24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU)
2nd Marine Division ~ No Regiment
Expeditionary Units: 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit
The Marine Expeditionary Unit is a Marine Air Ground Task
Force. With a strength of about 2,200 personnel, the MEU
consists of a command element, a reinforced infantry
battalion called a battalion landing team (reinforced with
an artillery battery, amphibious assault vehicle platoon,
combat engineer platoon, light armored reconnaissance
company, an M1A1 Main Battle Tank platoon and a
reconnaissance platoon), a composite helicopter squadron
and a MEU service support group, CLB-24.
The mission of the MEU is to provide geographic combatant
commanders with a forward-deployed, rapid-response force
capable of conducting conventional amphibious and selected
maritime special operations at night or under adverse
weather conditions from the sea, by surface and/or by air
while under communications and electronics restrictions.
Commanded by a colonel, the MEU is employed to fulfill
routine forward deployments with U.S. Naval Fleets in the
Mediterranean, the Western Pacific and periodically, the
Atlantic and Indian Oceans. The MEU is deployed on three
Naval amphibious ships and can operate in virtually any
environment.
Information on this page was last updated 8/9/2010 2:48:47 PM GMT. For additional information about 24th MEU, please visit the official unit web page or the official USMC web site www.usmc.mil. The unit web address is noted below.
| Official USMC Unit Information |
| Base Location: |
Camp LeJeune |
| Official Unit Web Site: |
http://www.iimefpublic.usmc.mil/public/iimefpublic.nsf/sites/24thmeu |
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| OFFICIAL Marine Corps Family Readiness Information |
| Family Readiness Page: |
http://www.iimefpublic.usmc.mil/public/iimefpublic.nsf/unitSites/iimef_family_readiness?OpenDocument |
| Family Readiness Officer (FRO) |
none found |
| FRO Phone Number |
II MEF Family Readiness Office at (910) 451-8981 |
| Unit Hotline Number |
24th MEU hotline 1-877-817-7322 then dial 5 |
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Marine Family Readiness: Under Commandant Conway's guidance, the Marine Corps Family Readiness program has undergone some changes in 2008. Every battalion has a FRO (Family Readiness Officer) who is responsible for providing information to spouses, parents and family members of our deployed Marines. The KV or Key Volunteer program is being phased out.
FRO Structure: The primary source of unit/battalion information for spouses AND parents is the FRO and Unit Hotline. The FRO will work with FR Assistants, FR Advisors and FR Volunteers along with the senior command members to make up the new Family Readiness Command Team.
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| 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU) Postal Facility |
| If you need assistance finding a mailing address for a Marine, please contact the postal facility of the last known state-side duty station. The postal facility will not give out mailing addresses to non-family members. Family members need to be prepared to provide identifying information for their Marine. The following is contact information for the postal facility that handles 24th MEU mail: |
| Postal Facility Location |
Main Post Office Camp Lejeune, NC |
| Postal Phone Number(s) |
(910) 451-2789/2204/5134 |
| 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU) Mailing Addresses |
24th Marine Expeditionary Unit
PSC Box 20083
Camp Lejeune, NC 28542
Information on 24th MEU last updated 8/9/2010 2:48:47 PM GMT.
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