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Video by Cpl. Victoria Hutt

BLT 1/8, 24th MEU (SOC) Crew-Served Weapons Shoot on USS New York (LPD 21)

24th Marine Expeditionary Unit

July 28, 2024 | 6:01

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 1/8, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), fire M240B machine guns during a crew-served weapons deck shoot aboard the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21) while underway in the Mediterranean Sea, July 28, 2024. The Wasp (WSP) Amphibious Ready Group and embarked 24th MEU (SOC) are conducting operations in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa area of operations on a scheduled deployment. The WSP ARG-24th MEU (SOC) is supporting U.S., Allied and partner interests in the region, including in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, to continue promoting regional stability and deterring aggression. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Victoria Hutt)