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Marines

Archive: 2010

Rocket range tests skills, develops leadership for assaultmen in Djibouti

(March 28, 2010) The Marines don’t just let anybody fire high explosive rockets intended on destroying enemy bunkers and penetrating armor. But with the training Weapon’s Platoon received in the desolate landscape of this east-African country, the Corps can rest assured that some of their up and coming warriors are prepared to deliver. Young

Training culminates with heavy metal, hot lead for Marine company in Djibouti

(March 29, 2010) Marines pride themselves on realistic training in austere environments to replicate the conditions they will face in combat. For one group of Marines, the experience of blending the heat of the Djiboutian desert with the heat from tank engines and machine guns served as a culminating event after a week of tough training in the

Fueling the fighters; messmen keep Marines moving

They rise long before the sun and toil nonstop through reveille each morning and continue doing so, often unnoticed well after taps sounds each night. A typical messman’s day aboard USS Mesa Verde is preparing food and keeping the mess decks in tip top condition so Marines and Sailors can enjoy healthy meals in a clean environment, something

Friendships forged with tank firepower between Marines, French Foreign Legion

(March 30, 2010) The rock-ribbed mountain terrain of Djibouti, Africa, furiously trembled as Marines and French Foreign Legionnaires barraged the earth with their battle tanks when the two militaries joined forces to conduct a bi-lateral training exercise here last month.M1A1 Abrams battle tanks assigned to the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit

Marines test their amphibious shooting skills in Djibouti

(March 25, 2010) Suppressing a beachhead with heavy firepower before landing Marines to fight the enemy seems very unlikely nowadays, but that doesn’t mean the Marines won’t be ready if ever faced with the situation. For the Marines of the Amphibious Assault Vehicle platoon, deployed with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, the experience of

24th MEU Marines and sailors lend Navy a hand for Doha International Maritime Defense Exhibition, Conference

USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) joined 12 other warships from around the world at the Doha international port to participate in the Doha International Maritime Defense Exhibition and Conference March 29-31. In the second year of this biennial event designed to address the growing need for naval equipment to control the seas in the region, the Marines and

24th Marine Expeditionary Unit hosts key leader engagement with French Foreign Legion aboard USS Nassau

Soldiers from the French Foreign Legion’s 13th Demi-Brigade met with senior leadership from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Amphibious Squadron 8, and USS Nassau here Wednesday during a key leader engagement event focused on reinforcing ties between U.S. and French militaries.A group of ten French soldiers were welcomed aboard by the commanding

Marines break from training, spread goodwill at orphanges in Djibouti

As servicemembers from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit scaled mountains, shot an array of weapons, and learned to survive in the deserts of Djibouti, Africa, several Marines and Sailors were given an opportunity to break from their training for something the Marine Corps sees as a critical part of their deployment as well - volunteering in local

French Army teaches 24th MEU Marines desert survival skills

The desert is an unforgiving and potentially lethal ecosystem; and where most Marines find themselves operating while deployed. This makes garnering basic desert survival skills essential to every Marine.Marines with 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Platoon, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit

Marines, Sailors volunteer at special needs school during liberty port stop in Bahrain

While the USS Ashland participated in a liberty port stop here recently most servicemembers deployed on ship were looking forward to enjoying the down time and tourist attractions of a foreign country. For one small group, giving back to the local community was the highlight of their visit. Marines and Sailors of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit