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22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit

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Mail reaches Marines even during combat operations

For a Marine infantryman fighting in the rugged mountains of Afghanistan surviving on a mix of adrenaline, fear, and Meals-Ready-To-Eat, a quick note from home can do wonders for morale. Understanding that basic human need, leaders in the 22d Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) have placed the timely and uninterrupted flow of

Marine Corps flags fly high over Afghanistan

When Sgt. Maj. George H. Mason arrived at Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan in early March for a liaison visit, one of the first things he noticed was the abundance of unit, state, and even college flags flying over the base's tents and buildings. As the senior enlisted Marine in the 22d Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), Mason

BLT 1/6 remembers fallen Marine in Afghanistan

Standing six foot seven inches tall and weighing a muscular 270 pounds, Cpl. Ronald R. Payne Jr. had a hard time fitting through the rear hatch of his light armored vehicle (LAV).Yet for more than four years he did just that during numerous training exercises, combat in Iraq during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, and on the desolate landscape of

Marines and Afghan National Army work together for Afghanistan's future

As the Marines and Sailors of Battalion Landing Team 1st Bn., 6th Marines patrol the rugged mountains of south-central Afghanistan, interspersed among their tri-color desert uniforms are the green uniforms of the Afghan National Army. Less than three years after the Taliban regime was ousted from Afghanistan, the joint patrols and combat operations

22nd MEU (SOC) Hercules Flex Their Muscle In South-Central Afghanistan

Located deep in the Oruzgan province of south-central Afghanistan, Forward Operating Base (FOB) Ripley, the base of operations for the 22d Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), is relying on one of the Marine Corps’ most versatile work horses to carry out its operations. Taking off and landing nearly every day from a remote, and

22d MEU (SOC)'s FOB in Afghanistan pays homage to Marine hero

In a remote patch of arid Afghan desert in south-central Afghanistan, a new forward operating base (FOB) bears the name of one of the Marine Corps' most respected combat veterans. "He's a hero to the Marine Corps," said Colonel Kenneth F. McKenzie, Jr., commanding officer of the Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), referring to

22d MEU (SOC) pushes deeper into Afghanistan

Marine helicopters swooped into the central Afghanistan valley and dropped off Marines from the 22d Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), marking the MEU's second major push into Afghanistan earlier this week. The Marines arrived in Afghanistan last month and have now moved deeper into the country to establish a Forward Operating

ACE maintainers withstand hostile Afghan climate

Though most enemy anti-aircraft guns were destroyed when U.S. forces entered Afghanistan in 2001, the climate remains hostile to the aircraft of the 22d Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable). With high temperatures reaching well past the 100 degree mark and peak wind speeds of 60 knots blowing dust and other debris into engines,

22d MEU (SOC) gets its marching orders

The MEU commander, standing in front of a giant map nearly two-stories high, looked out into the tri-color wave of Marines, Soldiers, and Sailors and broke the morning silence by telling them that the next few months would be vitally important to the future of Afghanistan. More than 2,300 warriors listened intently as Col. Kenneth F. McKenzie, Jr,

Coalition medical team assists Afghan citizens

In a poverty-stricken rural village near Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan, doctors and corpsmen from the 22d Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) joined coalition forces in providing medical and dental care to Afghan citizens. "We accomplished two things at Najoy," said Lt. Commander Gary Martin, referring to the three