Keyword: 22dmeu
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Golf Battery undertakes myriad tasks as provisional rifle companySubmitted by: 22nd MEUStory Identification #: 200452404513Story by Gunnery Sgt. Keith A. Milks FORWARD OPERATING BASE RIPLEY, Afghanistan (May 24, 2004) -- While the Marines and Sailors of the 22d Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) are scouring south-central Afghanistan for Taliban and anti-coalition militia, it would be unable to complete its mission without a safe place for its Marines to call their home away from home. To ensure that Forward Operating Base Ripley remains a safe area for Marines to operate from, Golf Battery, the artillery unit assigned to Battalion...
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Mail reaches Marines even during combat operationsSubmitted by: 22nd MEUStory Identification #: 2004519233950Story by Gunnery Sgt. Keith A. Milks FORWARD OPERATING BASE PAYNE, Afghanistan (May 20, 2004) -- For a Marine infantryman fighting in the rugged mountains of Afghanistan surviving on a mix of adrenaline, fear, and Meals-Ready-To-Eat, a quick note from home can do wonders for morale. Understanding that basic human need, leaders in the 22d Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) have placed the timely and uninterrupted flow of mail high on their list of priorities, and a small team of Marines from the MEU work tirelessly...
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Marines and Afghan National Army work together for Afghanistan's futureSubmitted by: 22nd MEUStory Identification #: 200451864953Story by Gunnery Sgt. Keith A. Milks FORWARD OPERATING BASE RIPLEY, Afghanistan (May 18, 2004) -- As the Marines and Sailors of Battalion Landing Team 1st Bn., 6th Marines patrol the rugged mountains of south-central Afghanistan, interspersed among their tri-color desert uniforms are the green uniforms of the Afghan National Army. Less than three years after the Taliban regime was ousted from Afghanistan, the joint patrols and combat operations are a vital instrument in demonstrating to the Afghan people the legitimacy of the central...
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22d MEU (SOC) pushes deeper into AfghanistanSubmitted by: 22nd MEUStory Identification Number: 200456132749Story by Capt. Eric Dent FORWARD OPERATING BASE RIPLEY, Afghanistan (May 6, 2004 ) -- Marine helicopters swooped into the central Afghanistan valley and dropped off Marines from the 22d Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), marking the MEU's second major push into Afghanistan earlier this week. The Marines arrived in Afghanistan last month and have now moved deeper into the country to establish a Forward Operating Base (FOB) to support combat and civil-military operations primarily in the Oruzgan province. The MEU was brought into Afghanistan to...
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BLT 1/6 continues to refine deadly skills aboard shipSubmitted by: 22nd MEUStory Identification Number: 2004227224955Story by Sgt. Matt C. Preston ABOARD THE USS WASP (Feb. 28, 2003) -- As the amphibious assault ships WASP, WHIDBEY ISLAND, and SHREVEPORT transit the sometimes rough seas of the Atlantic Ocean, the embarked Marines of the 22d Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) continue to refine and improve their marksmanship skills during live fire exercises. One such training evolution is a compressed Enhanced Marksmanship Program (EMP) conducted by Battalion Landing Team 1st Bn., 6th Marines, the MEU's ground combat element. EMP is designed...
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22d MEU (SOC) sets sail for European and Central Command TheatersSubmitted by: 22nd MEUStory Identification Number: 200422314916Story by Gunnery Sgt. Keith A. Milks ABOARD THE USS WASP (Feb. 21, 2004) -- Assaulted by a biting Atlantic wind, a group of young Marine infantrymen, mostly teenagers on their first deployment, crowded the fantail of the USS WASP to catch a final glimpse of the North Carolina coastline before it disappeared beneath the horizon. As the sandy beaches slipped from view, the Marines filtered away one by one into the gray hull of the amphibious assault ship, their new home for...
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22d MEU begins its final pre-deployment examSubmitted by: 22nd MEUStory Identification Number: 200411735518Story by Gunnery Sgt. Keith A. Milks ABOARD THE USS WASP (Jan. 13, 2004) -- After months of intense training and preparation, the 22d Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) has grabbed the reins of its final pre-deployment training hurdle; the Special Operations Capable Exercise (SOCEX). The current exercise will be 15th such training evolution for the 22d MEU since the Special Operations Capable training program was begun in 1985. To receive its 'SOC' designation the MEU and its major subordinate elements must demonstrate a proficiency in a number...
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