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22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit

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22nd MEU (SOC) wraps up wash down, begins last leg of voyage home

After a week of nearly non-stop effort at Naval Station Rota, Spain, the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) has completed its wash down and agricultural inspections and is headed home. The wash down is a requirement for vehicles and gear leaving deployed areas to ensure foreign dirt, debris and animals do not

Warrior's Night gives BLT 1/6 the chance to reflect on both success and sacrifice

A sea of green uniforms recently crowded the main hall of the Reflections Conference Center aboard Naval Station Rota, Spain as the leadership of Battalion Landing Team 1st Bn., 6th Marines gathered for its second annual Warrior's Night.The last time the noncommissioned officers (NCOs), staff NCOs, and officers of the battalion conducted a

22nd MEU Afghanistan Recap: MEU drives stake into Taliban heartland

During its failed decade-long involvement in Afghanistan, the Soviet Union and its Communist Afghan allies rarely, and never successfully, penetrated the country's remote and inaccessible Oruzgan province.During this time, and in the years of bloody civil war that followed, the Oruzgan province served as a breeding ground for anti-government

22nd MEU Afghanistan Recap: Operation THUNDER ROAD

The final major combat operation undertaken by the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) in Afghanistan kicked off on June 27 and ran through July 10.Dubbed Operation THUNDER ROAD, the mission was a battalion-sized operation in the Cahar Cinah district of Afghanistan's Oruzgan province. While Alpha Co., Battalion Landing Team

22nd MEU Afghanistan Recap: Operation ASBURY PARK

Ever since the fall of Afghanistan's Taliban regime in late 2001, Taliban and anti-coalition militia factions have been waging a guerilla-style war against U.S., Afghan, and Coalition forces. Using ambushes and other 'hit-and-run' tactics, these terrorist factions have always attempted to avoid getting into pitched battles.However, in early June,

22nd MEU Afghanistan Recap: Operations THUNDERBALL & CADILLAC RANCH

Beginning in late May 2004 and extending into June, the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) launched a series of one to three-day cordon and search operations in Afghanistan's Oruzgan province.The goal of these missions, dubbed Operations THUNDERBALL or CADILLAC RANCH, was to locate caches of arms, ammunition, and explosives

22nd MEU Afghanistan Recap: Operation BLADE RUNNER

On May 25, 2004, elements of Battalion Landing Team 1st Bn., 6th Marines conducted a pinscher-style cordon and sweep operation not far from the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable)'s forward operating base near Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan.Early that morning, Charlie Co., BLT 1/6 boarded helicopters from Marine Medium Helicopter

22nd MEU Afghanistan Recap: Humanitarian Operations

As the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) pushed deep into Afghanistan's Oruzgan and Zabol provinces in pursuit of Taliban and anti-coalition militia factions, it did more than leave behind a series of foiled ambushes, vanquished enemies, and scorched weapons caches.A comprehensive civil affairs campaign undertaken by the

22nd MEU Afghanistan Recap: Operation NIGHTINGALE I-IV

As the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) pushed deep into Afghanistan's Oruzgan and Zabol provinces in pursuit of Taliban and anti-coalition militia factions, it did more than leave behind a series of foiled ambushes, vanquished enemies, and scorched weapons caches.A comprehensive civil affairs campaign undertaken by the

Days of uncertainty end as 22nd MEU begins homeward voyage

Less than a week after being told to stand by for a potential 30-day extension in the Central Command theater to conduct further operations in support of the war against terrorism, the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) is headed home. Embarked aboard the amphibious assault ships WASP, WHIDBEY ISLAND, and SHREVEPORT, the