The final installment of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit's (MEU) journey as a force in readiness, completing their 2021 deployment alongside the Essex Amphibious Ready Group. The 11th MEU completed operations and exercises in the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and U.S. Central Command areas of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Israel Chincio, Sgt. Jennessa Davey, Gunnery Sgt. Donald Holbert, Cpl. Patrick Katz, Sgt. Seth Rosenberg and Sgt. Jaxson Fryar)
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii – Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. David H. Berger, and Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, Sgt. Maj. Troy E. Black, visited the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit aboard Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) during a scheduled port visit in Pearl Harbor, HI, Feb. 19.
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii – Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. David H. Berger, and Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, Sgt. Maj. Troy E. Black, visited the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit aboard Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) during a scheduled port visit in Pearl Harbor, HI, Feb. 19.
This is the story about Sgt. Lucas Arellano, a landing support specialist with CLB-11, 11th MEU, who missed the birth of his son Ares while on deployment. This piece in general goes over the sacrifices he had to make with his family in order to deploy.
Marines and Sailors from the Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) are conducting sustainment training aboard multiple U.S. military installations and off the coast of Kuwait, Sep. 27.
