Capt. Robert Shuford, 24th MEU: Small teams of 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit Marines landed in northern Haiti Jan. 24 to survey damage and meet with locals to assess the current situation in population centers that had not been evaluated for earthquake damage since relief efforts…
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24th MEU assesses situation in northern Haiti
Cpl. Michele Watson, Special Contingency Marine Air Ground Task Force Africa (SCMAGTF Africa): A multitude of Haitians lined up for blocks, waiting patiently in the hot sun to receive medical treatment offered by Navy corpsmen as Marines provided security at the make-shift hospital they had set up in the crumbled city. Marines and sailors…
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Marines, sailors provide medical support in Haiti
Cpl. Meg Murray, Multi National Force – West: Over the past six years, thousands of Marines deployed to Al Anbar province, Iraq, the largest and once most volatile province in the country. On Jan. 23, 2010, Maj. Gen. R.T. Tryon, the commanding general of II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward),…
Sgt. Randall A. Clinton, New York City Public Affairs: The remains of a local Marine killed in Afghanistan and selected to receive a Bronze Star Medal with combat distinguishing device was escorted past flag-waving crowds to Becker Funeral Home, Jan. 21. Sgt. Christopher R. Hrbek, 25, a field artill…
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Fallen N.J. Marine welcomed home
Lance Cpl. Benjamin Harris, Headquarters Marine Corps: It’s been almost 55 years since the Marines of Company D, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, left the Korean peninsula after cold days and long nights of combat. In the years since, those same Marines have gotten together, holding reunions off and …
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Korean War veterans gather to salute fallen commander one last time
Sgt. Alex C. Sauceda, 24th MEU: When calamity strikes and only a trail of desolation remains, no other Marine Air Ground Task Force is better prepared to support a full spectrum of Humanitarian Aid missions than a Marine Expeditionary Unit. 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit Marine…
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Osprey’s provide MEU’s a new tool for Humanitarian Aid missions
Capt. Clark Carpenter, 22nd MEU: Supplies continued to flow ashore in Haiti as Marines from 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit delivered 1,487 cases of bottled water near Leogane and dozens of five-gallon water cans near Petit Paradies Jan. 20. Marines from Lima Company, Battalion …
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Marines continue relief operations in Haiti
Sgt. Alvaro Aro, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton: The 2010 Camp Pendleton Rifle and Pistol Intramural Matches culminated with an award ceremony held at the Camp Horno range complex, Jan. 15. The event was organized by the Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton Operations and Training marksmanship trainin…
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Pendleton hosts 2010 Rifle and Pistol Intramural Matches
Lance Cpl. Michael A. Bianco, 31st MEU: The Marines and sailors of Combat Logistics Battalion 31 (CLB-31), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), kicked-off their new year by conducting CLB Exercise (CLBEX) Jan. 4-8. CLBEX is conducted twice a year (before spring patrol and before fa…
Gunnery Sgt. Christian Harding, Marine Forces Central: A delegation of Afghan national army officers visited Marine Corps installations recently to observe combat and transition team training programs. “The officers in this delegation are in the unique position and carry the specific skill sets that …
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Marine – Afghan partnership grows with afghan military officer visit, observation of training