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Marines

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Archive: 2008

24th MEU gears up for deployment

The 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit completed loading hundreds of vehicles, weapons and containers aboard the USNS Algol, February 1. This marks the 24th MEU’s adjustment from deploying with the Nassau Expeditionary Strike Group to supporting NATO operations in southern Afghanistan. “(Just a week ago) we had all of our stuff on amphibious ships in