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Archive: 2003

22d MEU completes first at-sea training exercise

Approximately five months prior to embarking as the first Expeditionary Strike Group/MEU, hundreds of Marines and Sailors from the 22d Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) spent the first weeks of September at sea becoming familiar with shipboard life and conducting detailing training of ship-to-shore movement. The MEU staff embarked aboard the USS

22d MEU drivers ready to tackle any road

Deep desert sands, pools of mud and dirty streams - the 22d Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) can roll through any of it. Marines with the 22d MEU recently underwent advanced training to learn how to take the High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle off-road and safely navigate practically any type of terrain. The (HMMWV), or "Hummer" as it's

22d MEU completes first MEU-wide exercise

The 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit recently wrapped up its first major field exercise after nearly a month of training at Fort A.P. Hill, Va. The primary purpose of the 20-day training exercise was to begin forging a cohesive unit among the forces which come from throughout the II Marine Expeditionary Force to make up the 22nd MEU. For most of

Mechanized company provides armored amphibious punch for 22d MEU

There are many ways of reaching a battlefield to unleash fire and brimstone against a dug-in enemy, but the distinctive rumble of a tracked Assault Amphibian Vehicle (AAV) lets the enemy know the Marines are coming. Marines from Alpha Co., Battalion Landing Team 1st Bn., 6th Marines (BLT 1/6), the ground combat element of the 22d Marine

Fire support exercise brings 22d MEU heavy hitters together

Time and again throughout military history, fire support has provided the decisive edge in battle. For example, in 1453, heavy Turkish cannon battered the high, stout walls of Constantinople into useless piles of rubble. World War II saw fast armadas of American warships mercilessly batter Japanese-held islands in the drive toward Japan, and

Mass casualty drill prepares 22d MEU corpsmen for the worst

In a post-9/11 world, the threat of terrorism is just one a many scenarios where a large amount of people could be hurt at the same time. Terrorism, natural disasters, and countless other possibilities create the need for medical personal to treat a large amount of wounded at the same time. The 22D Marine Expeditionary Unit's need for a such a

22nd MEU Learns to Combat Shipboard Fires

On a blistering hot day in July 1967 in the coastal waters of North Vietnam, crewmembers aboard the aircraft carrier USS FORRESTAL were preparing to launch a wave of attack and fighter aircraft against enemy targets in North Vietnam when tragedy reared its ugly head. At 10:53 a.m. local time, a rocket attached to a Navy F-4B Phantom II fighter

13th and 22nd MEUs to test command structure for future ESG deployments

For years, Marine Expeditionary Units (MEUs) have deployed aboard three to five amphibious ships that form an Amphibious Ready Group (ARG). It is from these vessels that the MEU's combat power is projected ashore. However, the pending deployment of the 13th and 22d MEUs will mark a watershed moment in terms of how MEUs are organized for

Forging the WASP ESG/22d MEU blue-green team

The 22d Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) took its first step toward deployment recently by attending its Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) Conference at Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek, Virginia.In the past, such conferences were referred to as 'Amphibious Ready Group (ARG)-MEU' Conferences, but was changed because the 22d MEU will deploy as part

22d MEU Sensor Platoon Keeps an Eye to the Ground

In the dead of night and a half mile away into enemy territory, a lightly-equipped fire team wearing with night vision goggles and toting shovels approach a highly-trafficked road. While one member of the team carefully digs up a small section of turf, the rest of the team provides security with a wary eye. Finishing the shallow hole, the Marine