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22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit

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MEU Marine speaks softly, but in six different languages

A Marine from MEU Service Support Group 22 is using a unique gift to assist the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) with its mission in Afghanistan. For his efforts, Lance Cpl. Prashant Shah was recently awarded a Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal for using his extraordinary linguistic skills to assist the MEU to

Marines and Sailors save the life of wounded Taliban fighter

Two hours earlier they were hunting him down and now they were hurrying to save his life. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 1st Bn., 6th Marines and Afghan Militia Forces engaged three enemy fighters on a mountainside June 13. The guerillas were tracking and reporting on the BLT's activities when coalition forces opened fire and wounded at least

Army Provincial Reconstruction Team supports 22nd MEU (SOC)'s Afghanistan operations

A village elder watches as a convoy filled with Marines and Soldiers pulls up a short distance from his village. He remembers the days of the Soviets and the Taliban, and wonders what the armored warriors want with his village. Sitting on a mat under the shade of the largest trees in the village, the elder speaks with the one of the Soldiers as he

22nd MEU (SOC) artilleryman meets newborn son courtesy of Fox News Channel

On March 25, 2004, as Amelia Huff was being wheeled into a delivery room at Camp Lejeune Naval Hospital, her husband Johnny was preparing to go to war. When a healthy Alexander Nicholas Huff entered the world that day, his father, a sergeant in Golf Battery, Battalion Landing Team 1st Bn., 6th Marines, was aboard the amphibious assault ship WASP

Maintainers overcome harsh conditions to keep KC-130Rs flying

Far from home in a region where temperatures regularly top 120 degrees and working on planes a decade older than themselves, a small group of KC-130R Hercules maintainers are working miracles behind the scenes and out of sight. "Our detachment is young, but very experienced," said Staff Sgt. Eric Buchheim, of Virginia Beach, Virginia. Buchheim is

Air Force B-1B bomber supports 22nd MEU attack against Taliban forces

At Forward Operating Base Ripley, Afghanistan on May 31, nearly all heads were turned skyward as a sleek, rarely seen aircraft cut through the clear skies overhead. For nearly 15 minutes, the Air Force B-1B Lancer long-range bomber cut several lazy circles over the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable)'s base in Afghanistan's

Ordnance Marines keep Harriers' claws sharp in Afghanistan

For aviation ordnance Marines, one of the most exasperating parts of their job is to see an aircraft return home with a full load of bombs, rockets, and bullets. However, in recent days, a rash of combat sorties has alleviated that headache for ordnance technicians assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 266 (Reinforced), the aviation combat

BLT 1/6 goes door to door looking for weapons and Afghan insurgents

Tucked away in the steep valleys, wadis and draws of a mountainous region in the south-central Afghanistan province of Oruzgan lay hundreds of small compounds and buildings.In each of these is the potential for Taliban and anti-coalition militia to stash weapons and ammunition to carry out attacks against U.S., Afghan National Army, or other

22nd MEU-Army teams wraps up Operation NIGHTINGALE

In support of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), Marines, Soldiers and Sailors wrapped up Operation NIGHTENGALE, a joint operation designed to provide humanitarian assistance to the people of Afghanistan. The operation consisted of civil affairs visits to several villages in Oruzgan, a province in central Afghanistan.

KC-130R Hercules detachment proves reliable force multiplier

To successfully operate from a remote location such as Forward Operating Base Ripley, deep in the heart of Afghanistan's Oruzgan province, a unit requires a steady flow of supplies and personnel. For the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), a key provider of this support since it began conducting combat operations in late