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22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit

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22d MEU (SOC) Passes Over the 'Hump'

For sea-going Marines and Sailors, the words 'hump day' have a special connotation. They signify that half of their journey is over and they are now on the downward slide of their deployment. The 22d Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), currently embarked aboard the USS Wasp, Oak Hill, and Trenton, recently hosted a number of

MSSG-22 Filters Salt from Sea Water to Accomplish Mission

For a Navy ship underway, one of its most important commodities is fresh water. Used for cooking, drinking, bathing, and host of other needs, a ship's supply can be easily exhausted through the myriad daily requirements of its crew and embarked Marines. Such demands leave little water surplus for routine, yet essential, tasks such as the cleaning

Developing Future Leaders Aboard the USS Oak Hill

Although currently forward deployed in the war against terrorism, the senior Marine leadership aboard the USS Oak Hill is still finding time to ensure the professional development of its junior leaders. In the time since the 22d Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) left Camp Lejeune in late February, the Marines aboard the Oak

METOC Marines Keep an Eye to the Sky

On the staff of the 22d Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) are pair of Marines who are breaking new ground for Marine Corps meteorologists. The MEU's Mobile Meteorological Support Team (METOC) is the first organic part of a deployed expeditionary unit. METOC consists of a weather forecaster, who predicts the future weather

Translating for the MEU

"Monsieur, Monsieur!" yelled excited children with outstretched hands as Lance Cpl Nixon Jean passed out cream-filled cookie treats to a throng of children gathered around a band of Marines just outside the store where another Marine had purchased the "Bon Bons". As he made sure that each and every one of the children present received a cookie, his

Protecting the 22d MEU (SOC)

During a recent 22d Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) training exercise, an administration clerk and a legal clerk stand next to an infantry squad gunner and a mortarman as they turnover their guard post. This scene, among the rolling hills of a French-owned range, further confirms the concept that every Marine is a

81s: Highly Effective, Particularly Lethal

"Hanging on three!," Cpl. Antonio M. Liddel's booming voice announced as Lance Cpl. James Martinez, of Andrews, Pennsylvania, held an 81mm mortar round suspended above his gun's tube.A flurry of shouted commands and staticy radio calls followed, and Liddel, a 21-year-old Pensacola, Florida native, issued the final command that had Martinez release

22nd MEU provides lifesaving aid to local community

Children and adults alike gathered at the dock and awaited the arrival of the Landing Craft Utility as it slowly approached the rocky, deteriorating pier. Soon, the end of the pier was populated by a small assortment of U.S. Marines and Sailors as the LCU inched its way toward the small, dilapidated dock. The profile of the USS TRENTON was

22d MEU Marines and Sailors Reach out to Community During TRUEX

Hosting the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit's (MEU) Training in an Urban Environment Exercise (TRUEX) subjected the residents of several central Virginia communities to an array of inconveniences largely unseen in the past. For two weeks in late October and early November, the thumping of helicopter rotors and sudden explosions in the night

22d MEU Artillerymen Prepare for Possible Embassy Reinforcement Mission

When the artillerymen of Charlie Battery, 1st Battalion, 10th Marines recently trudged across the sands of Onslow Beach, they did so without their M198 155mm Howitzers in tow. Instead, the battery carried riot shields, shotguns, and most importantly, the knowledge that the training mission they were preparing to carry out might soon become a