Det, EOD Co, 7th ESB, 1st MLG A unit citation or commendation is an award bestowed upon an organization for the action cited. Activated July 20, 1984 at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, as a permanent headquarters. 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit 06Dec16-07Apr17 The date span for the award covers Jan. 1, 2015 to Dec. 31, 2016. Addtional units approved for SPMAGTF-CR-CC 18.1: 01Oct17-28Feb18 Joint Meritorious Unit Award. Upon graduating from high school in 1993 he enlisted in the Marine Corps. Data: (910) 451-0426 HQ, U.S. Southern Command JTF-Bravo 01Nov18-30Sep21 2.a.9. Det, Marine Corps Cyber Team 1 Det, Security Force, 1st Bn, 6th Marines, 2nd MARDIV From February to March, the MEU transitioned to sustained relief operations and focused on turning over responsibilities to the Government of Haiti and major relief organizations ashore before departing at the end of March. The 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (22nd MEU) is one of seven such units currently in existence in the United States Marine Corps. Decided to drop out, but still had the opportunity to learn more about programming SmartNICs, and implemented a mechanism to ensure data-plane consistency. By Nov. 2, of that same year, the unit transited to Beirut where it landed later that month. Det, HQTRS Co, Intel SPT Bn, FHG, MARFORRES 2.a.8. The deployment marked the first time an ARG/MEU maintained a six-month presence in the Baltic region in over 20 years, reads a statement from the MEU. Odyssey Lightning was launched to clear ISIS fighters from the embattled city of Sirte at the request of the UN and U.S. backed Libyan Government of National Accord. We believe this was the first East Coast MEU deployment in a long while that was spent entirely in the 6th Fleet area of operations and the Marines did a tremendous job operating from above the Arctic Circle, to the Baltics, to the Mediterranean Sea, 22nd MEU commander Col. Paul Merida said in a statement. MALS-14, MAG-14 Temporarily activated as II Marine Amphibious Force at various times in the 1960s and 1970s to participate in exercises and operations. The 22nd MEU also made history in May when it was the first MEU to deploy with the MV-22B Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft. EKMS Vault: (910) 451-5949 Det, 4th ANGLICO, MARFORRES 01000 SERIES: MILITARY PERSONNEL. The MEU was again deployed at the turn of the millennium when it served as a Y2K contingency force, and also returned to the Balkans. Det, Intel, 1st Intel Bn, I MHG Marines and sailors of the 22nd MEU deployed to Iraq in 2005-2006 and battled insurgents from a forward operating base in and around the ancient city of Hit. 2nd Bn, 11th Marines In the film "Heartbreak Ridge" the 22nd MAU (Marine Amphibious Unit) was featured as the Marine Unit where Gunnery Sergeant Thomas Highway (played by Clint Eastwood) was the Recon Platoon's Non Commissioned Officer and landed in Grenada as part of the 22nd MEU operation. Det, METEOC, HQTRS I MIG, I MEF JTF-Civil Support April to August 1996. REF B IS DODI 1348.33, DOD MILITARY DECORATIONS AND AWARDS PROGRAM, CHANGE 5. The deployment marked a break from two decades of East Coast ARG/MEU missions that focused on supporting operations in U.S. Central Command. A unit citation or commendation is an award bestowed upon an organization for the action cited. Now a lieutenant colonel, Wallace is the current commander of Marine Light Attack Helicopter Training Squadron 303, with 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing. About 285 rounds fired from the Carneys 5-inch gun were coordinated from the 22nd MEUs amphibious assault ship Wasp, according to details in the command chronology. April to August 1996. Det, VMM-363, MAG-24,3d MAW U.S. Marine Corps Col. Donald Harlow, left, commanding officer, Marine Force Storage Command, Marine Corps Logistics Command, awards the Civilian Commendation Medal to Dan Corte-Real, right, regional project manager for the Consolidated Storage. Activated on Dec. 1, 1982 as the 22nd Marine Amphibious Unit (MAU), the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) has had an impressive operational history and continues to serve as an expeditionary force in readiness. In 1993, the MEU also served during the United Nations mission to Somalia. Awards . Det, PAO, HQTRS I MIG, I MEF US Navy Photo. In the Arctic, the 22nd MEU participated in the exercise Northern Viking 2022, a multinational amphibious and maritime exercise alongside Allied nations from France, Germany, Iceland, Norway and the United Kingdom, according to the service. Resolute Support Mission (Georgian Liaison Teams) 01Jan16-28Feb18 Det 1st Law Enforcement Bn, I MHG, I MEF Kearsarge and . Military veterans with Delta Airlines gather at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Georgia, for a static aircraft display, Nov. 3, 2022. 22nd MEU departed Camp Lejuene on 15 January and began arriving on 18 January.[9]. Armory: (910) 451-0422, S-6 Communications Georgian Liaison Team ROTO 2 01Jan16-18Apr16 Det, COMM Support, II MEF HQTRS, 5th Marine Reg, 1st MARDIV Det, Intel, 1st Intel Bn, I MHG Rightly so. 8th Mar Only those members of the Armed Forces of the United States who were present at the time and directly participated in the service or achievement for at least 30 days or more, if the period cited is less than 30 days, members are authorized to wear the JMUA ribbon. April to October 1997 22nd MEU was the first MEU to deploy with the MV-22 Osprey aircraft tilt-rotor aircraft in 2009. Brittney Vella The entire ARG/MEU returned to the Baltic in August and September for quickly planned exercises with Finland, Sweden and Standing NATO Maritime Group ONE (SNMG 1). Det, Intel, Intel Support Bn, FHG, MARFORRES The guided-missile destroyer USS Roosevelt (DDG 80) is in the background. Det, 1st Law Enforcement Bn, I MHG, I MEF For four months, the MEU carried out an aggressive campaign against Taliban and anti-coalition factions in the area where senior Army officials considered it the most successful campaign in the history of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Honors & Awards Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Metal 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit Nov 2022 Accurate and timely processing of 77 repairable assets to the USS Kearsarge for forwarding the . All existing guidance, orders, directives, and processes issued under the command of II Marine Expeditionary Force remain in effect until cancelled, modified, or superseded by new guidance, orders, or directives. Note: The above listed personnel will be reported via unit diary by HQMC MMMA-2. Marines attached to the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) wave to spectators as they arrive in Morehead City, N.C., aboard the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington (LPD-24) on Oct. 10, 2022. Title. 25 March 2004 to 10 July 2004, 1970 May 2002 to June 2002, Officer of the Day The 22nd MEU was the first major Marine force to respond, managing the hardest hit area that spanned 65 kilometers west of Port au Prince. 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit 08Oct16-06Dec16 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit . Det, Intel SPT Bn, FHG, MARFORRES Visual artist, Curator, with Master and Doctor degree in Art from UFMG and professor at the pos-graduation and graduate levels at the Institute of Art Sciences at UFPA. October 1983 to February 1984 160810-N-JW440-083 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Aug. 10, 2016) An AV-8B Harrier, with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), takes off from the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) Aug. 8, 2016. The 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit is a Marine Air-Ground Task Force that provides strategic speed and agility, ensuring our Marines are forward deployed and prepared to respond and protect U.S. national security interests around the globe. Marine Tacticial Elec Warfare Squad 3 (VMAQ-3) Det 01Apr17-30Sep17 Det, VMR Andrews AFB, 4th MAW II MEF was the Recon Platoon's Non Commissioned Officer and landed in Grenada as part of the 22nd MEU operation. HQ, Special Operations TF-Afghanistan 04Jun19-03Jun20 In addition, Marines operated with the Norwegians in a separate two-week-long bilateral amphibious exercise. [7][8], After the devastating, 12 January 2010 Haiti earthquake, Marines with the 22nd MEU embarked on the Bataan Amphibious ready group for Haiti in order to conduct a humanitarian assistance and disaster relief mission known as Operation Unified Response. 141027-N-HO612-013 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 27, 2014) A landing craft air cushion prepares to enter the well deck of landing transport dock ship USS Mesa . After nearly nine eventful months at sea in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility, the 22nd MEU participated in Operation Inherent Resolve as a theater reserve and crisis response force. Det, VMGR-352, MAG-11, 3d MAW MALS-14, Incirlik Air Base, Turkey Corps & Country. Det, HQTRS MACG-38, 3d MAW This deployment returned in March 1992. The recently returned Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group scrubbed plans for a slate of missions in the Middle East to take up a constant position in the Mediterranean Sea. Freedom. Training began the next day with a simulated integrated assault on a massive urban, The Marines and Sailors volunteered more than six hours, assembling a fence, landscaping, painting and fixing irrigation canals. Det, PSC, HQTRS I MIG All the Marine Corps MARADMINS listed here by year, number, and status. 315060 Det, HQTRS MACG-38, 3d MAW In April 1996, the 22nd MEU (SOC) arrived off the coast of civil war torn Liberia in western Africa for Operation Assured Response. Cameron Ross), https://www.dvidshub.net/video/embed/843601, https://www.dvidshub.net/video/843601/alexander-great-2022, http://www.22ndmeu.marines.mil/?videoid=843601, Amphibious Reconnaissance Operations during Alexander the Great 2022, U.S. Marines assigned to Reconnaissance Detachment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct amphibious operations with Hellenic Marines with 32nd Hellenic Marine Brigade during exercise Alexander the Great 2022, Lido Beach, Greece, May 5, 2022. [11] On 24 March, the MEU and ARG were released from their mission and sailed for home. NARR/REF A IS NAVMC 2922, MARINE CORPS UNIT AWARDS MANUAL. February to May 1983 SHARE. While deployed, the Marines and Sailors supported operations in U.S. European, African and Central Commands' areas of responsibility, including operations in Libya, training in Djibouti and bilateral training with Spanish and Romanian marines. Det, HQTRS CE, I MHG, I MEF Det, II MEF 1stBn, 2nd Mar Colonel Paul Merida is a native of Oakland, California and graduated from the University of California at Davis in 1994. He achieved a commission as a Second Lieutenant through the Marine Corps Enlisted Commissioning Education Program following his graduation from the University of Virginia in May 1999. American by Birth. January to February 2000 The MEU's activation was the redesignation of the 32nd MAU, a unit that regularly deployed to the Mediterranean and Caribbean regions for more than 20 years. The Marine Expeditionary Unit is a Marine Air Ground Task Force with a strength of about 2,200 personnel. On 5 February 1988, the word 'Amphibious' was replaced with 'Expeditionary' to reflect the Marine Corps' changing role in national defense and theater security.[3]. TF Al Asad/Lion, Al Asad, Iraq 01Jan16-24Aug17 4. The MEU's deployments in 1996 and 1997 focused on West Africa as it answered the call to conduct reinforcement and evacuation missions in Liberia, Zaire, the Central African Republic, the Republic of Congo and Sierra Leone. VMAQ-2 DJC2 Detachment, Naval Supp Activity, Bahrain 01Jan16-28Feb18 Det, MACG-28, 2d MAW [3][6] The MEU conducted numerous Theater Security Cooperation events in Europe and the Middle East during a deployment to the U.S. European Command and Central Command. Det, HQTRS CE, I MHG, I MEF Our Mission is straight forward: While we provide a forward-deployed, flexible sea-based Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) capable of conducting amphibious operations, crisis response, and limited contingency operations, to include enabling the introduction of follow-on forces and designated special operations, in support of theater . HQTRS, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st MARDIV The MEU consists of a command element, a reinforced infantry battalion, a composite helicopter squadron and an MEU service support . May to August 1990 Deployed on the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (22 MEU); coordinated, managed, and led 89 Marines and Sailors from 43 different military occupational specialties to nine different countries, and . The 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit conducted pre-deployment operations at North Auxiliary Airfield, North, South Carolina, Jan. 24 - 28. TF Wagram (40th French Artillery Reg, French Army) 24Oct17-15feb18 Det, CLB-1, CLR 1, 1st MLG Det, MALS-14, MAG-14, 2d MAW Det, ACE Air Cell, 3d MAW, I MEF 160810-N-JW440-083 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Aug. 10, 2016) An AV-8B Harrier, with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), takes off from the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1 . The Kearsarge ARG and embarked 22nd MEU, under the command and control of Task Force 61/2, consists of the flagship of the ARG, USS Kearsarge (LHD 3); the San Antonio-class amphibious transport . Alexander the Great 22 strengthens interoperability and force readiness between the U.S., Greece, and Allied nations, enhancing strategic defense and partnership while promoting security and stability in the region.