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Corporal. Jeoffrey Ramirez, a security element section leader of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Maritime Special Purpose Force, helps maintain a blocking position near a simulated target site here Aug. 8 as part of Training in an Urban Environment Exercise or “TRUEX.” The Maritime Special Purpose Force is a composite unit made up of Marines and sailors from the MEU’s Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, and the command element’s Deep and Amphibious Reconnaissance Platoons. To ensure the security Marines can proficiently execute their mission, the personnel rehearsed providing blocking positions and additional support for the assault element, while applying their standard operating procedures.

Description
Corporal. Jeoffrey Ramirez, a security element section leader of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Maritime Special Purpose Force, helps maintain a blocking position near a simulated target site here Aug. 8 as part of Training in an Urban Environment Exercise or “TRUEX.” The Maritime Special Purpose Force is a composite unit made up of Marines and sailors from the MEU’s Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, and the command element’s Deep and Amphibious Reconnaissance Platoons. To ensure the security Marines can proficiently execute their mission, the personnel rehearsed providing blocking positions and additional support for the assault element, while applying their standard operating procedures.