) – Marines with India Battery, the artillery unit for Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, fire M-327 120mm Expeditionary Fire Support Systems during live-fire training at Udairi Range in Kuwait, July 30, 2012. The EFSS, a towed rifled mortar, is the newest weapon system in the artillery arsenal. The Marines are in Kuwait as part of a 24th MEU sustainment training package. The 24th MEU is deployed with the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group as a U.S. Central Command theater reserve force providing support for maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (Official USMC video by 2nd Lt. Joshua W. Larson) Releasing Authority Capt. Robert Shuford, PAO 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit. Also available in High Definition.
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