Out Of The Woods 🌲
#Marines
with Bravo Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/8,
#24meu
execute a company-level
#raid
exercise, swiftly penetrating hostile territory to reach their objective.
@usmc
📸 Lance Cpl. John Allen
24th MEU Arriving
#24MEU
#Marines
embark the
#USSWasp
(LHD 1) for Composite Training Unit Exercise, the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group-24th MEU’s final at-sea, certification exercise prior to their scheduled, upcoming deployment.
Giddy Up 🐎
A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion with VMM-365 (REIN),
#24MEU
prepares to land on the deck of the USS New York (LPD 21) during Amphibious Squadron, MEU Integration (
#PMINT
).
@USMC
@USNavy
#MarineCorpsAviation
Back blast area clear!
#Marines
with Maritime Special Purpose Force,
#24MEU
conduct an M3E1 and small arms range.
The skilled 24th MEU Marines and Sailors who comprised the MAGTF are ready to answer the Nation’s call to crisis, no matter the clime or place.
241 Miles for 241 Lives Lost
#Marines
with Battalion Landing Team 1/8 completed the final lap of the Beirut Memorial Run, running 241 miles for the 241 U.S. Service members who lost their lives in Beirut, Lebanon, Oct. 23, 1983.
STOP!🛑 Watch for (Devil) dogs!
U.S. Marines with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) maintain security while participating in an embassy reinforcement during Marine Expeditionary Unit exercise (MEUEX) on
@camp_lejeune
, Jan. 26, 2021. (
@USMC
photo by Sgt. Isaiah Campbell)
This year we celebrate the 244th birthday of the
@USMC
. On this day,
#Marines
take the time to honor the traditions of the Corps by attending the Marine Corps ball, remembering the fallen and reflecting on our greatest achievements. Happy Birthday Marines! Oorah
Today, 24th MEU Marines take part in a Marine Air Ground Tablet (MAGTAB) demonstration at
@camp_lejeune
N.C. The purpose of the demonstration was to showcase the MEU’s ability to synchronize its command and control capabilities. (
@usmarines
photos by Lance Cpl. Nicholas Guevara)
Spanish soldiers and U.S. Marines executed rappel training during exercise Long Precision 2019 in Navacerrada, Spain June 11. Snipers from Spain, Italy, France,
#SPMAGTFCRAF
and the
@USArmy
increased their proficiency during the exercise.
@USMCFEA
@USembassyMadrid
They Came in Peace
This weekend,
#marines
and
#veterans
with Battalion Landing Team 1/8 honored the 241 service members who died in Marine Barracks bombing in
#Beirut
, Lebanon, Oct. 23, 1983.
BLT 1/8 hosted the
#BeirutMemorial
Run, running 241 miles for 241 lives lost.
I’m On A Boat 🛥️
U.S. Marines with Maritime Special Purpose Force,
#24meu
, conduct open-sea rigid-hull inflatable boat operations during Amphibious Squadron, MEU Integration in the Atlantic Ocean, Dec. 9, 2023.
#USMC
#PMINT
#MSPF
#recon
#ThrowbackThursday
During this time in 2012,
#Marines
with the 24th MEU participated in a training exercise in Jordan. The MEU was deployed with the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group as a U.S. Central Command theater reserve force.
@USMC
Up, up and away!
A civilian contractor with the
#24meu
launches a
#VBAT
unmanned aircraft system during Intelligence Interoperability Exercise II.
#Marines
#UAS
@USMC
📸 Lance Cpl. Ryan Ramsammy
Sneak peak!
Here is a preview of what your
#Marines
and
#Sailors
were up to during their deployment to Moron Air Base, Spain and
@nas_sigonella
, Italy from April to September 2019. We'll post the whole video on Oct. 15 on Facebook. (Video by Cpl. Gumchol Cho)
@USMC
@iimefmarines
#Marines
trained alongside their Spanish counterparts during a bilateral exercise in Ronda, Spain, Sept. 4 to increase proficiency as a crisis response force and enhance bilateral interoperability with their allies. (Video by Cpl Gumchol Cho)
@USembassyMadrid
@USMC
@USMCFEA
U.S. Marines and the Italian Armed Forces participated in a bilateral exercise, Joint Stars 2019, in Sardinia, Italy, May 13-30. Here's a look back at the exercise. The Marines are with
#SPMAGTFCRAF
@USMCFEA
@iimefmarines
@USMC
(Video by Lance Cpl. Gumchol Cho)
Maintenance Check 🔧
#Marines
with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 (Reinforced),
#24MEU
perform routine maintenance on a MV-22 Osprey.
Marines with
#VMM365
(REIN) routinely perform maintenance on their aircrafts to ensure they are ready to fly when called upon.
@USMC
Here comes the 💥
Combat engineers and riflemen with Battalion Landing Team 1/8,
#24MEU
breach a door and various obstacles during an urban breaching exercise.
U.S. Marines supported Exercise Lone Paratrooper, a multinational aerial delivery exercise, with a KC-130J Super Hercules and Aerial Delivery Marines in Leon, Spain, May 6-8. The Marines are with
#SPMAGTFCRAF
,
@USMCFEA
(Video by Cpl. Margaret Gale)
@iimefmarines
@USMC
@24MEUCO
Initial Flight ✅
A
@USMC
MV-22 Osprey with VMM-365 (REIN) conducts an initial flight over
@camp_lejeune
. This initial flight is part of our Aviation Combat Element’s deliberate and methodical approach to returning their MV-22’s to full operational capacity.
A U.S.
#Marine
and MV-22B Osprey with
#SPMAGTFCRAF
,
@USMCFEA
execute deck landing qualifications on the USS Kearsarge in the Mediterranean Sea, June 28 to increase proficiency landing on amphibious assault ships. (Photo by Cpl. Margaret Gale)
@USNavy
@USMC
@iimefmarines
A Marine with SPMAGTF-CR-AF rehearses compact metal detector techniques aboard Moron Air Base, Spain, May 29. Counter IED training prevents potential casualties and enhances force protection. (Photo by Cpl. Margaret Gale)
@USMCFEA
@iimefmarines
@USMC
Fill ‘er up!!
U.S. Marines with 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit use a CH-53E Sea Stallions to refuel AH-1Z Vipers to conduct forward arming and refueling point operations during a ship-to-shore exercise at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, South Carolina, Dec. 11, 2020.
On Oct. 23, there will be a Beirut Memorial Observance Ceremony at 10:30 a.m. at the Lejeune Memorial Gardens in Jacksonville, N.C to honor the service members who lost their lives during the terrorist attacks at Marine barracks, Beirut, Lebanon, in 1983.
@camp_lejeune
Check out what SPMAGTF-CR-AF 19.2 EOD techs are doing!
Marines prepare to board a KC-130J Super Hercules to perform static-line jumps at Naval Station Rota May 21.
@USMCFEA
@iimefmarines
@USMC
Your package is en route 🚁
U.S. Marines with
@24thMEUMarines
hook cargo to a UH-1Y Venom for helicopter support team operations at
@camp_lejeune
, N.C., Jan. 22, 2021. The HST was conducted to train landing support specialists and pilots to transfer heavy equipment and supplies
U.S. Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa 19.2, Marine Forces Europe and Africa, participate in a battle-sight zero range aboard Moron Air Base, Spain, April 1, 2019.
@USMCFEA
@USAfricaCommand
@US_EUCOM
24th MEU Marines secured and occupied an airfield on
@camp_lejeune
Feb. 19, 2019. The Marines are with 1st Battalion, 8th Marines. The aircraft is with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 261. (Video by Lance Cpl. Gumchol Cho)
@iimefmarines
@iimigofficial
U.S. Marines with SPMAGTF-CR-AF 19.2,
@USMCFEA
, participated in the annual Spanish Fan-Pin race in San Fernando, Spain, May 19. The race consisted of an approximate 8-kilometer course, including an array of obstacles like an 1,800-meter-long stretch of mud.
@USembassyMadrid
Marines put in work during MAI Course
A U.S. Marine executes combat-conditioning during a Marine Corps Martial Arts Instructor Course on Moron Air Base, Spain June 5. The Marine is with
#SPMAGTFCRAF
,
@USMCFEA
(Photo by Cpl. Margaret Gale)
@iimefmarines
@USAfricaCommand
@USMC
#SPMAGTFCRAF
19.2 and 20.1, rehearse night external lift training on Moron Air Base, Spain, Sept. 19. Marines conducted the training to increase helicopter support team proficiency in expeditiously moving cargo and equipment. (Photo by 2nd Lt. Andrew Soto)
@USMCFEA
@iimefmarines
The Amphibious Ready Group and Marine Expeditionary Unit team continue to assure allies and deter adversaries. No better friend. No worse enemy. (Video by Cpl. Gumchol Cho)
Exercise Joint Stars 2019 came to a close May 30 at Decimomannu Air Base, Sardinia, Italy. U.S. Marines with
#SPMAGTFCRAF
,
@USMCFEA
, participated in the exercise with the Italian Armed Forces May 13-30.
@iimefmarines
@2dMarDiv
@USMC
This day in MEU history
May 23, 2017 24th MEU executed sustainment training in Camp Buehring, Kuwait while deployed with the Bataan ARG. The MEU & Bataan ARG deployed to the
@US5thFleet
area of operations in support of maritime security operations.(photo by Sgt. Matthew Callahan)
U.S. Marines executed tactical combat casualty care training at Naval Air Station Sigonella, Italy, June 6 to increase vital life saving skills. The Marines are with
#SPMAGTFCRAF
,
@USMCFEA
(Photos by Staff Sgt. Mark E. Morrow Jr.)
@iimefmarines
@USMC
24th MEU loads cargo aboard Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sept. 28 in preparation for Exercise Trident Juncture 2018. Training events during the exercise will provide the MEU opportunities to train as a Marine Air-Ground Task Force in support of partner nations.
#TridentJuncture
U.S. Marines and members of the Italian Armed Forces executed a bilateral raid rehearsal during exercise Joint Stars 2019 in Sardinia, Italy, May 24. The Marines are with
#SPMAGTFCRAF
,
@USMCFEA
. (Photos by Staff Sgt. Mark E. Morrow Jr.)
@USMC
@iimefmarines
@2dMarDiv
#Marines
and Spanish soldiers increase proficiency on the M240B Machine Gun during a range in Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain, Sept. 9, to enhance interoperability with Spanish allies. (Photos by Staff Sgt. Mark Morrow)
Former MEU Operations Officer takes command of 1/8
LtCol Christopher Richardella assumed command of 1st Battalion, 8th Marines on
@camp_lejeune
Feb. 28. Richardella served as the Ops Officer during the 24th MEU's 2019 deployment. (Photos by Cpl. Margaret Gale)
AAVs maneuver on
@camp_lejeune
N.C., March 18, during Type Commander Amphibious Training which allowed the
#24thMEU
& participating elements to rehearse command and control and amphibious operations with the
@USNavy
The AAVs are with 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion,
@2dMarDiv
Happy National Aviation Day!
An MV-22B Osprey executes flight operations to Vaernes Garrison, Norway, Oct.26, 2018. Osprey’s are a common aviation asset for MEU's. These aircraft are capable of moving personnel, equipment and supplies via vertical takeoff and landing abilities.
Marines conduct convoy operations in support of simulated foreign humanitarian assistance operations on
@camp_lejeune
Feb. 21. The exercise familiarized the 24th MEU with interagency coordination and the humanitarian aid delivery process.
@iimefmarines
@iimigofficial
The ACE and HST with
#SPMAGTFCRAF
19.2 and 20.1, increases day and night HST proficiency by expeditiously moving cargo and equipment during an exercise on Moron Air Base, Spain, Sept. 19. (Photos by 2nd Lt. Andrew Soto)
@USMCFEA
@USMC
@iimefmarines
Throwback Thursday!
U.S. Marines and Sailor with Combat Logistics Battalion 24 (CLB), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, carry simulated casualties to a CH-53 Super Stallion at a mass casualty exercise during Realistic Urban Training (RUT) at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 8, 2020.
U.S. Marines with SPMAGTF-CR-AF 19.2,
@USMCFEA
rehearse cordon and search procedures May 20 with members of the Italian Armed Forces during exercise Joint Stars at Capo Frasco in Sardinia, Italy.
@AmbasciataUSA
@USMC
@2dMarDiv
@iimefmarines
U.S. Marines with SPMAGTF-CR-AF 19.2,
@USMCFEA
hold security during a tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel rehearsal in Sardinia, Italy, May 13, 2019. The TRAP was executed during Joint Stars, a bilateral exercise with the Italian Armed Forces.
@USMC
Marines with SPMAGTF-CR-AF 19.2 conduct external-lift training at NASSIG May 1. The ACE provides quick transportation of essential cargo via external lift. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Mark E. Morrow Jr.)
@24MEUCO
@USMC
@iimefmarines
@iimigofficial
@USMCFEA
24MEU Marines, Sailors march through the Icelandic country to learn more about what it's like to fight in an arctic environment.
#TridentJuncture18
;
#TridentJuncture2018
Stealthy Swimmers 🚁 🤿
#Marines
with Maritime Special Purpose Force,
#24MEU
helocast from a CH-53E Super Stallion with VMM-365 (REIN), then swim to shore to conduct follow on operations during Intelligence Interoperability Exercise II.
#MSPF
#recon
@usmc
📸 LCpl. Ramsammy
Royal Moroccan soldiers evacuate a simulated casualty during a
#TRAP
exercise in Tifnit, Morocco. TRAP is a core function of a crisis-response force and SPMAGTF-CR-AF 19.2, consistently trains to increase TRAP proficiency. (Photos by Cpl Gumchol Cho)
@USEmbMorocco
@iimefmarines
"One Mind, Any Weapon"
A U.S. Marine conducts a buddy carry during a combat conditioning portion of the Marine Corps Martial Arts Instructor Course on Moron Air Base, Spain. The Marine is with
#SPMAGTFCRAF
,
@USMCFEA
(Photo by Cpl. Margaret Gale)
@iimefmarines
@USMC
#OnThisDay
Pfc. James Anderson Jr. was the first African American awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his actions on Feb. 28, 1967. Anderson shielded his comrades from an enemy grenade blast with his body during an attack. Anderson gave the ultimate sacrifice. Semper Fi!
24th MEU Marines rehearse an airfield occupation exercise on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Feb. 19, 2019. The exercise was conducted to certify that the Marines could successfully occupy and provide security for an austere airfield.
@24MEUCO
@iimefmarines
@iimigofficial
Gas Gas Gas!
Marines with the 24th MEU conducted the Individual Protective Equipment Confidence Exercise (Gas Chamber) on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Feb. 14 to increase proficiency and confidence with their protective equipment. (Photos by Cpl. Margaret Gale)
#Marines
move a combat rubber raiding craft on
@camp_lejeune
N.C., March 18, during Type Commander Amphibious Training which allowed the
#24thMEU
& participating elements to rehearse amphibious operations with the
@USNavy
The Marines are with 2nd Recon Battalion,
@2dMarDiv