A Hooligan's Game, Played By Gentlemen
September 10, 2011 — "We few, we happy few, we band of brothers. For he today who sheds his blood with me shall be my brother." Henry V, William Shakespeare The players in the rugby game are men possessed by some elder god of war and sport. The atmosphere is pervasive; it's everywhere and unavoidable, and on this treeless, clean shorn field, there is no shade, no MORE
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26th MEU clutched by an Osprey
August 24, 2011 — Marines and sailors with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit Command Element visited Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 266, Marine Aircraft Group 26, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, II Marine Expeditionary Force to gain a better understanding of what an MV-22B Osprey squadron can provide to a Marine-Air Ground Task Force as the squadron conducted routine MORE
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Armorer by day, night
August 12, 2011 — Fluorescent lit and windowless, the mid-sized room is lined with neatly organized shelves and shuttered racks full of rifle optics, weapons, mechanical components, and paperwork. It’s not cluttered; the smell of lubricant, ubiquitous cleaning gear and workbenches call to mind a well-ordered garage. In the only corner not hemmed with shelves and MORE
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26th MEU bids Desens farewell, welcomes St. Clair
June 17, 2011 — Col. Mark J. Desens relinquished his duties as the commanding officer of 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit to Col. Matthew G. St. Clair at a change of command ceremony aboard Camp Lejeune today.Desens is heading to Quantico, Virg. to serve at the Marine Corps’ Training and Education Command. He led 26th MEU through two deployments; the first in Sept. MORE
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Finding explosives the hard way
April 27, 2011 — "I think psychologically it started to get to me. It was like, all right I just stepped on an IED again; I've got to be hurt. There's no way I'm not hurt. ... How many guys do you hear that step on two IEDs in one deployment?"That he wasn't hurt is one of the enigmas surrounding U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. William Schultz. As lead engineer during more MORE
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BLT 3/8 concludes operating in Afghanistan, ends deployment
April 24, 2011 — Marines with Battalion Landing Team 3/8 concluded operations in Afghanistan this week, ending a deployment that started in August 2010 with 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The Marines and sailors will return to Camp Lejeune, N.C., after more than eight months deployed at sea and ashore."The Marines of BLT 3/8 have performed magnificently in the MORE
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3/4 Relieves BLT 3/8 in Helmand Province
April 20, 2011 — Marines with 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines, have relieved Battalion Landing Team 3/8 in place this week. BLT 3/8 detached from the deployed 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit in January to establish and maintain security in portions of Helmand province."3/8 did a phenomenal job," said 3/4 Executive Officer Maj. Jackson Doan. "Coming in here off the MEU MORE
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Marines build bridges by destroying one
March 28, 2011 — In the spider web of ditches and minor canals that irrigate the poppy fields in and near Helmand province's Green Zone, even a simple foot bridge can make a big difference in a long walk – or a wet one -- for Afghan residents. U.S. Marines conducting counterinsurgency operations earned the trust and confidence of local villagers first by building a MORE
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Lofted comm used in Libya air strikes
March 24, 2011 — As 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit AV-8B Harriers conducted air strikes on Libya as part of Joint Task Force Odyssey Dawn, the new Lofted Communications System was operationally deployed for the first time aboard ship, March 20.The helium-balloon transmission system was used to bridge the gap in communications from ship to Harriers conducting air MORE
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Marines rescue downed pilot after fighter jet crashes in Libya
March 22, 2011 — Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit rescued a U.S. Air Force pilot downed in Libya March 22. The F-15E Strike Eagle crashed in northeast Libya March 21 while flying in support of Operation Odyssey Dawn, the joint coalition enforcing U.N. Security Council Resolution 1973 to protect the Libyan people from the country’s ruler. Using two MORE
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