U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 1/8, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), maneuver through an objective area in a light armored vehicle-25 during a raid as part of an amphibious assault during Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 11, 2024. The Wasp (WSP) Amphibious Ready Group (ARG)-24th MEU is conducting COMPTUEX, their final at-sea, certification exercise under the evaluation of Carrier Strike Group 4 and Expeditionary Operations Training Group. Throughout COMPTUEX, the WSP ARG-24th MEU is evaluated across a spectrum of scenarios that determine their readiness to deploy. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Aydan Millette)
U.S. Marines and Sailors of the Wasp (WSP) Amphibious Ready Group (ARG)-24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC) completed Composite Unit Training Exercise (COMPTUEX), their final at-sea certification exercise under the evaluation of Carrier Strike Group 4 and Expeditionary Operations Group. Throughout COMPTUEX, the WSP ARG-24th MEU was evaluated across the spectrum of scenarios that determine their readiness to deploy. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Jacqueline Peguero-Montes)
ABOARD USS WASP (LHD 1) – One team, one fight is an adage often heard when discussing naval integration between the U.S. Navy Sailors with the Wasp (WSP) Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and Marines with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) team aboard the USS Wasp (LHD 1). In this environment, exceptional individuals often reach beyond their normal responsibilities to build lasting relationships that can make the difference between mission accomplishment or failure.
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Lucas Camacho, a ground radio electronics repairman with the 24th MEU, took it upon himself to liaise with the USS Wasp’s hull technician shop to fabricate, customize, and repair transmission equipment.
“I reached out to the Navy...
CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. β U.S. Marines and Sailors with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, will execute Realistic Urban Training exercise throughout Virginia and South Carolina from 7 β 27 January.