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Archive: April, 2001

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 -