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ACE prepares for next generation;of terrain flight;

A CH-46E Sea Knight with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit descends deep inside the Majarrah Canyon, cruising at an altitude far below the canyon’s ridge. This is one of many maneuvers essential to the terrain-flight certification pilots with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 263, the MEU’s Aviation Combat Element, are undertaking in order to

24th MEU ACE lance corporals compete for meritorious promotion

Fourteen lance corporals from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 263 eagerly waited outside the sergeant major’s office for their shot to earn a meritorious promotion as the squadron held a meritorious corporal board here Aug. 16. During the competition, each eligible Marine was required to answer fifteen Marine Corps–related questions and properly

24th MEU, 3rd CAG Marines visit Jurf as Sakhr

Following the gentler half of the 1st Marine Division’s motto, “no better friend, no worse enemy,” Marines from the 3rd Civil Affairs Group and the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit went to the town of Jurf as Sakhr, Iraq, Aug. 15 to check on a dormant civil affairs project and make contact with people in the community. The Army had begun building a

New FOB Kalsu dining facility open for business

Marines, sailors and soldiers here welcomed the opening of a new dining facility Aug. 15. The new dining facility replaces a temporary tent they had used since the Army’s field dining facility was closed here nearly three weeks ago. The new facility offers service members a refuge from the heat, dust and stress of working at a forward operating

1/2’s Charlie Co. captures IEDs, suspect

Marines from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit seized three improvised explosive devices and detained one suspect during a cordon-and-knock mission outside of the forward operating base here Aug. 14.The Marines from Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Bn., 2nd Marines, conducted the mission in hopes of finding IEDs and other weapons.“This

Trauma kits can help save lives

To quicken the response time to medical emergencies here, corpsmen from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit have strategically placed self-help medical supplies at key locations throughout the base. These medical supplies, known as trauma kits, allow Marines to apply “buddy aid” to their wounded brethren immediately after any endangering incident.

24th MEU's Army MPs capture weapons, suspected insurgents

After seeing a supply convoy ambushed early Wednesday, soldiers from the 118th Military Police Company (Airborne), working alongside the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, captured three suspected insurgents and recovered 11 weapons with ammunition. The find came after the MPs, based at Fort Bragg, N.C., saw the convoy get hit while traveling south on

24th MEU's ACE keeps Thunder Chickens flying

The thundering rhythm of a helicopter's rotor blades reveals little about the effort it takes to get such a complicated machine off the ground. Yet, behind every modern marvel in the inventory of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit's Aviation Combat Element, there is a Marine mechanic ensuring the aircraft will be capable of accomplishing its

Marines love to drive in face of danger

The dual threats of improvised explosive devices and ambushes make conducting a convoy one of the most dangerous missions in Iraq. But without them, the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit would be unable to move troops and supplies to the places they need to be. Despite all the dangers lurking on the roads of Iraq, the drivers of MEU Service Support

Riflemen reborn: 24th MEU Marines fulfill their creed in Iraq

At midday here during the hottest month of the year, it's an unseasonably cool 100 degrees, and a light breeze is filtering the effects of the scorching sun. A squad of Marines from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit is nevertheless inside an uncooled tent, where Capt. William M. Vessey of Fort Collins, Colo., is issuing a patrol order. When Vessey