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Archive: July, 2006

A MArine stands watch on the flight deck of the USS Iwo Jima while the ship passes passes through the Suez Canal on July 4. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by GySgt Frank) - A MArine stands watch on the flight deck of the USS Iwo Jima while the ship passes passes through the Suez Canal on July 4. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by GySgt Frank)

24th MEU clears ‘The Ditch,’ awaits mission

As the home front celebrated Independence Day, the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit drew a transcontinental step closer to possible combat operations, officially entering the Central Command theater and assuming duties as the force of choice in a regional crisis. One by one during the early morning hours of July 4, the seven vessels of the Iwo Jima

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24th MEU ACE celebrates squadron birthday

Marines and Sailors attached to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 365 (Reinforced), the Aviation Combat Element of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), celebrated the squadron’s 43rd birthday July 1, aboard the USS Iwo Jima. Using the traditional cake cutting ceremony, the Marines of HMM-365 celebrated a day that had