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Bravo Battery mixes brains with brawn while supporting 24thMEU

A common impression of artillerymen is guys pulling triggers on big guns and firing rounds over long distances, but that is only a small part of a job that requires Marines to perform many tasks normally assigned to an infantry line company.“It takes a lot of muscle, endurance and always being able to think on the fly in order to be artillery

24th MEU Marines learn to take lives into own hands

In combat there are three types of casualties, those that will live no matter what type of initial care they receive, those that are fatally wounded and will not survive despite best possible care, and those that require the right actions at the right times in order to preserve life.Marines with Combined Anti-Armor Team Platoon, Weapons Company,

Ammo technician keeps 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit loaded for upcoming exercises

(April 17, 2010) With squeeze of a trigger or pull of a string, Marines can easily launch a 5.56mm bullet or 155mm artillery round to distant, remote areas. As meticulous the effort is to guarantee a direct-hit on a target, the same exertion is placed on certain Marines guaranteeing the supply of the ammunition intended for those targets.These

24th MEU Marines and sailors lend Navy a hand for Doha International Maritime Defense Exhibition, Conference

USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) joined 12 other warships from around the world at the Doha international port to participate in the Doha International Maritime Defense Exhibition and Conference March 29-31. In the second year of this biennial event designed to address the growing need for naval equipment to control the seas in the region, the Marines and

French Army teaches 24th MEU Marines desert survival skills

The desert is an unforgiving and potentially lethal ecosystem; and where most Marines find themselves operating while deployed. This makes garnering basic desert survival skills essential to every Marine.Marines with 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Platoon, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit

24th MEU Marines take MCMAP to the sea

The sound of agonizing grunts, bodies being slammed into padded mats and the stench of heavy sweat mixed with salt water fills the hangar bay aboard USS Nassau as 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit Marines and Sailors push their physical and mental limits in the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program beginning Feb. 14. A naval vessel brings many obstacles

Road to recovery; 24th MEU builds 400 patient medical facility in Port Au Prince

Marines and Sailors with Combat Logistics Battalion 24 arrived at an empty soccer field here Jan. 31 with a mission – transform this recreation area into an interim medical after-care facility capable of treating up to 250 patients. Within 48 hours the Marines and their Navy counterparts completed setting up a small tent city of large, green

24th MEU delivers food, medical supplies and a few smiles

A Landing Craft Utility boat filled with Marines quickly approaches the shore of La Gonave. Anticipation hangs heavy in air almost as heavy as the humidity. The LCU runs aground and the loading ramp quickly lowers - its "go time," but this isn't the amphibious landing of yesteryear with Marines like Smedley Butler storming a beach, like they last

24th MEU hones ship to shore capabilities

When severe drought, earthquakes and numerous other natural disasters strike, more times than not it’s a Marine Expeditionary Unit that is first on scene to provide a helping hand. Delivering relief supplies, medical attention and endless other types of aide is just one of many operations the 24th MEU is trained to perform flawlessly and its

'Crawl, walk, run;' 24th MEU strengthens in training

The 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit joined forces with the Nassau Amphibious Ready Group for a joint training exercise called Composite Training Unit Exercise beginning today. The exercise focuses on combining all the capabilities and assets of the 24th MEU and the NASARG while embarked on the three amphibious ready group naval vessels, USS Nassau,