U.S. Marines and Sailors assigned to the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) held a relief and appointment ceremony Jan. 17, 2023 at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. During the ceremony, Sgt. Maj. Michael Johnson turned over authority as the 24th MEU sergeant major to Sgt. Maj. Jared Game. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Timothy A. Turner)
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Chris Lucido sings the national anthem at a professional baseball game in Queens, New York on May 30, 2022. As a part of Fleet Week New York 22, the Marines of Special Purpose Marine-Air Ground Task Force New York engage in special events throughout New York City and the tristate area showcasing sea service technologies, future innovation, and connecting with citizens. Fleet Week New York brings together more than 2,000 service members from the Marine Corps, Navy and Coast Guard offering live band performances, military vehicle and equipment displays, and other community relations projects. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Isaiah Campbell)
MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. — U.S. Marines assigned to the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Communications Section (S-6) are recipients of two Marine Corps Association and Foundation (MCAF) Information Awards for the year 2021.
The MCAF Information Awards are administered annually by the Marine Corps Deputy Commandant for Information. Overall, these awards recognize 15 individuals, three units/organizations, and one individual or team for superior performances within the information community.
U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Anthony M. Johnson, 24th MEU assistant communications officer, is the recipient of the General Alfred M. Gray Award. This award honors an officer who is recognized as a superior leader within the...
CAMP LEJEUNE, NORTH CAROLINA - The U.S. Navy Medical Service Corps recognizes Lieutenant Kevin A. Hunt as the 2021 Plans, Operations and Medical Intelligence (POMI) Officer of the Year. The POMI Officer of the Year is a service-level award that recognizes one U.S. Navy Medical Operations Officer who displays exemplary performance and duty.
TABUK, Saudi Arabia – U.S. Marines and Sailors assigned to the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) and Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) completed bilateral theater amphibious combat rehearsal (TACR) training with the Royal Saudi Land Forces in Tabuk, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, June 26.
TABUK, Saudi Arabia – The Royal Saudi Land Forces (RSLF) commenced bi-lateral theater amphibious combat rehearsal (TACR) training alongside U.S. Marines and Sailors from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) and Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) in Tabuk, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, June 7.
U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B Harriers of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) conducted a long-range strike from the North Atlantic into Lithuania’s Cudgel Range, May 13, 2021.
The 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s (MEU) 2021 deployment cycle brings with it a capability not yet employed by an East Coast MEU. In addition to the more traditional assets allocated to the MEU as it composited ground, logistics, and aviation combat elements in September 2020, the crisis response force was also assigned a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) detachment.
ABOARD USS IWO JIMA – This past weekend, Marines and Sailors of 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) conducted a company-sized live-fire amphibious raid during the unit’s Composite Unit Training Exercise (COMPTUEX)—the first time in recent history that a live-fire evolution of this type and scale has taken place during an East Coast-based MEU’s pre-deployment training.
CAMP LEJEUNE, NC – Today Marines and sailors of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) begin to receive their final dose of the two-dose COVID-19 vaccination series. Recently approved for distribution by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), 24th MEU personnel received their first dose in early January, just weeks after supplies were initially authorized for distribution by the Department of Defense (DOD).