U.S., Portuguese Marines train side-by-side during Trident Juncture 15
November 9, 2015 — U.S. Marines with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, aboard the USS Arlington (LPD 24) and Portuguese Marines completed an amphibious beach assault training exercise, Oct. 20, 2015, at Pinheiro Da Cruz, Praia Da Raposa beach, Portugal, during Trident Juncture 15.Trident Juncture 15 is the largest NATO-led exercise in 20 years. The exercise aims to MORE
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Marines with 26th MEU preform lift at sunset on beach
November 9, 2015 — U.S. Marine landing support specialists with the Landing Support Detachment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit and Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 162 (Reinforced), embarked aboard the USS Arlington (LPD 24), rehearsed sling loading a M105 trailer during a helicopter support team (HST) mission at Pinheiro Da Cruz, Praia Da Raposa Beach, MORE
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Launch and recovery
November 9, 2015 — Marines with Amphibious Assault Platoon, Company E, Battalion Landing Team 2/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, practiced amphibious embarking and debarking drills during routine training in the Mediterranean Sea, Oct. 28. The sustainment drills allowed the unit to increase its proficiency in amphibious maneuvering by practicing launch and recovery MORE
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26th MEU conducts military working dogs demonstration during Egemen
November 9, 2015 — Military working dogs fit snuggly into the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Marine Air Ground Task Force. The MEU utilizes the flexibility in its structure to respond to any crises or event across the range of military operations. The working dogs with the MEU meet these expectations.Military working dog handlers and their partners, Lex, a combat MORE
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26th Marine Expeditionary Unit finishes training at Fort Pickett
September 21, 2012 — The ranges at Fort Pickett, Va., have gone cold for Marine Expeditionary Unit 26 as it is concluded the first phase of its pre-deployment training program, Sept. 21, 2012. This is the first major exercise the 26th MEU has conducted since its composite as a complete Marine Air-Ground Task Force.“The day the MEU composited was the day that we began MORE
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