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24th MEU Marines outfit Iraqi emergency services with ambulance, police training

In the final days of the war, Marines manning a vehicle checkpoint near their base at Camp Fenway, Iraq stopped an ordinary ambulance along with other traffic. Upon closer inspection, it was quickly discovered that this vehicle, designed to save lives, was being used for anything but its intended purpose -- in the back they found a cache of

Golf 2/2 recaps successful stay in Iraq

Its 0200 Zulu - just after dawn - and the Marines from Golf Co., Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Bn., 2nd Marines, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) crawl out from their sleeping bags and move their stiff and tired bodies into the heavy body armor they have been wearing for weeks. They grab their weapons and stand silently in

24th MEU (SOC) Linguists prove communication is key

Communication is essential to the accomplishment of any mission. For the Arabic-speaking members of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), this theory has been proven many times in training. Now it has been proven for them in a real world operation, Operation Iraqi Freedom. The training these Marines go through is

24th MEU (SOC) encounters many faces of Iraqi people: Photo Essay

Since arriving in Iraq three weeks ago, the Marines from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) have encountered many different faces of Iraqi people.Whether they were in the small villages like Hasham or in larger cities like Al Kut, one common theme seems to be the fact that they are happy to see the end of the Ba'ath

JTFE provides communication and morale in Iraq

"I hope you guys aren't leaving anytime soon," said Cpl. Maurice Yazzie, heavy equipment operator, from Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 371, Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Az., who had just made a phone call home using the morale phone line from Camp Fenway - the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) command base in Iraq.

24th MEU (SOC), builds soccer field for local Iraqi village

If someone was to take a walk through the village of Hasam, Iraq, they couldn't help but notice a town that looks like something described in a biblical setting. Mud houses baked by the harsh sun line small dirt alleys as the sounds of goats and chickens are heard in some of the resident's yards. Children play with rocks and sticks and local women

24th MEU (SOC)'s MSSG-24 improves roads for an Iraqi town

Marines of MEU Service Support Group 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), with the aid of Marines from Marine Wing Support Squadron 371 from Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, AZ., brought a Tractor Rubber-tired Articulated-steering Multi-purpose (TRAM) out to the small town of Al Rifa, Iraq to plow down berms blocking

24th MEU, 4th CAG lay groundwork for rebuilding by fixing up local Iraqi School

After establishing peace in their sector of operations, the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) has begun shifting its focus of operations from combat to peace support operations and humanitarian assistance. To initiate the process, Marines from the 24th MEU went to the local village of Hasham, which translates into "First

24th MEU Marines repatriate Iraqi freedom fighter, ending 12-year exile

Khuder al-Emeri, translator for the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), was a leader in his Shiite town's uprising against Saddam Hussein following Operation Desert Storm. The rebellion was crushed, leaving him with a bounty on his head of 50,000 Iraqi dinars, and nowhere to hide from the Ba'ath party's vengeance. With no

Echo Co. finds weapons, ammo at checkpoint; detain prisoners

Training counts. During the shipboard stages of their deployment Marines from the 24th MEU spent countless hours sharpening their skills though Marine Corps Martial Arts training. Those hours of training paid off in Iraq. During a vehicle search at a checkpoint near Al Mararah, Iraq, Marines from Echo Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Bn., 2nd