Armed with a spray can, most walls were considered fair game. Graffiti was his medium and more often than not, it was not appreciated by the public. Kicked out of the New York school system, most would have considered the ‘skater boy’ from Queens...
"We few, we happy few, we band of brothers. For he today who sheds his blood with me shall be my brother." Henry V, William Shakespeare
The players in the rugby game are men possessed by some elder god of war and sport. The atm...
Marines and sailors with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit Command Element visited Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 266, Marine Aircraft Group 26, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, II Marine Expeditionary Force to gain a better understanding of what an MV-...
Fluorescent lit and windowless, the mid-sized room is lined with neatly organized shelves and shuttered racks full of rifle optics, weapons, mechanical components, and paperwork. It’s not cluttered; the smell of lubricant, ubiquitous cleaning gea...
Col. Mark J. Desens relinquished his duties as the commanding officer of 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit to Col. Matthew G. St. Clair at a change of command ceremony aboard Camp Lejeune today.
"I think psychologically it started to get to me. It was like, all right I just stepped on an IED again; I've got to be hurt. There's no way I'm not hurt. ... How many guys do you hear that step on two IEDs in one deployment?"
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Marines with Battalion Landing Team 3/8 concluded operations in Afghanistan this week, ending a deployment that started in August 2010 with 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The Marines and sailors will return to C...
Marines with 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines, have relieved Battalion Landing Team 3/8 in place this week. BLT 3/8 detached from the deployed 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit in January to establish and maintain securit...
In the spider web of ditches and minor canals that irrigate the poppy fields in and near Helmand province's Green Zone, even a simple foot bridge can make a big difference in a l...
As 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit AV-8B Harriers conducted air strikes on Libya as part of Joint Task Force Odyssey Dawn, the new Lofted Communications System was operationally deployed for the first time aboard ship, March 20.
The helium...
Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit rescued a U.S. Air Force pilot downed in Libya March 22.
The F-15E Strike Eagle crashed in northeast Libya March 21 while flying in support of Operation Odyssey Dawn, the joint coalition en...
In an effort to safeguard the Libyan populace and infrastructure in and around the city of Ajdabiyah from further attacks by regime forces, 26th MEU, as part of Joint Task Force Odyssey Dawn, launched a second round of strikes by AV-8B Harrier ju...
U.N. Security Council Resolution 1973, which is centered on protecting Libyan citizens from any further harm from the Libyan Leader Muammar al-Qadhafi regime, now involves 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) aircraft, as part of Joint Task Force Od...
An innovation in military communications made its first contribution to combat operations. In support of Regimental Combat Team 8, International Security Assistance Force, Marines from 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit attached to Battalion Landing ...
U.S. Marines and sailors conducting counterinsurgency operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, medically evacuated an Afghan civilian from the village of Kakar, March 7, 2011.
Tears of joy streamed down the old Grecian mother’s face as she held the hand of her son, whom she hadn’t seen in seven years. The reunion was bitter sweet as she was about to say goodbye to him once again. The visit lasted only a few minutes. In...
U.S. Marines and sailors conducting counterinsurgency operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, conducted a Community Health Initiative in Kakar village, Mar. 1, 2011, and a second CHI in Aminollah Kariz village, Mar. 2. Marines and sailor...
U.S. Marines with Company I, Battalion Landing Team 3/8, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Regimental Combat Team 8, moved into Helmand province's "Green Zone" this week, where Taliban insurgents had previou...
"To say we found eight is kind of deceptive because we count them by initiating devices," said Gunnery Sgt. Brad Rickabaugh, Explosive Ordnance Disposal team leader attached to ...
After three days of heavy rain, U.S. Marines have reached out to residents in the Afghan villages of Turah Shah Ghundey and South Gavmishi to lend assistance. Marines with Company I, Battalion Landing Team 3/8, 26th...
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