26th Marine Expeditionary Unit
Hometown: Camp Lejeune, NC, US
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Featured Video
26th MEU CLB-26 Live Fire Exercise
U.S. Marines and Sailors assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion 26, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), conduct a live fire exercise in Al Galail, Qatar, April 28, 2013. Eagle Resolve is an annual multilateral exercise designed to enhance regional cooperative defense efforts in the Gulf Cooperation Council nations and U.S. Central Command. The 26th MEU is deployed to the 5th Fleet area of operations as part of the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group. The 26th MEU operates continuously across the globe, providing the president and unified combatant commanders with a forward-deployed, sea-based quick reaction force. (U.S. Marine Corps motion media by Lance Cpl. Juanenrique Owings, 26th MEU Combat Camera/Released)
Video by Lance Cpl. Juanenrique Owings | 26MEU | 04.29.2013
Recent Photos
(3590 votes; 2.95)
The Blue and Green keep it cleanU.S. Marines assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), and U.S. Sailors assigned to the USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), help carry supplies while volunteering...
Photo by Cpl. Kyle N. Runnels | 26MEU | 05.16.2013
Purple Heart Award CeremonyU.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 3/2, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), stand in formation for Sgt. Timothy J. Comeau Purple Heart ceremony for wounds...
Photo by Gunnery Sgt. Michael Kropiewnicki | 26MEU | 05.14.2013
CBRN searches and rescuesChemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defense specialist U.S. Marines assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), conduct a confined space search...
Photo by Cpl. Kyle N. Runnels | 26MEU | 05.08.2013
VMM 266 MaintenanceU.S. Marines with Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 266 (Reinforced), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) conduct maintenance on a MV-22 Osprey on the flight deck of the USS...
Photo by Gunnery Sgt. Michael Kropiewnicki | 26MEU | 05.04.2013
VMM 266 MaintenanceU.S. Marines with Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 266 (Reinforced), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) conduct maintenance on a MV-22 Osprey on the flight deck of the USS...
Photo by Gunnery Sgt. Michael Kropiewnicki | 26MEU | 05.04.2013
VMM-266 rotor swapU.S. Marines with Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 266 (Reinforced), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), and Sailors assigned to the USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) move a rotor for...
Photo by Cpl. Kyle N. Runnels | 26MEU | 05.04.2013
Recent Video
(211 votes; 3.72)
26th MEU CLB-26 Live Fire ExerciseU.S. Marines and Sailors assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion 26, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), conduct a live fire exercise in Al Galail, Qatar, April 28,...
Video by Lance Cpl. Juanenrique Owings | 26MEU | 04.29.2013
26th MEU Bilateral TrainingU.S. Marines and Sailors assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), conduct bilateral training with members of the Qatar Emiri Land Forces, in Al Galail,...
Video by Lance Cpl. Juanenrique Owings | 26MEU | 04.28.2013
Tank Live FireU.S. Marines assigned to Tank Platoon, Battalion Landing Team 3/2, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), conduct a live-fire range in their M1A1 Abrams main battle...
Video by Cpl. Michael Lockett | 26MEU | 04.27.2013
Kilo Btry Crew Served Weapons Live-FireU.S. Marines and Sailors assigned to Kilo Battery, Battalion Landing Team (BLT) 3/2, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), conduct a live fire exercise using...
Video by Lance Cpl. Juanenrique Owings | 26MEU | 04.27.2013
Lima Co. Squad Assault ExerciseU.S. Marines assigned to Lima Company, Battalion Landing Team (BLT) 3/2, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), conduct a squad assault exercise in Al Galail, Qatar,...
Video by Lance Cpl. Juanenrique Owings | 26MEU | 04.27.2013
VMM-266 Flight OpsMV-22B Ospreys assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 266 Reinforced, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), conduct touch and go and aerial refueling...
Video by Cpl. Kyle N. Runnels | 26MEU | 04.26.2013
Recent News Stories
(83 votes; 3.39)
U.S. Marines aboard the USS San Antonio
U.S. Marines have been at sea since 1775 and the U.S. Navy has been landing Marine forces ashore since the Battle of Nassau when a battalion of Marines led by Capt....
Story by 2nd Lt. Gerard Farao | 26MEU | 05.21.2013
U.S. Marines have been at sea since 1775 and the U.S. Navy has been landing Marine forces ashore since the Battle of Nassau when a battalion of Marines led by Capt....
Story by 2nd Lt. Gerard Farao | 26MEU | 05.21.2013
The Blue and Green keep it cleanMarines assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit and sailors assigned to the USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) volunteered their time to participate in a community...
Story by Cpl. Kyle N. Runnels | 26MEU | 05.16.2013
VMM-266 (Rein.) conducts MV-22B maintenanceWith the help of sailors assigned to the USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 266 (Reinforced), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit,...
Story by Cpl. Kyle N. Runnels | 26MEU | 05.04.2013
A day in the life ofThis ‘day in the life of’ feature is the first article in a series showcasing the daily operations of different Marines and sailors assigned to the 26th Marine...
Story by Cpl. Kyle N. Runnels | 26MEU | 05.01.2013
India Company trains with French Legionnaires
The French Foreign Legion was established on March 10, 1831, has members hailing from 140 countries, but less than 8,000 people in the world don the beret and claim...
Story by Cpl. Kyle N. Runnels | 26MEU | 03.28.2013
The French Foreign Legion was established on March 10, 1831, has members hailing from 140 countries, but less than 8,000 people in the world don the beret and claim...
Story by Cpl. Kyle N. Runnels | 26MEU | 03.28.2013
Honoring the dead
A cool breeze flowed through the air, as a reminder was voiced. A reminder that with every white marble headstone lays a fallen hero who sacrificed everything, and...
Story by Cpl. Kyle N. Runnels | 26MEU | 03.26.2013
A cool breeze flowed through the air, as a reminder was voiced. A reminder that with every white marble headstone lays a fallen hero who sacrificed everything, and...
Story by Cpl. Kyle N. Runnels | 26MEU | 03.26.2013
Recent Audio
(12 votes; 3.61)
Lance Cpl. Jason Colon
LCpl. Jason Colon, Tampa, Fla., talks to a WTKF-FM reporter while onboard the USS Kearsarge about his job as a Special Intelligence Systems Administrator and...
Audio by Cpl. Kyle N. Runnels | 26MEU | 05.02.2013
LCpl. Jason Colon, Tampa, Fla., talks to a WTKF-FM reporter while onboard the USS Kearsarge about his job as a Special Intelligence Systems Administrator and...
Audio by Cpl. Kyle N. Runnels | 26MEU | 05.02.2013
LCpl. Connie Hernandez
LCpl. Connie Hernandez, Compton, Calif., talks to a WTKF-FM reporter about joining the Marine Corps, her work with tele-communications in the Marines and being...
Audio by Cpl. Kyle N. Runnels | 26MEU | 04.18.2013
LCpl. Connie Hernandez, Compton, Calif., talks to a WTKF-FM reporter about joining the Marine Corps, her work with tele-communications in the Marines and being...
Audio by Cpl. Kyle N. Runnels | 26MEU | 04.18.2013
Cpl. Xavier Velez
Cpl. Xavier Velez, talks to a WTKF-FM reporter about his job in the Marine Corps as a Data Assistant Specialist while aboard the USS Kearsarge.
Courtesy Audio | 26MEU | 03.21.2013
Cpl. Xavier Velez, talks to a WTKF-FM reporter about his job in the Marine Corps as a Data Assistant Specialist while aboard the USS Kearsarge.
Courtesy Audio | 26MEU | 03.21.2013
Sgt. Christopher J. Sevigny
Marine Sgt. Christopher J. Sevigny talks to a WTKF-FM reporter in Morehead N.C. about his job as a machine gunner instructor.
Audio by Cpl. Kyle N. Runnels | 26MEU | 01.25.2013
Marine Sgt. Christopher J. Sevigny talks to a WTKF-FM reporter in Morehead N.C. about his job as a machine gunner instructor.
Audio by Cpl. Kyle N. Runnels | 26MEU | 01.25.2013
Lance Cpl. Justin A. Rudisill
Lance Cpl. Justin A. Rudisill, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) landing support specialist, stationed on the USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), conducts an interview...
Audio by Lance Cpl. Juanenrique Owings | 26MEU | 01.24.2013
Lance Cpl. Justin A. Rudisill, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) landing support specialist, stationed on the USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), conducts an interview...
Audio by Lance Cpl. Juanenrique Owings | 26MEU | 01.24.2013
Cpl. Chase Bowman
Cpl. Chase Bowman, from Huntsville, Ala., talks to a WTKF-FM reporter about his duties as an administrative specialist in the U.S. Marine Corps serving with Marine...
Audio by Cpl. Michael Lockett | 26MEU | 01.17.2013
Cpl. Chase Bowman, from Huntsville, Ala., talks to a WTKF-FM reporter about his duties as an administrative specialist in the U.S. Marine Corps serving with Marine...
Audio by Cpl. Michael Lockett | 26MEU | 01.17.2013
