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The 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit was established on 24 April 1967 for a short mission and was quickly deactivated (as was the norm during this period) on 20 October 1967. During June–December 1969, the 26th MEU was reactivated as the 36th Marine Expeditionary Unit for Exercise Landing Force Caribbean 3-69 (LANFORCARIB 3-69).
In 2023, the 26th MEU became the first MEU to be certified as MEU(SOC) in over a decade. [3] In 2024, the 24th MEU was certified as MEU(SOC). [4] The theory behind the MEU(SOC) is to provide continuous and perpetual maritime & amphibious force projection. Such units are expected to be able to respond to a variety of crises, most notably ...
Maritime Raid Force and Naval Special Warfare Task Units conduct a boarding exercise Maritime Raid Force (26th MEU), conducts a High-altitude military parachuting low-opening (HALO) jump. A Maritime Special Purpose Force (MSPF) is a United States Marine Corps specialized sub-unit of a Marine expeditionary unit (special operations capable) (MEU
A Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU, pronounced as one syllable "M'you" IPA: / m j uː /) is the smallest air-ground task force (MAGTF) in the United States Fleet Marine Force. [1] Each MEU is an expeditionary rapid reaction force ready to answer any crisis, whether it be disaster aid or a combat mission. [ 1 ]
English: U.S. Ambassador John W. Blaney and U.S. Marines from 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) at Roberts International Airport in Liberia during the Second Liberian Civil War. 26th MEU(SOC) participated in Joint Task Force Liberia.
26th Marine Expeditionary Unit 2nd Marine Logistics Group: Garrison/HQ: Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune: Nickname(s) The Sentinels: Motto(s) "Mare Maris-Solum-Aeris" Engagements: Operation Desert Storm Operation Iraqi Freedom: Commanders; Current commander: LtCol Zach Embers [1
The 173rd assumed the security mission of Bashur from 10th Group ODA's and Peshmerga, receiving the airborne insertion of 1st Infantry Division armor on 7 April, followed by the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit. A friendly fire incident near Pir Daoud on Sunday, 6 April 2003, killed 18 members of Task Force Viking and injured 45.
Between 1986 and 1989, RRT's were deployed as an element of the Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) Radio Battalion Detachment assigned to each of the rotating 11th, 13th, 15th, 22nd, 24th, and 26th MEU(SOC) deployments.