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SISTERS REUNITE DURING 24TH MEU (SOC) DEPLOYMENT

As predeployment training progresses for most Marine Expeditionary Units, personnel develop a certain bond with coworkers, and they become somewhat of a close-knit family. Well, for two individuals on the 24th MEU (SOC) deployment, close-knit family runs a little deeper than a coworker or friend. The Forcellese family, of Baltimore, Md., has two

HMM 266 TURNS EIGHTEEN DURING 24TH MEU(SOC) TRANSLANT

Marines and Sailors of Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 266 recently celebrated their 18th birthday aboard the USS Kearsarge as they transit across the Atlantic Ocean with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), on its way to relieve the 22nd MEU (SOC) as the Landing Force 6th Fleet, or America's "911 Force." The

24th MEU (SOC) MARINES' MOMS DISCOVER LIFELINE WHILE THEIR SONS, DAUGHTERS DEPLOY

While some deployment stories focus on the separation anxiety that families go through as a son or daughter leaves the comforts of home, very few focus on what some family members do to relieve that anxiety. Several mothers of Marines of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (24th MEU (SOC)) have discovered a Marine moms

24TH MEU (SOC) MOVES TO THE 'TIP OF THE SPEAR'

On the morning of October 20, 2000, more than two thousand Marines and Sailors formed on the "PT" field just outside of the II Marine Expeditionary Force headquarters before they kicked off a motivational run, which signified the start of a rigorous predeployment training schedule for the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU). The saying goes -

24th MEU COMPLETES CERTIFICATION EXERCISE

"Assemble the Crisis Action Team in the flagplot briefing room." - That was the phrase heard throughout the USS Kearsarge's public announcement system several times over a four-day period, beginning a barrage of missions testing the capabilities of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU). The 24th MEU completed its Special Operations Capable

Marines Showboat at VBSS Training

The early morning silence suddenly broke as CH-46 and AH-1W Super Cobra Helicopters appeared out of the orange, sun-streaked horizon and raced toward their objective, a defiant enemy vessel refusing to comply with the orders of a U.S.- enforced blockade and continuing on a threatening course through protected waters. That was the scenario which

24th MEU Practice Armament Capabilities Before SOCEX;

A loud boom, which vibrated the ground for a split second, followed by a cloud of smoke from an explosion more than a thousand meters away, was the climax of operations for the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU) March 18 as it stormed through its Supporting Arms Capabilities Exercise (SACEX). SACEX, an exercise that tests the combined

24TH MEU EMBARKS ABOARD ARG SHIPS FOR SOCEX

Marines and Sailors of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU) boarded the USS Kearsarge, USS Ponce and USS Carter Hall March 9 as they began their participation in Joint Task Force Exercise (JTFEX)), Supporting Arms Coordination Exercise (SACEX) and Special Operations Capable Exercise (SOCEX). The photos attached, taken by LCpl. Michael I.

24th MEU PREPARES FAMILY MEMBERS FOR DEPLOYMENT

Marines and Sailors of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit Command Element held a deployment brief as part of their predeployment training schedule for family members March 1 at the Marston Pavilion on Camp Lejeune. The brief is included in the MEU's predeployment schedule to ensure family members are thoroughly informed of what the Marines and

CONCLUSION OF MEUEX BRINGS 24TH MEU CLOSER TO "SOC" QUALIFICATION

Now that Marines and Sailors of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU) have completed their Marine Expeditionary Unit Exercise (MEUEX), they can focus on the next and final evolution of training. This will include three exercises over a three-week period, culminating with Special Operations Capable Exercise (SOCEX) - the exercise that