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22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit

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22d MEU lands in northwest Florida for ESGEX

Under a cloudless blue sky and across pristine white sand beaches, the 22d Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) landed in Northwest Florida for the second portion of its Expeditionary Strike Group Exercise (ESGEX) December 12, after weeks and planning and coordination on the part of the MEU, Navy, and local and state officials in Florida. For twelve

Charlie Company, BLT 1/6 holds the line

Crouched behind riot shields, peering through helmet visors, and clutching batons, the Marines of Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Bn., 6th Marines form an impenetrable line against the throngs of protesters surging against their line.During an embassy reinforcement exercise executed during the 22d Marine Expeditionary Unit's (MEU's)

22d MEU learns how to respond to deadly chemical and biological threat

The use of chemical and biological agents, either by a rogue nation or terrorist organization, is a threat too dangerous to ignore. In order to counter the lethal threat posed by such agents, a team of Marines from the 22d Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) recently wrapped up an Enhanced Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Course (ENBC) aboard Camp

Celebrating the Corps' birthday with a bang

At posts and stations throughout the world, Marines celebrated the Corps' 228th birthday on November 10 with cake, ceremonies, and speeches. On the other hand, the 22d Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), heralded another year of the Corps with flash-bang grenades, breeching charges, thundering helicopters, and the crack of rifles during a precision

Helo pilots from HMM-266 (Rein) get valuable urban flight training

The United States' far-reaching Global War on Terrorism has taken the Marine Corps to new and unique combat environments and this will likely continue. Recent combat operations in urban locales such as Mogadishu, Somalia; Port au Prince, Haiti; and Baghdad, Iraq have proved the need for pilots and helicopter air crews to maintain a proficiency in

22d MEU storms Rock Hill, SC

More than a dozen news organizations and scores of local residents recently gathered in Rock Hill, S.C. to witness the Marines of the 22d Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) sharpen their urban combat skills.The MEU is in South Carolina conducting its Training in an Urban Environment Exercise (TRUEX), a standard component of all MEUs' pre-deployment

22d MEU begins latest pre-deployment exercise

The residents of Columbia, S.C. and surrounding communities have grown accustomed to the dark green helicopters and 'hoo-ahs' originating from the Army's nearby Fort Jackson. However, for several weeks in November, they will observe gray Marine helicopters flying overheard, see the Corps' new digital camouflage uniforms, and hear the 'ooh rahs' of

Maritime In-port Group Exercise strengthens WASP ESG/22d MEU team

"The essential piece of the Expeditionary Strike Group is the relationship between the ARG [amphibious ready group] and MEU [Marine Expeditionary Group]."The preceding quote by Lt. Col. Michael Killion, operations officer for the 22d MEU, sums up the rationale behind the latest in a string of planning and coordination exercises undertaken by the

BLT 1/6 spouses get a taste of shipboard life

For the spouses of deployed Marines and Sailors, it is often difficult to visualize their deployed loved one's descriptions of life aboard ship. References to the mess deck, galley, head, a coffin rack, flight deck, upper 'v' and well deck are usually all but lost in translation.However, a group of spouses from the 22d Marine Expeditionary Unit's

22d MEU recognized for Operation ENDURING FREEDOM SERVICE

The Secretary of the Navy, the Honorable Gordon R. England, has awarded the Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation to the 22d Marine Expeditionary Unit for its service in the Global War on Terrorism during its 2002 deployment. The 22d MEU (then designated as 'Special Operations Capable') deployed from Camp Lejeune, N.C. on Feb. 22, 2002 aboard the