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A first for an East-Coast MEU, HIMARS embarks with the BAT-ARG 26th MEU during PMINT

The Marines and Sailors of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) participated in Amphibious Squadron MEU Integration (PMINT) exercise with the warships that make up the Bataan Amphibious Readiness Group (ARG) from Jan. 23 to Feb. 6, 2023, which centered around two major training exercises back-to-back to enhance combat readiness through the continuous rehearsal of core Marine Air-Ground Task Force mission essential tasks.

PMINT: “It’s Not About Relationships, It’s All About Relationships”

Atlantic Ocean, USNORTHCOM, At Sea - U.S. Marines and Sailors with the 26th Marine Expeditionary (26 MEU) successfully integrated with the Sailors from Amphibious Squadron 8 (PHIBRON 8) during PHIBRON-MEU Integration Training (PMINT). The 26 MEU embarked aboard the warships of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group (BAT ARG) including the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5 – “Big 5”), the amphibious transport ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19 – “Ghost Gator”), and the amphibious dock landing ship USS Carter Hall (LSD 50) for training within the littorals of eastern Virginia and North Carolina from 23 Jan. to 5 Feb. 2023.

MAGTF At Its Finest: 26th MEU conducts first MAGTF exercise, MEUEX I

Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue, N.C. - U.S. Marines and Sailors with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) honed their warfighting skills and strengthened their core crisis response capabilities during MEU Exercise I (MEUEX I) from distributed operating positions within the littorals of eastern North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia, from Dec. 7 to Dec. 22, 2022.

26th MEU completes MAGTF Interoperability Course

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. -- The 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) flexes its muscles with completing its first intermediate pre-deployment training event, a Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) Interoperability Course which took place from Nov. 28 to Dec. 12, 2022. This course was an opportunity to integrate multiple elements within the MEU to complete various scenario-based tasks and missions transitioning directly into Marine Expeditionary Unit Exercise (MEUEX) I.

Integrating ‘Amphibiosity’: ARG-MEU Team Comes Together During AMSPC

CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. - U.S. Marines and Sailors with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (26th MEU) and Amphibious Squadron 8 (PHIBRON 8) participated in Amphibious Ready Group/Marine Expeditionary Unit (ARG/MEU) Staff Planning Conference at Expeditionary Warfare Training Group, Atlantic (EWTGLANT) in Norfolk, Virginia 14-23 Nov. 2022.

Naval Integration Course Begins, Dives into the Importance of 'Amphibiosity'

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - The Bataan Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Staff Planning Course commenced at Expeditionary Warfare Training Group, Atlantic (EWTGL) on Nov. 14.

26th Marine Expeditionary Unit Departs Fort Pickett

Marines and sailors of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) have returned to Camp Lejeune after providing support to Operation Allies Welcome on Fort Pickett, Virginia Dec. 15, 2021.

Task Force Pickett Celebrates International Day of the Girl Child

Task Force Pickett celebrated the International Day of the Girl with over three hundred Afghan guests with activities, social events, and sports on Oct. 11, 2021.

26th MEU Supports Operation Allies Welcome

U.S. Marines and sailors with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), coupled with elements from 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines (V 3/6) deployed this past weekend from Camp Lejeune, North Carolina to Fort Pickett, Virginia in support of Operation Allies Welcome, a mission to provide Afghans temporary housing, sustainment, and support inside the United States in response to the State Department’s request for Department of Defense (DoD) assistance.

26th MEU Marines Participate in BALTOPS 50

U.S. Marines with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit are participating in combined Exercise Baltic Operations with 18 NATO allies and European partners.

26th Marine Expeditionary Unit