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Corporals lead from front: 26th MEU NCOs complete leadership course underway

Dependability, enthusiasm and initiative are just few leadership traits that corporals of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit aboard the USS San Antonio recently took into the Combined Corporal Leadership Course aboard USS San Antonio, but t...

Recon reaches out

Boot camp teaches Marines that every one of them is a rifleman. No matter what their everyday job, they are first and foremost Marines. However, for many Marines who are not infantryman, it can sometimes be difficult to get out of the offic...

Junior Marine pursues excellence
To a lot of people, leadership is just a word, an idea. But to Lance Cpl. Dustin Saltsman leadership is more than a word; it’s a way of life.

Despite his relatively unassuming demeanor, the basic engineer electrical equipment...

Solution Enabled: Marines improve 26th MEU communications system

Fast, accurate communication is essential for modern warfare, and especially for a Marine Air Ground Task Force like the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, which integrates command, aviation, ground combat and logistics assets into one complet...

Shake, Rattle and Roll
You will probably never see one of the most important assets fielded by the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, but it provides the MEU with a vital surveillance capability.

In order, out of the box: Marines see San Antonio as force multiplier

“One Team, One Fight."  It is a mantra repeated on almost every ship of the Navy that plays host to Marines. But perhaps no other ship in the Navy can claim this mantra as accurately as the new USS San Antonio (LPD-17), a ...

Training at sea: As the 26th MEU continues deployment, Marines, sailors begin to feel more at home

After nearly two weeks aboard the Iwo Jima Expeditionary Strike Group, the Marines and sailors of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit have begun settling in and preparing for the long haul.

Underway: 26th MEU deploys

After an arduous six-month training cycle, the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit boards the ships of the Iwo Jima Expeditionary Strike Group the last week of August for their scheduled deployment.

The 2,...

26 MEU embarks on final exercise before deployment

Nearly six-months after the elements of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit formed aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Ma...

Garmsir bazaar back in business

The sound of children playing and merchants price haggling  fills the bustling Garmsir district bazaar, a stark contrast from what was here two months ago.

When Marines rolled though 70 days ago, the city center looked more l...

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