Marines Take Final Leap To Become Assault Climbers
May 24, 2010 — Toes to the edge of a cliff in the mountains of West Virginia, Lance Cpl. Luke Turner faced his fears and put trust in what he learned as he leapt from one cliff to another -- about eight feet away. The confidence jump marked the halfway point for Turner, a student in the Assault Climbers Course. More importantly, the jump was a symbol of his MORE
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26th MEU Marines Reach New Heights, Part 1
May 12, 2010 — The high-pitch sound of clanging metal broke the rhythmic chirping of birds in the foothills of West Virginia as 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit Marines made their way to their classroom -- a cliff-face. The 15 Marines attended the Special Operations Training Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Assault Climbers Course to learn techniques for MORE
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One step closer to deployment, 26th MEU stretches sea legs, builds interoperable team with Navy
May 4, 2010 — After two weeks of in-depth training aboard the ships USS Kearsarge, USS New York and USS Carter Hall, Marines and sailors with 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit wrapped up Amphibious Squadron (PHIBRON)/MEU Integration (PMINT) training, May 3. PMINT’s main goal was integrating 26th MEU Marines and sailors with their Navy counterparts with PHIBRON-4, MORE
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