Mighty MEU Mega Thread (MMMT)

[HeyJoe]

090716-N-9520G-046 CORAL SEA (July 16, 2009) Marines assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU) embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) board a CH-53E Sea Stallion helicopter during a Talisman Saber 2009 exercise. Talisman Saber is a joint exercise between the U.S. and the Australian Defense Force that includes participation from more than 20,000 U.S. and 10,000 Australian personnel. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nardelito Gervacio/Released)

 

[phrogpilot73]

Time to start treasuring the cool Phrog shots as their time in service counts down

start? START?!? You're behind the powercurve, there are some of us who've been treasuring them for a while.

And they'll still be around for quite a while. As of right now, the last reserve squadron transitions in 2017. Then HMX, then Pedro. It'll be a while...

 

[HeyJoe]

start? START?!? You're behind the powercurve, there are some of us who've been treasuring them for a while.

And they'll still be around for quite a while. As of right now, the last reserve squadron transitions in 2017. Then HMX, then Pedro. It'll be a while...

Take my word for it, those years will whiz by as fewer and fewer remain.

 

[gaijin6423]

So, are you deliberately not including any 24th MEU in Afghanistan shots, or just getting rid of the fluff first?

 

[HeyJoe]

So, are you deliberately not including any 24th MEU in Afghanistan shots, or just getting rid of the fluff first?

I simply don't have acccess to any. I'm not the only one who can upload images. Feel free to do so if you can find them.

 

[Alpha_Echo_606]

24th MEU

080522-M-6020M-116 HELMAND, Afghanistan (May 22, 2008) Lt. Dana Cash, a medical officer with Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24 MEU), NATO International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) hands out school supplies to local children outside the hospital at Camp Hero, Afghanistan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alison Martinez (Released)

080430-M-3599F-058 KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (April 30, 2008) Marine dentists assigned to the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU), International Security Assistance Force, NATO, conduct medical and dental training with the Afghanistan National Army. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. James H. Frank (Released)

 

[phrogdriver]

I have a few pretty decent ones of the current 22 MEU--including many of the mighty MV-22, because I'm not into antique keepsakes. Unfortunately, I can't do Photobucket out here.

My avatar is one, though.

 

[HeyJoe]

090719-N-0120A-650 SHOALWATER BAY, Australia (July 19, 2009) Marines assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), embarked aboard the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), rush toward an M777 105mm lightweight Howitzer to be lift by an MH-53E Sea Stallion helicopter, assigned to the Air Combat Element of the 31st MEU, as a part of exercise Talisman Saber 2009. Talisman Saber is a biennial, combined training activity designed to train Australian and U.S. forces in planning and conducting combined operations, which will help improve combat readiness and interoperability between Australian and U.S. forces. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Mark R. Alvarez/Released)

090719-N-0120A-634 SHOALWATER BAY, Australia (July 19, 2009) An MH-53E Sea Stallion helicopter, assigned to the Air Combat Element of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, embarked aboard the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) lifts an M777 105mm lightweight Howitzer as a part of exercise Talisman Saber 2009. Talisman Saber is a biennial, combined training activity designed to train Australian and U.S. forces in planning and conducting combined operations, which will help improve combat readiness and interoperability between Australian and U.S. forces. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Mark R. Alvarez/Released)

 

[HeyJoe]

090719-N-0120A-044 SHOALWATER BAY, Australia (July 19, 2009) An MH-53E Sea Stallion helicopter, assigned to the Air Combat Element of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, embarked aboard the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) takes off from the beach as a part of exercise Talisman Saber 2009. Talisman Saber is a biennial, combined training activity designed to train Australian and U.S. forces in planning and conducting combined operations, which will help improve combat readiness and interoperability between Australian and U.S. forces. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Mark R. Alvarez/Released)

 

[Alpha_Echo_606]

090719-N-5253W-074 QUEENDSLAND, Australia (July 19, 2009) Marine Staff Sgt. William McGowan, right, and Marine Cpl. Thomas Down, both assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron (HMM) 262, look down through the "hell hole" in the belly of a CH-53E "Sea Stallion" helicopter while transporting an M777 155-mm Howitzer during an artillery airlift exercise. The 31st MEU and HMM-262 are embarked aboard the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2). Essex is participating in exercise Talisman Saber 2009, a biennial, joint, combined exercise sponsored by U.S. Pacific Command and the Australian Defense Force. (U.S. Navy photograph by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Gabriel S. Weber/Released)

 

[HeyJoe]

090723-N-5253W-225 QUEENDSLAND, Australia (July 23, 2009) Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC) 10, assigned to Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 5, makes a late-afternoon run to the beach while transporting U.S. Marines and vehicles back to the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2). Essex is participating in Talisman Saber 09, a biennial, combined exercise designed to train Australian and U.S. forces in planning and conducting combined operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Gabriel S. Weber/Released)

 

[Screamtruth]

Very nice pictures heyjoe; makes me miss the Corps.

thank you for posting 'em

 

[HeyJoe]

Very nice pictures heyjoe; makes me miss the Corps.

thank you for posting 'em

My pleasure

 

[Alpha_Echo_606]

090728-N-8607R-199 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 28, 2009) A U.S. Marine Corps instructor and a hospital corpsman assigned to the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (11th MEU) ensure the safety of Marines fast-roping from a static CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter aboard amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). The 11th MEU is part of the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group, currently underway conducting a Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) in preparation for a scheduled deployment to the western Pacific Ocean later this year. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Eva-Marie Ramsaran/Released)

 

[scoolbubba]

All we gotta do now is pre position Phrogs full of jarheads on rooftops all over the shitholes we're fighting in and we could save a ton of money on JP-5!