Posted on 06/14/2013 5:13:17 PM PDT by jjotto
AQABA, Jordan (NNS) -- The Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group (KSG ARG) and embarked Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) commenced their participation in Exercise Eager Lion 2013, June 9.
Eager Lion is a multilateral exercise held annually in Jordan, and is a continued effort to support military-to-military partnerships and enhance security and stability in the region.
"International exercises like these are important because they strengthen ties and promote interoperability between countries," said Amphibious Squadron Four commodore, Capt. Brad Skillman. "We are delighted to be working with our JAF long-time partners and we are looking forward to a valuable, and exciting, exercise."
Scenarios will run the gamut of operational capabilities; from ground and naval operations, to humanitarian and disaster relief.
More than 8,000 service members from 19 countries will participate in Eager Lion this year, 4,500 of which are coming from U.S. branches.
"Just as U.S. units train together to be effective, we do the same out here with our partners," said Skillman. "Now is the time to learn how [each country thinks and prepares], and develop a mutual understanding [during operations]."
The Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group, with the embarked 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, is deployed in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.
For more news from USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), visit www.navy.mil/local/lhd3/.
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http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/world/middleeast/article3791863.ece
Kearsarge...now that brings back memories. I wonder if the old rust buckets Shreaveport or Nassau are still limping around from port to port.
We’ll find out when the exercise Eager Lion 2013 ends in a couple weeks, won’t we?
Possible Syrian invasion force. Pretty soon we are going to have Russian ships following around our ships and playing chicken like the old days if Obama keeps this up.
Look them up.
Syria's Rebels Already Have Advanced Missiles. But How Did They Get There?
Obama says, “don’t worry, Marines, someone has your back; I’m not sure who but I need to catch a nap if I’m going to make it to my fundraiser tomorrow.”
Kearsarge was the boat that launched the TRAPs that rescued Scott O’Grady and the F-15E crew; Major Kenneth Harney and Captain Tyler Stark, that went down in Libya in March of 2011.
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