Echo Company Helo Raid

Mission First, People Always

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jonathan Baird, left, provides security during a vertical assault at Combat Town, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 10, 2014. Baird is a rifleman assigned to Echo Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Richard Currier

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jonathan Baird (left), rifleman, Company E, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, (BLT) 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, provides security while conducting a Helo Raid at Combat Town, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 8, 2014. Company E is conducting training as part of the MEU Exercise and pre-deployment training. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Richard Currier/ Released)