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U.S. Navy and Marines arrive in Latvia for the upcoming German Baltic Sea exercise Northern Coast 2023

RIGA, Latvia – The San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) and embarked 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) Bravo Command Element, arrived in Riga, Latvia for a routine and scheduled port visit, Sept. 7, 2023.

26th MEU(SOC) Concludes Bi-Lateral Training in Norway

SETERMOEN, Norway – Marines and Sailors of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)), embarked on the USS Mesa Verde, with attached elements of Italian Marines from the San Marco Brigade, concluded a successful bilateral training exercise with Brigade North Norwegian Soldiers, aimed at enhancing their warfighting lethality and interoperability with our ally and partners above the Arctic Circle, from Aug. 5 – 21, 2023.

26th MEU(SOC) Bravo Command Element and Italian San Marco Brigade Marines Strengthen Interoperability in the High North

SETERMOEN, Norway – Elements of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group and 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)) Bravo Command Element are training alongside Norwegian Soldiers, from Brigade North, and Italian Marines, from San Marco Brigade, during a Norwegian bilateral training exercise.

USS Mesa Verde (LPD-19) and 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (SOC) Arrives in the U.K.

PLYMOUTH, United Kingdom – Marines and Sailors from the USS Mesa Verde (LPD-19), assigned to the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), and the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable)’S (MEU(SOC)) Bravo Command Element arrived in Plymouth, U.K. for a regularly scheduled port visit, July 28. During the visit, Sailors and Marines will have a chance to experience the rich culture of the area through morale welfare and recreation tours to popular cultural and historical landmarks around the city. This port visit marks the first stop for the USS Mesa Verde while deployed in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe (NAVEUR) area of operations.

Bataan ARG and 26th MEU(SOC) Cross-Decks At Sea to Prepare for Distributed Operations

The Bataan Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)) showcased their relevance and operational flexibility as the Joint Staff Immediate Response Force by executing a successful cross deck of personnel and equipment, July 25, 2023.

A Father and Son’s Shared Journey: A Marine and Sailor Embark on Deployment Together

For most fathers and sons, bonding over a weekend fishing trip or a game of catch is a cherished memory. But for this father and son duo, their bond is forged through service. Senior Chief Petty Officer Joshua Orbich, a native from Houston, Pennsylvania, and quartermaster with the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5), has been in the Navy for 24 years. His son, U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jordan Orbich, a meteorology and oceanography analyst forecaster with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)), has been in the Marine Corps for three years and discovered they would be deploying on the USS Bataan together.

USS Bataan Departs Naval Station Norfolk for Deployment

ATLANTIC OCEAN - U.S. Marines and Sailors of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group (BAT ARG) / 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) (Special Operations Capable) (SOC) departed Norfolk, Virginia, and Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, July 10, after completing a comprehensive, nine-month training program. The deployment is part of a regular rotation of forces that foster maritime security and increased theater cooperation by providing a forward naval expeditionary presence with vast, specialized crisis response capabilities to support the geographic combatant commander, numbered fleet commander, and joint special operations task force commander.

II MEF Certifies First Special Operations-Capable MEU in a Decade

II Marine Expeditionary Force has certified the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit as a Special Operations Capable Marine Air-Ground Task Force. The designation of MEU(SOC) is a first for the Marine Corps in more than a decade. The designation continues to demonstrate the Marine Corps’ ability to integrate with the Joint Force in support of daily campaigning, crisis response, and integrated deterrence missions.

Ready and Capable, 26th MEU Marines Complete CBRN Hazard Advanced Training

PERRY, G.A. - Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) defense specialists assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit recently completed a five-day CBRN Hazard Advanced Training Course at the Guardian Centers, Perry, Ga., May 20, 2023. This follow-on training included wide area searches, radiation dose mapping, sampling, site characterization and full mission profile events in a realistic environment, in order to enhance the MEU’s operational capability prior to deployment.

26th Marine Expeditionary Unit Completes AMX

ATLANTIC OCEAN – U.S. Marines and Sailors of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (26 MEU), embarked aboard the three ships of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group (BAT ARG), successfully completed ARG/MEU exercise (AMX). During AMX, the 26th MEU successfully achieved C5ISR capabilities, capacities, and battlestaff competencies across MEU Mission Essential Tasks (METs), to include the ability to integrate with elements of Naval Special Warfare and NATO partners, from distributed locations within the littorals of eastern North Carolina, Virginia, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, April 13 to May 3, 2023.

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