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22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit

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22nd MEU Marines Conduct NEO

As America’s Force in Readiness, Marine Expeditionary Units circle the globe ready to respond to a crisis abroad. When things become hostile in a foreign country, it becomes increasingly important to protect American citizens and evacuate them to safety. Marines and sailors with the 22nd Expeditionary Unit conducted a noncombatant evacuation

22 MEU, Mesa Verde Clean Up, Restore Historic Monastery

Marines and sailors from the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit and the USS Mesa Verde volunteered their time to assist the Neusta Señora de la Defencion monastery on July 7, 2011.The community relations project consisted of painting, removing plaster, cleaning up debris, and moving donated firewood. It provided much needed relief to the monastery and

CLB 22 Marines Conduct Mass Casualty Training

Marines and sailors with Combat Logistics Battalion 22, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, conducted a mass casualty exercise aboard the Sierra Del Retin Training Center, Spain, June 26, 2011.This training was designed to provide security to an area while treating and evacuating casualties as quickly as possible.“We go in, secure the area, and send in

LAR trains with Spanish Piranhas

U.S. Marines with Light Armored Reconnaissance Platoon, Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, conducted bilateral, mounted, counter improvised explosive device training with Spanish Marines assigned to reconnaissance platoon, 3rd Mechanized Landing Battalion, Spain, June 25,

Spanish, American Marines Conduct Mechanized Raid

U.S. Marines from Easy Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, and Spanish Marines from 9th Mechanized Company, 3rd Mechanized Landing Battalion, conducted a mechanized raid aboard Sierra Del Retin, Spain, June 25, 2011.The exercise was part of the Spanish Amphibious Bilateral Exercise,

CLB 22 Marines Conduct Humanitarian Assistance Training

Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 22, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, conducted a humanitarian assistance training operation aboard the Sierra Del Retin Training Center, Spain, June 25, 2011.During the training, Marines established a humanitarian assistance camp, including an administrative processing tent, a medical tent and sleeping areas.

Patrol Base Ops Hone Marine’s Skills

Marines with Easy Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, conducted patrol base operations aboard Sierra Del Retin, Spain, June 24, 2011.The training was a part of the Spanish Amphibious Bilateral Exercise, also known as PHIBLEX, a 10-day bilateral training evolution involving Marines

Spanish, American Marines train to fight IEDs

U.S. Marines with engineer platoon, Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, conducted improvised explosive device training with Spanish Marine engineers from El Tercer Batallón Mecanizado de Desembarco, aboard Sierra Del Retin, Spain, June 23, 2011. The training was part of the

Spanish Marines Learn Combat Lifesaving Techniques

Sailors with Combat Logistics Battalion 22, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, taught combat lifesaving skills to Spanish Marines as part of a bilateral training exercise, at the Sierra Del Retin Training Center, Spain, June 23-26, 2011.The training focused on the most common death-causing injuries in combat and how to treat them quickly and

LFSP Marines, Spanish Conduct External Lifts

Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 22, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, conducted external lift training with Spanish Marines at the Sierra Del Retin Training Center, Spain, June 23, 2011.Marines and sailors with the 22nd MEU recently conducted bilateral training with Spanish Marines as part of the Spanish Amphibious Bilateral Exercise, also