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Marines

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Archive: June, 2002

Family members connect through 24th MEU

Two service members currently serving with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit share more than family ties with some of their relatives. This common bond is the experience of serving their country on the tip of the spear. Petty Officer 3rd Class Christopher A. DeJesus, a hospital corpsman with MEU Service Support Group 24 (MSSG-24), shares the

24th MEU completes SOCEX, ready for deployment

When the predeployment cycle for any Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) begins, the primary goal is to obtain the Special Operations Capable (SOC) designation. This means while on deployment, the MEU is capable of carrying out special operations missions like noncombatant evacuation operations (NEO), embassy reinforcements or Tactical Recovery of

24th MEU Completes ARGEX, SACEX: Photo Essay

Marines of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit are two steps closer to stepping off on their routine six-month deployment to the Mediterranean Sea after successfully completing their Amphibious Ready Group Exercise (ARGEX) and Supporting Arms Coordination Exercise (SACEX).During ARGEX, the MEU worked hand-in-hand with their Navy counterparts of the

World Trade Center Police adopt 24th MEU

The New York/New Jersey Port Authority controls several sites in the Greater New York metropolitan region, including the city's major airports, bridges, and tunnels and the World Trade Center, which they owned and leased prior to September 11th. The Port Authority Police Department (PAPD) lost 37 officers during the attacks and now the memory of