24th MEU Watches Super Bowl During CERTEX
Sgt Gamamuel Jean, a squad leader with Company C, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, cheers as the New England Patriots take the lead just before the end of the second quarter of the Super Bowl, Feb. 5, 2012. Marines and sailors aboard the USS Gunston Hall crammed into office spaces, lounge areas, gyms, the chow hall and anywhere else with a television to watch the Super Bowl while at sea.
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Marines with the 24th MEU, cheer while watching the Super Bowl in the ship's chow hall, Feb. 5, 2012. The 24th MEU is conducting their certification exercise with Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group, scheduled Jan. 27 to Feb. 17, which includes a series of missions intended to evaluate and certify the unit for their upcoming deployment.
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Marines with the 24th MEU, cheer while watching the Super Bowl in one of the ship's gyms, Feb. 5, 2012.
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Marines with the 24th MEU, cheer while watching the Super Bowl in the ship's chow hall, Feb. 5, 2012.
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PFC Nathanael Eichorn, a squad automatic weapon gunner with Co C, BLT 1/2, 24th MEU, grimaces in the ship's chow hall while watching the Super Bowl, as the New England Patriots drop the ball during the last 50 seconds of the game, Feb. 5. 2012.
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PFC Nathanael Eichorn, a squad automatic weapon gunner with Co C, BLT 1/2, 24th MEU, grimaces in the ship's chow hall while watching the Super Bowl, as the New England Patriots drop the ball during the last 50 seconds of the game, Feb. 5, 2012.
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LCpl Alexander Solares, a rifleman with Co C, BLT 1/2, 24th MEU, cheers in the ship's chow hall while watching the Super Bowl, Feb. 5, 2012.
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Marines and sailors with the 24th MEU watch the last play of the Super Bowl in anticipation in the ship's chow hall, Feb. 5, 2012.
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Marines and sailors with the 24th MEU erupt into cheers and bouts of disappointment in the ship's chow hall as the New York Giants secure victory in the Super Bowl, Feb. 5, 2012.
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Feb. 5, 2012:
Marines and sailors aboard the USS Gunston Hall crammed into office spaces, lounge areas, gyms, the chow hall and anywhere else with a television to watch the Super Bowl while at sea. The 24th MEU is conducting their certification exercise with Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group, scheduled Jan. 27 - Feb. 17, 2012, which includes a series of missions intended to evaluate and certify the unit for their upcoming deployment.
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