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Archive: February, 2004

24th MEU conducts Survival Language Training

After activating one week ago and kicking their Pre-deployment Training Program into high gear, Marines from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit are preparing themselves for the many types of missions they may face on their upcoming deployment overseas. One way the Marines are readying themselves is by conducting language training at Camp Lejeune,

24th MEU activates, kicks off predeployment workups

The 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit assumed operational control of its ground, air and logistics elements Feb. 20, inaugurating an intensive six-month training period designed to prepare the MEU for its scheduled deployment in August. At an activation formation at W.P.T. Hill Field, all 2,200 of the unit's Marines and sailors came together for the

MSSG-24 Activates, Prepares to Join 24th MEU

Drawing a major step closer to rejoining the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, MEU Service Support Group 24 formally activated here Feb. 6. In a brief ceremony along the banks of the New River, outside the headquarters of 2nd Force Service Support Group, Lt. Col. Vinny Coglianese assumed command of the unit five months after taking charge and just