13th Marine Expeditionary Unit
Hometown: Camp Pendleton, CA, US
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Featured Video
Staff Sgt. Brian Toblin
Staff Sgt. Brian Toblin, with Fox Battery, Battalion Landing Team 1/1, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), gives a greeting to his parents and the Jacksonville Jaguars from the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4). The 13th MEU is deployed with Boxer Amphibious Ready Group providing support for maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the United States 7th Fleet area of operations. Produced by Lance Cpl. Jesse D. Witten.
Video by Capt. Bradlee Avots | 13MEU | 08.28.2011
Recent Photos
(401 votes; 2.91)
13th MEU Marines bring historic Carrier to life once moreGeoff Collins, former USS Hornet Marine detachment executive officer and member of the board of directors of the San Francisco Fleet Week Association, visits the...
Photo by Sgt. Christopher O'Quin | 13MEU | 10.07.2012
Marines at AlamedaLance Cpl. William Capra, a rifleman with 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit and Overbrook Kan. native, shows a visitor a...
Photo by Sgt. Christopher O'Quin | 13MEU | 10.07.2012
San Francisco Fleet Week 2012 Senior Leadership SeminarMaj. Gen. Melvin Spiese, I Marine Expeditionary Force Deputy Commanding General, speaks to military and civilian personnel at the San Francisco Fleet Week 2012 Senior...
Courtesy Photo | 13MEU | 10.04.2012
13th MEU Marines, Sailors train to navigate collapsed...Cpl. Luis Villalobos (left), a heavy equipment mechanic with Maintenance Detachment, Combat Logistics Battalion 13, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, and native Phoenix...
Photo by Sgt. Christopher O'Quin | 13MEU | 10.05.2012
13th MEU Marines convoy through San FranciscoMarines with Alpha Company, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepare to leave Pier 30/32 on a convoy to Alameda, Calif., to...
Photo by Sgt. Christopher O'Quin | 13MEU | 10.04.2012
13th MEU arrives in 'America’s Most Livable City' for...Distinguished visitors from the Department of Emergency Management, Naval Postgraduate School and the San Francisco Fire Department, wait to board a CH-53E "Super...
Photo by Sgt. Christopher O'Quin | 13MEU | 10.03.2012
Recent Video
(6 votes; 3.67)
Staff Sgt. Brian ToblinStaff Sgt. Brian Toblin, with Fox Battery, Battalion Landing Team 1/1, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), gives a greeting to his parents and the Jacksonville...
Video by Capt. Bradlee Avots | 13MEU | 08.28.2011
Sgt. Carlos VelazquezMarine Sgt. Carlos Velazquez sends a greeting to his family. Generic.
Courtesy Video | 13MEU | 08.19.2011
Silver Star AwardU.S. Marine Sgt. Franklin Simmons, Force Reconnaissance Platoon, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, was presented the Silver Star on board the USS Boxer. Produced by...
Courtesy Video | 13MEU | 07.04.2011
Silver Star AwardU.S. Marines Sgt. Franklin M. Simmons, Force reconnaissance Platoon, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), was presented the Silver Star aboard the USS Boxer (LHD-4)...
Courtesy Video | 13MEU | 07.04.2011
Family DayCol. Dave Coffman, Commanding Officer of Marines 13th Expeditionary Unit, speaks at the 13th MEU's Family Day aboard U.S.S. Boxer about their deployment so far.
Courtesy Video | 13MEU | 06.28.2011
Petty Officer NegronSends a greeting to his wife for Mothers Day and the Ellen Degeneres Show.
Courtesy Video | 13MEU | 05.06.2011
Recent News Stories
(44 votes; 3.52)
13th MEU Marines bring historic Carrier to life once moreDecades ago, Marines lived aboard an aircraft carrier during such famous battles as Iwo Jima and Okinawa. It now lives on as a museum ship, reminding the public of...
Story by Sgt. Christopher O'Quin | 13MEU | 10.07.2012
13th MEU Marines, Sailors train to navigate collapsed...An earthquake or natural catastrophe can happen in minutes, threatening people’s lives and welfare. On Oct. 05, 2012, 10 Marines and Sailors with Combat Logistics...
Story by Sgt. Christopher O'Quin | 13MEU | 10.05.2012
13th MEU arrives in 'America’s Most Livable City' for...The USS Makin Island (LHD-8), a ship built to carry troops, supplies and relief in response to crisis throughout the globe, arrived in San Francisco Oct. 3, 2012,...
Story by Sgt. Christopher O'Quin | 13MEU | 10.03.2012
Sergeants Course empowers, challenges future of CorpsEvery day, sergeants shoulder the responsibility of leading and improving their junior Marines. One way sergeants improve themselves as the backbone of the Corps is...
Story by Sgt. Christopher O'Quin | 13MEU | 07.25.2012
CLB-13 trains in HAO, NEO operations with SOTGHuman beings depend on three basic needs: food, water and shelter. Natural disasters, armed conflict, and famine can strip people of these necessities and threaten...
Story by Sgt. Christopher O'Quin | 13MEU | 07.13.2012
‘Fighting 13th’ Marines, Sailors join Anaheim for...Marines and sailors from the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit marched down East Santa Anna Canyon Road, with the community of Anaheim for their Independence Day Parade,...
Story by Sgt. Christopher O'Quin | 13MEU | 07.04.2012
