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CLB-24 digitally trains for deployment

Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 24, spent two days driving the streets of Iraq and Afghanistan without leaving the comforts of home, Nov. 19. Using the Convoy Combat Simulator, which opened in July, Marines sit in seats of simulated High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles and Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacements, better known as 7-ton

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Marines from Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion 9th Marine Regiment, attached to the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, land on Onslow Beach aboard Camp Lejeune, NC November 3, 2009. This beach landing is a part of an amphibious assault training evolution the 24th MEU is doing during their composite unit training exercise in preparation for their upcoming deployment. (US Marine Corps photo by Sgt Andrew J. Carlson) - Marines from Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion 9th Marine Regiment, attached to the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, land on Onslow Beach aboard Camp Lejeune, NC November 3, 2009. This beach landing is a part of an amphibious assault training evolution the 24th MEU is doing during their composite unit training exercise in preparation for their upcoming deployment. (US Marine Corps photo by Sgt Andrew J. Carlson)

24th MEU water warriors once again

Tripoli, Iwo Jima, Inchon, Persian Gulf; each a proving ground, a fire in which the Corps’ penchant for amphibious warfare was galvanized. The lessons learned in these historic conflicts are undeniably relevant today for the Marines and sailors of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit as they conducted a battalion-size amphibious assault as part of

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Marines from Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, disembark a Landing Craft, Air Cushioned vessel from Assault Craft Unit – 4, to Onlsow Beach, N.C. to prepare for a Humanitarian Assistance exercise Oct. 31 as part of the 24th MEU’s Composite Unit Training Exercise. The HA exercise tested the 24th MEU’s ability to operate as the landing force of the Nassau Amphibious Ready Group for its upcoming deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alex C. Guerra) - Marines from Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, disembark a Landing Craft, Air Cushioned vessel from Assault Craft Unit – 4, to Onlsow Beach, N.C. to prepare for a Humanitarian Assistance exercise Oct. 31 as part of the 24th MEU’s Composite Unit Training Exercise. The HA exercise tested the 24th MEU’s ability to operate as the landing force of the Nassau Amphibious Ready Group for its upcoming deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alex C. Guerra)

24th MEU hones ship to shore capabilities

When severe drought, earthquakes and numerous other natural disasters strike, more times than not it’s a Marine Expeditionary Unit that is first on scene to provide a helping hand. Delivering relief supplies, medical attention and endless other types of aide is just one of many operations the 24th MEU is trained to perform flawlessly and its

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