The threat from Iran helped drive the decision to send the USS Bataan Amphibious readiness Group and the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit to the region earlier this year.
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U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Travis Bird, commanding officer of Alpha Company with Battalion Landing Team (BLT) 1/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), throws a M67 hand grenade into a room at a range part of Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) town on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, March 11, 2023.MOUT training increases the lethality of the MEU’s infantrymen through live-fire drills, room clearing procedures and small team tactics in order to prepare for their upcoming deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Matthew Romonoyske-Bean)