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CHERRY POINT, N.C. - More than 50 Marines and Sailors with Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 2 departed Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point for Southwestern Afghanistan, April 30.
VMU-2’s seven - 12 month mission is providing aerial surveillance for coalition and Afghan forces conducting counter insurgency and count-terrorism operations.
“We will provide asset over-watch around the clock,” said Lt. Col. Mikel R. Huber, VMU-2’s commanding officer.
Once in Afghanistan, the squadron will split into multiple detachments and spread out to forward operating bases in Helmand province explained Huber.
Huber said the squadron plans to employ unmanned aerial systems to conduct surveillance and cargo transport.
Critical to the squadron’s success is providing support to families, Huber added.
“We have been preparing for this deployment for about a year,” he said. “We have been preparing both at work and at home.”
Some Marines had more to prepare for than others.
Sgt. Drew M. Hurst, a quality assurance chief for the squadron, said his wife gave birth to a baby girl just four days before the departure.
“It will be tough being away from him with the kids,” said Hurst’s wife, Amy. “We’ve spent the last several days taking a lot of photos and spending as much time as possible together.”
“No one likes leaving their families behind,” said Huber. “But we have a mission to do and we are ready to accomplish that mission.”
| Date Taken: | 05.04.2012 |
| Date Posted: | 05.04.2012 11:45 |
| Story ID: | 87885 |
| Location: | MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, NC, US |
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