September 25, 2008 — Sailors assigned to the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) and Marines assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit completed a successful Combat Rubber Raiding Craft (CRRC) operation from the well deck of Essex, Sept. 25.During the three-hour exercise, 25 Marines from the 31st MEU’s Amphibious Reconnaissance Platoon and MORE
|
September 23, 2008 — Whether it’s landing a helicopter during flight operations or dealing with high seas during small boat launch and recovery training, Marines and sailors work together through the elements to forge a relationship capable of completing any maritime contingency mission.Marines and sailors with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and Essex MORE
|
September 18, 2008 — As the Marine Corps’ only forward deployed Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), the Marines and sailors of the 31st MEU concluded MEU Exercise (MEUEX) 08-2 with plenty of success and lessons learned, Sept. 11.The semi-annual exercise took place Sept. 2-11 and involved more than 1,100 personnel from the 31st MEU’s command element and its major MORE
|
September 08, 2008 — As the only permanently forward deployed Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) in the Marine Corps, the 31st MEU must be able to effectively “shoot, move and communicate” in execution of complex missions. While certain aspects of shooting and moving may vary, one constant remains; communications must always work efficiently in order to achieve mission MORE
|
September 03, 2008 — Waking up at 4:30 in the morning (or zero-four-thirty, as it's known in the military) isn't an especially new sensation for me coming from a ship.Everything that came afterward, however, is not only new, but completely unexpected.The Marine Corps has a base on the northern part of the island called Camp Gonsalves where the Marines go through the MORE
|