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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

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