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22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit

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Charlie Company in the assault

The chatter of machine guns, thumping of mortar rounds, popping of rifles, and shouted orders of squad leaders punctuated the calm twilight hours near Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan as the grunts of Charlie Company further sharpened their combat skills. Deployed to Afghanistan with the ground combat element of the 22d Marine Expeditionary Unit

HMM-266 (Rein) deploys in support of OEF

An entire reinforced helicopter squadron self-deployed from amphibious ships in the Arabian Sea approximately 450 miles inland April 11-14, to support operations in southern Afghanistan. Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 266 (Reinforced), the Aviation Combat Element (ACE) of the 22d Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), spent

Long journey into Afghanistan

A dry, cool wind greeted Cpl. Robert A. Sturkie as he stepped off the Air Force C-17 Globemaster transport aircraft and onto Afghan soil. As one of the first of approximately 2,200 members of the 22d Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) to arrive in Afghanistan, Sturkie has spent the several weeks since his arrival in-country

MSSG-22 dental ready to support afloat or ashore

As the 22d Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) continues to sail east into the Central Command area of operations, a small group of Sailors work hard to ensure dental problems are the last thing on the minds of the unit's Marines and Sailors. Dentists and dental technicians from MEU Service Support Group 22, the combat service

22d MEU (SOC) wraps up Albanian PHIBLEX

Five days of near-steady rain, blasting winds, and temperatures hovering near the freezing mark did nothing to detract the 22d Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) from successfully completing an amphibious landing exercise (PHIBLEX) in the east European nation of Albania. The brunt of the training ashore was conducted by the

Photo Essay: Bravo Co., BLT 1/6 in Albania

The 22d Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable)'s recent amphibious landing exercise (PHIBLEX) in Albania, March 8 to 12, afforded the Marines of Battalion Landing Team 1st Bn., 6th Marines the opportunity to conduct live-fire training and small unit training.For BLT 1/6's Bravo Co., in addition to patrolling and several day and

LAV-25 crew epitomizes teamwork and camaraderie

Sgt. Logan P. Ballew and his five man crew call their light armored vehicle 'Curahee.' Popularized by the book Band of Brothers by Stephen Ambrose, Currahee is a Native American phrase that loosely translates into 'Stand Alone Together,' and the six Marines charged with taking Curahee into battle find the name fitting. "We chose Curahee because out

22d MEU (SOC) sets sail for European and Central Command Theaters

Assaulted by a biting Atlantic wind, a group of young Marine infantrymen, mostly teenagers on their first deployment, crowded the fantail of the USS WASP to catch a final glimpse of the North Carolina coastline before it disappeared beneath the horizon. As the sandy beaches slipped from view, the Marines filtered away one by one into the gray hull

22d MEU (SOC) ensures all hands are ready for deployment

In the weeks leading up to unit deployments, sometimes the single Marine gets forgotten in the flurry of family readiness briefs geared toward spouses and children. The 22d Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) Command Element has ensured this is not the case for its single Marines and Sailors when the MEU's top leadership recently

22d MEU designated 'Special Operations Capable'

Months of hard work culminated in the 22d Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) receiving its 'Special Operations Capable (SOC)' designation January 23. The long and difficult journey began in August when the MEU, commanded by Col. Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr., assumed operational control of its major subordinate elements; Battalion Landing Team 1st Bn., 6th