Latest "26th-Marine-Expeditionary-Unit" stories

War in Middle East looms over Marines’ 40th memorial of Beirut attack

Gen. Eric Smith has a message for anyone who would attack the Marines in the Middle East: "If you target them, someone else will raise your children."

By Irene Loewenson

5 weeks ago

The amphibious assault ship Bataan conducts routine operations in the Atlantic Ocean on July 13, 2023, during deployment.

US sending more Navy ships, Marines to Gulf to counter Iran

The deployment is the latest move to increase security in the region in the wake of Iranian attempts to seize commercial ships there.

By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press

4 months ago

Marines provide more details on short-notice deployment to Middle East

Seventeen Marines from the 26th MEU's low-altitude air-defense detachment were deployed to Kuwait before they finished predeployment training.

By Irene Loewenson

6 months ago

Marines deploy to Central Command to provide air support

The Marine Corps, citing concerns of operational security, declined to provide the reason for the short-notice deployment.

By Irene Loewenson

7 months ago

A warship with Marines loitered for a month on alert in the Red Sea during US embassy move to Jerusalem

Marines were on high alert and ready to provide quick reaction forces in the event of violence stemming from the U.S. embassy move to Jerusalem.

By Shawn Snow

4 years ago

Grunts to get new binocular night vision goggles by spring 2020 ― and they’re not green

The Corps expects delivery of 14,000 devices, with the first sets to be doled out to grunts around spring of 2020.

By Shawn Snow

4 years ago