January 29th, 2008
CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait (Jan. 21, 2008) – Marines from Combat Logistics Battalion 11, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Camp Pendleton, Calif., prepare to shoot an M240G Medium Machine Gun during a weapons firing exercise at the Udairi Range Complex here. CLB-11 is the MEU’s combat logistics element and comprised of a headquarters element and personnel from supply, military police, transportation support, engineers, maintenance and health services detachments. Their purpose is to support all the elements of the 11th MEU in accomplishing their missions and to serve as the lead force ashore during humanitarian assistance, evacuation control center, and mass casualty response team missions. The 11th MEU is conducting sustainment training in Kuwait as part of their scheduled six-month deployment through the Western Pacific Ocean and Arabian Gulf region. Photo by: Gunnery Sgt. David P. Stockhausen
The M240 is an FNH design which fires the 7.62×51mm NATO round. It was originally adopted by the US Army as a coaxial weapon for the M1 Abrams tank, but has since been adapted for a variety of roles.
