AT SEA— Marines and Sailors of 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit and Boxer Amphibious Ready Group headed to paradise to conduct Exercise Tropic Thunder in Hawaii, Aug. 30 through Sept. 1, 2013. Tropic Thunder marked the first exercise of the unit’s Western Pacific Deployment. The exercise provided an opportunity to sustain operability and demonstrate capabilities to … Continue reading
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13th MEU BLT 1/4 fast-ropes during PMINT
13th MEU supports PMINT flight ops
KSL 5 TV: St. George becomes good fit for Afghanistan-like training for Marines
Marines land MV-22B Ospreys at St. George, Utah
13th MEU conducts Ground RUT
Charlie Co., 1/4 conducts helo raid training
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Marines and Sailors of Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/4, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, teamed with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 166 (Reinforced) to conduct helicopter raid training exercises at Camp Pendleton, Calif., March 25-28. The training afforded the Marines and Sailors an opportunity to improve squad-level maneuvering and urban warfare tactics. … Continue reading
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13th MEU conducts Iron Fist 2013
Iron Fist 2013: US – Japan partnership ‘stronger than ever’
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Marines with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, alongside members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, conducted a closing ceremony for Exercise Iron Fist 2013, at Camp Pendleton, Calif. Feb. 15. The purpose of the annual bilateral amphibious exercise is to improve interoperability, enhance military-to-military relations, hone individual and small-unit skills … Continue reading
DVIDS – Video – JGSDF Observe MV-22 Ospreys During Iron Fist 2013
DVIDS – Video – JGSDF Observe MV-22 Ospreys During Iron Fist 2013. Continue reading
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