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Marines

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Archive: April, 2002

Reserve Marines adapt, thrive in 24th MEU's Aviation Combat Element

Recently activated Marine reservists from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 772, serving as augments to the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit's Aviation Combat Element, traveled to Willow Grove, Pa. this spring to train in a realistic MOUT (Military Operations in Urban Terrain) environment in order to develop tactics for close air support in an urban

24th MEU (SOC) prepares to go home; conducts wash down in Kuwait: Photo Essay

After more than eight months deployed, the Marines and Sailors of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) are finally making preparations to head home. After finishing up their role in Operation Iraqi Freedom, the MEU conducted its end-of-deployment washdown at Camps Patriot and Doha in Kuwait. Leaving Camp

Blue-Green Integration

Marines and Sailors lined the beach at sunrise, waiting to board landing craft for transport to ships anchored offshore. For many, it was an introduction to shipboard life and the unique challenges involved in serving with an embarked Marine Expeditionary Unit. To the old hands, it was the first in a string of shipboard exercises designed to

Camp Fenway leaves lasting impression on 24th MEU Marines

The Marines of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), while participating in Operation Iraqi Freedom, established their base camp for operations in a patch of dirt in Central Iraq. The area was an unused oilfield which at one time served as farm land. The Marines named their camp after Fenway Park, a major league baseball