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11th Marine Expeditionary Unit

I Marine Expeditionary Force

11th MEU conducts first training evolution

The 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit has worked long and hard to ensure all elements of the MEU are officially certified as a fully capable fighting force. Despite accomplishing all predeployment certification requirements, the 11th MEU continued to train at a high level and conducted a plethora of different training evolutions on Marine Corps

11th Marine Expeditionary Unit conducts long-range insert

Marines from the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, supported by sailors from Amphibious Squadron 5 and the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, conducted a long range insertion of more than 800 nautical miles into Bellows Training Area, Hawaii, July 31, 2014.Four MV-22B Ospreys, refueled en route by a KC-130J Super Hercules, departed the USS Makin

11th MEU celebrates completing pre-deployment training

Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, I Marine Expeditionary Force, held a field meet aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 27, 2014. The meet was the last group activity the Marines had before going on leave to prepare for deployment.The 11th MEU includes Marines from throughout I MEF including Marine Medium Tilt Rotor Squadron 163;

Echo Co. jumps on tracks for mech assault training

The Marines of Echo Company, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment (BLT 2/1), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, geared up and shipped out from the USS Comstock during Composite Unit Training Exercise for combat operation training.Echo Company mounted up on amphibious assault vehicles, or “tracks”, attached to the unit and

11th MEU conducts EFEX

The 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit has conducted several varying training evolutions during its predeployment cycle. The MEU is currently conducting, along with Amphibious Squadron (PHIBRON) 5, Composite Unit Training Exercise off the coast of southern California on the USS Makin Island, USS San Diego and USS Comstock. The purpose of this now

11th MEU, PHIBRON 5 unite for first at-sea period

Marines and sailors with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit and Amphibious Squadron 5 completed two weeks of sea-based predeployment training off the coast of San Diego, April 18.PHIBRON Marine Expeditionary Unit Integration Training was the first full-scale at-sea event in the 11th MEU's predeployment cycle. The training allowed the MEU, alongside

11th MEU leaps another hurdle on predeployment track

The Marines and sailors of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit completed two weeks of land-based predeployment training at Fort Hunter Liggett and nearby Camp Roberts, Calif., March 28. Realistic Urban Training Marine Expeditionary Unit Exercise 14-1 was the first large-scale opportunity for integration between the ground combat element, aviation

11th MEU conducts training operations

For more than 200 years, American society has revered the Marine Corps as one of the most elite fighting forces in the world. Some say it’s because of weapons, tactics or their ability to do more with less. All of which are characteristics Marines take pride in, emphasizing them from the start of recruit training. What most individuals don’t see is

11th MEU Marines blaze a trail with volunteer efforts

Marines and sailors with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit donated time and effort to a local Catholic mission near Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif., March 22. The volunteers put rigorous training, as part of Realistic Urban Training Marine Expeditionary Unit Exercise (RUTMEUEX) 14-1, on pause to leave a positive impression on the nearby

Fox Company BLT 2/1 trains for theater cooperation

Marines with Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines (BLT 2/1), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit conducted a Special Operation Training Group exercise as part of Realistic Urban Training Marine Expeditionary Unit (RUTMEUEX) 14-1 at Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif., March 18, to hone their skills and tactics while training with role

11th Marine Expeditionary Unit