Marines train to keep U.S. citizens safe abroad

Marines from Combat Logistics Battalion 15, 15th Marine Expeditionary, load a landing craft utility after rehearsing a non-combatant evacuation operation aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., July 24. During the NEO, servicemembers evacuated role-players from a predetermined location. The Marines were returning to the USS Peleliu to continue Composite Training Unit Exercise, the second at-sea period prior to the MEU’s upcoming deployment.