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Archive: February, 2003

MSSG-24 conducts wash down and maintenance

All professionals share some common understandings. An important one is that cleaning tools and equipment is the first step in their proper care and maintenance. Another is that the best way to be sure your equipment works the next time you need it is to make sure it works before you put it away. The professional warfighters of the 24th Marine

24th MEU (SOC) faces changing circumstances

The possibility of an extended deployment, fewer port visits, and increased force protection measures - along with the Marine Corps's new stop loss/stop move policy - are some of the circumstances the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) is facing in addition to the threat of war against Iraq. The MEU deployed less than a

HMM-263 overcomes challenges, keeps aircraft mission ready

The shortest distance between two points is a straight line. The shorter the line, the quicker you can travel from one end to the other. Marines working in the aircraft maintenance sections of Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 263 (HMM-263), the Aviation Combat Element (ACE) for the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), are

Commandant visits 24th MEU (SOC) in Bahrain

As the USS Nassau pulled into port to give its crew and the Marines aboard some time off, the Marines and Sailors of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) were paid a visit by some very special guests - the Commandant, First Lady and Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps. During the visit, the Commandant of Marine Corps, Gen.