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Archive: July, 2004

1/2 prepares vehicles for journey to Iraq

With the blazing sun overhead and temperatures in the triple digits, Marines with the 24 Marine Expeditionary Unit are working through the searing heat to ensure that equipment and vehicles are ready to cross the line of departure into Iraq. For the Marines of 1st Battalion, 2nd Marines, the Ground Combat Element of the 24th MEU, the scorching

MSSG-24 enhances MEU vehicle capabilities

With the enemy forces in Iraq constantly changing their tactics, some 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit Marines have been using their acclimatization time in Kuwait to make last minute preparations to their seven-ton trucks and humvees. This is true for the leathernecks of MEU Service Support Group 24, the Combat Service Support Element for the 24th

Bravo Battery adjusts to firing in desert: Photo Essay

Artillerymen from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit recently had their first opportunity to shoot in the desert since departing Camp Lejeune a few weeks ago. The Marines from Bravo Battery attached to 1st Battalion, 2nd Marines, the Ground Combat Element for the 24th MEU moved out from the Base Camp where the MEU is staying to a training area