September 25, 2004 — The 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard, USS Rushmore, and the USS Duluth, recently put their amphibious skills to the test during their first at-sea period, Expeditionary Strike Group Exercise. Deep into their workup cycle, this exercise is the first time this year the entire 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit embarked MORE
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September 22, 2004 — With more than three months of workups under their belts, elements of MEU Service Support Group 15 and Battalion Landing Team 1/1 recently conducted a Humanitarian Assistance Operation from the same ships they will soon take halfway around the world. Their mission, similar to HAOs they’ve conducted previously, was to provide medical, dental, food, MORE
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September 12, 2004 — A ghost town of lifeless streets and abandoned government houses recently roared back to life with the rumble of tracked and light armored vehicles while the pulse of helicopter rotor blades cut the air above the rooftops. The 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, deep in the heart of its six-month work-up cycle, moved into the former George Air Force MORE
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