Video: 26th MEU Hurricane Sandy Response
Video by Cpl. Chris Stone Subscribe To This Journalist
Marines assigned to Landing Support Platoon, Combat Logistics Battalion (CLB) 26, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), help the New York and New Jersey Port Authority move a generator from LaGuardia Airport to a damaged pier with a U.S. Navy MH-60S Seahawk, Nov. 6, 2012. The USS Wasp and the 26th MEU are currently off the coast of New York City in support of Hurricane Sandy disaster relief efforts in New York and New Jersey. The 26th MEU is able to provide generators, fuel, clean water, and helicopter lift capabilities to aid in disaster relief efforts. The 26th MEU was currently conducting pre-deployment training, preparing for their departure in 2013. As an expeditionary force operating from the sea, the MEU is a Marine Air-Ground Task Force capable of conducting amphibious operations, crisis response, and limited contingency operations. U.S. Marine Corps motion media by Cpl. Christopher Stone. Available in high definition.
Date Taken:11.6.2012
Date Posted:11.6.2012 8:14PM
Category:B-Roll
Video ID:160619
VIRIN:121106-M-SO289-001
Filename:DOD_100609234
Length:00:07:37
Location:NEW YORK, NY, US