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22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit

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22nd MEU Command Element Completes First Exercise of New Work-Up Schedule

During sustained combat operations and training exercises, few locations, if any, are as important as a unit's combat operations center (COC). As the nucleus of a commander's command and control facilities, the COC is the point from which all orders originate and terminate and is generally considered the 'brain' of operations. To that end, the

Expeditionary Strike Group to Debut with 22d MEU

When the 22d Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) steams eastward from North Carolina next summer to assume its role as the landing force for the U.S. Sixth Fleet, it will do so packing a combat punch never before seen in an amphibious ready group (ARG). The 22d MEU was selected to serve as the first MEU to deploy as the centerpiece of an Expeditionary

Expeditionary Strike Group Workshop Builds 22d MEU Warfighting Team

The passageways and classrooms of the Expeditionary Warfare Training Group (EWTG) building aboard Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek, Virginia were recently clogged with Marine and Navy officers undergoing the initial stages of preparing for their deployment with, or in support of, the 22d Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU). Attendees of the 22d MEU's

KC130s Vital to 22d MEU (SOC)'s Success

Throughout history, many military disasters have been preceded by a break, and sometimes just a kink, in a unit's supply chain. To ensure this doesn't happen to its forward-deployed Marine Expeditionary Units, the Marine Corps forward deploys KC130 Hercules transport aircraft in the MEUs' areas of operation to keep them supplied. Since its

New Targeting and Imaging System Enhances Combat Power of the Harrier

When the AV8B Harrier IIs of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) recently flew combat missions over Afghanistan, they had under their wings laser-guided munitions and a new imaging system that greatly enhances the MEU's combat potential. Known as the Litening II Pod, this precision targeting and reconnaissance system

Ordnance Crews Ensure Harriers are Ready for War

When the AV8B Harrier IIs of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) recently shot off the flight deck of the USS Wasp, bound for the skies over Afghanistan, their wing stations bristled with ordnance and imagery equipment that enabled them to accomplish the first aerial combat missions of the unit's current deployment.

22nd MEU (SOC) Harriers Fly Combat Missions Over Afghanistan

For the first time since the 22d Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) left Camp Lejeune, N.C. in late February, AV8B Harrier IIs of the MEU's aviation combat element participated in combat missions in direct support of the global war against terrorism. "It was good to finally be utilized in support of Operation Enduring Freedom,"

Postal Clerks: Bringing Hope From Home

The arrival of mail on a Navy ship is unmistakable. Bundled aboard from helicopters in gaudy yellow bags, the news of its arrival spreads like the most virulent disease, and before long a mob of expectant Marines and Sailors wait patiently for a delivery. Many people complain about how the speed of "snail mail" makes it obsolete in the e-mail

Humanitarian Mission Brings Hope of a Brighter Future to Djiboutian Children

Like hope, smiles are an unlimited commodity among children. More lacking though, especially in the east African nation of Djibouti recently visited by the 22d Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), are the facilities and supplies to nurture a child's hope for a bright future. In an effort to bring a ray of hope to the lives of

22d MEU (SOC) Provide Assistance to Those in the "Devil's Cauldron"

In one of the most impoverished regions in the Central Command area of operations, nothing comes for free. So when a convoy of vehicles from the 22d Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) rolled into a series of remote villages in the east African nation of Djibouti, their arrival was viewed with more than a little