U.S. Marines with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s (MEU) Maritime Special Purpose Force prepares to board an MV-22 Osprey prior to conducting a raid during Exercise Trident 23-4 at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story, Virginia, May 20, 2023. Exercise Trident is a joint-maritime certification and validation mission readiness exercise directed to meet joint staff high-interest training issues for special operations and conventional force integration, interoperability and interdependence. The 26 MEU’s MSPF participated by providing a Quick Reaction Force to use during planning and execution of missions throughout the exercise. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Matthew Romonoyske-Bean)
JOINT EXPEDITIONARY BASE LITTLE CREEK-FORT STORY, Virginia. – U.S. Marines and Sailors with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Maritime Special Purpose Force (MSPF) integrated with East-Coast-based U.S. Naval Special Warfare Operators (SEALs) during Exercise Trident 23-4 for integrated, direct-action SOF raid training and advanced training specifically focused on Military Assisted Departure (MAD) and Non-combatant Evacuation Operations (NEO), 18 – 22 May 2023.
The 26th MEU successfully supported the Trident Exercise with MV-22 aircraft from the 26th MEU ACE, the 26th MEU MSPF, and several planners from the 26th MEU Command Element during the early stages of the MEU’s final at-sea, pre-deployment training exercise,...
