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Archive: 2000

24TH MEU(SOC) RETURNS FROM SIX MONTHS AT TIP OF AMERICA'S SPEAR

After nearly half a year away from home, the Marines and Sailors of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) will cross Onslow Beach and Morehead City and return to Camp Lejeune on Sunday. Since their deployment with the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group on February 18, the 24th MEU(SOC)'s Marines and Sailors have set foot in nine

OAK HILL ARRIVES HOME AFTER SIX MONTH DEPLOYMENT

After one hundred and seventy one days at sea, Sailors aboard the dock landing ship Oak Hill (LSD 51), donned their dress whites and manned the rails to wave a glorious hello to friends and family gathered as they arrived home from their six-month Mediterranean deployment. Oak Hill departed Little Creek on February 18, as part of the Wasp

TRENTON COMPLETES SUCCESSFUL DEPLOYMENT

USS Trenton (LPD 14) pulls into its homeport of Norfolk, Va. on August 8, 2000, signifying the completion of their 173-day Mediterranean deployment. Since departing Norfolk on February 18 as part of the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group(Wasp ARG), Trenton has visited ten liberty ports and conducted five multinational amphibious exercises. It will be

CONVENIENCE OF CONTINUING EDUCATION OFFERED TO 24TH MEU (SOC) MARINE OFFICERS

The Marine Corps University is making it convenient for Marine officers on deployment to complete a portion of their Professional Military Education requirements. For the last seven East Coast MEU deployments, the Command and Staff College (CSC), located at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., has sent an instructor out to teach a shipboard resident

BROTHERS-IN-ARMS CROSS PATHS DURING MEU CHANGEOVER

As the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (24th MEU (SOC)) began its deployment, many readers were introduced to the Ellis brothers. They were both at that time expectant fathers. Now they are bonafide 24th MEU (SOC) dads. Just before the 24th MEU (SOC) started its transit back across the Atlantic Ocean to meet with

EXERCISE CONCLUDES, MAG-29 COMMANDER VISITS 24TH MEU (SOC)

Marines and Sailors of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (24th MEU (SOC)) completed an exercise July 12 with Israeli Defense and Air Forces. The exercise is a bi-annual exercise conducted in designated locations throughout Israel. The aim of the exercise is to sustain the readiness of Marine Expeditionary Units. In

DISTINGUISHED VISITORS TOUR COOPERATIVE PARTNER 2000 TRAINING SITE

Several military dignitaries and distinguished visitors from all ten nations participating in NATO's Exercise Cooperative Partner 2000 visited the training area June 30. Dignitaries from other armed forces and nations attended as well and received a PowerPoint slide overview of the entire exercise, followed by a tour of the Humanitarian Assistance

IMAGES OF COOPERATIVE PARTNER 2000 - PHOTO ESSAY I

Below you will see photos of Exercise Cooperative Partner 2000 taken by Sgt. Kevin Dolloson and PH2 Alan Warner from June 25 through June 29 during the exercise.

MSSG-24 CONDUCTS HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE IN MULTI-NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT

The second phase of NATO's Exercise Cooperative Partner 2000 (CP00) kicked off June 26 with a series of simulated real-world scenarios. Marines and Sailors of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (24th MEU (SOC), along with Marines and soldiers of eight other nations were on hand to perform the necessary mission. During

24th MEU(SOC) PAUSES DURING CROSS TRAINING FOR OLYMPICS

Marines and Sailors of the 24th MEU (SOC), and Marines and soldiers of the eight other nations participating in NATO's Exercise Cooperative Partner 2000 (CP00) took a small operational pause June 25 for some friendly competition in a multi-national sports event. All countries came out in full force for the five-event Olympics, which included