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Archive: March, 2008

Redefining a MEU field mess

After toiling in the harsh sun and sand all morning, Marines surprisingly found themselves eating a hot, full course meal in a make-shift motor pool on a remote desert patch of Afghanistan. The meal came courtesy the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s food service specialists and their new Field Food Service System, used for the first time this

KC-130s deliver for NATO-ISAF

Somewhere over Afghanistan, Capt. Rick Sofge’s heart jumped a beat; his accompanying crew’s eyes fixed on a small paved landing strip appearing around the corner from a sprawling mountain chain.“We train for it, you expect it, you know it is going to look small, it is going to look weird, and you are going to go “whew,” said Sofge, KC-130 Hercules

24th MEU puts expeditionary planning to ultimate test

As the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit prepares for full-spectrum operations to support NATO’s International Security Assistance Force, clouds of dust, reminiscent of a sandstorm, rise from a corner of their base as a flurry of construction projects are underway to accommodate the more than 2,300 Marines and their equipment. From the 24th MEU’s

24th MEU sets sights on Afghanistan

The 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit began deploying to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan this week to support NATO’s International Security Assistance Force. The 24th MEU changed course from its previously scheduled mid-February deployment with the Nassau Expeditionary Strike Group to temporarily fill a standing ISAF request for a maneuver force

Marines return to Afghanistan

Marines and sailors from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit began arriving in Afghanistan this week. This deployment is in support and under the command of NATO’s International Security Assistance Force. During this deployment the MEU will conduct full-spectrum operations to capitalize on recent ISAF and Afghan Nation Security Force successes in