Muscle memory helps corpsmen save lives
November 10, 2015 — Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 15, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, run out of an MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft and set up a perimeter around a simulated blast. Behind them they hear fellow Marines role-playing casualties yelling and screaming for help as the mass casualty team begins identifying patients who need immediate MORE
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15th MEU Marines, French forces successfully conclude bilateral exercise in Djibouti
October 12, 2015 — Elements of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit concluded a bilateral training exercise with the French 5th Overseas Combined Arms Regiment (RIAOM) which began September 21 and concluded on October 7 in Djibouti.The Marines participating in the course were assigned to the 15th MEU’s Force Reconnaissance Detachment, Delta Company, Light Armored MORE
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Expeditionary team holds New Year’s celebration on flight deck
January 1, 2013 — USS PELELIU – The area that is home to CH-46E Sea Knights and a host of other aircraft was used for a different purpose, Jan. 1.Marines and sailors with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit and Peleliu Amphibious Ready Group held a steel beach picnic on the flight deck of the USS Peleliu, which was an opportunity for the blue-green team to relax at MORE
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Peleliu holds pull-up challenge at-sea
November 24, 2012 — USS PELELIU - Cheers echoed in the gym of the USS Peleliu as Marines and sailors proudly cheered for their teammates during a ship-wide Campbell Cup Pull-Up Challenge, Nov. 24.The challenge was the fourth competition in the Campbell Cup, a bi-monthly challenge that pits teams within the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit and Peleliu Amphibious Ready MORE
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Phrog crew spends some time behind the trigger
October 30, 2012 — INDIAN OCEAN – Crewmembers in two CH-46E Sea Knights traded their tools for an afternoon in the sky behind the triggers of some heavy machine guns, Oct. 25.Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 364 (Rein.), 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, conducted aerial gunnery and tail gunnery training to refresh the skills of eight of the unit’s crew chiefs as well MORE
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CLB-15 celebrates 25th anniversary
October 26, 2012 — USS RUSHMORE- The ship was unusually busy one early morning aboard the USS Rushmore as the golden sun rose, casting long shadows of Marines standing in formation across the flight deck.Combat Logistics Battalion 15 celebrated their 25th birthday with a Battle Color Rededication Ceremony here, Oct. 15, during the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit and MORE
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Amphibious Assault Vehicle Platoon works hard to maintain smooth operations
October 25, 2012 — USS GREEN BAY – Maintaining and operating 15 26-ton amphibious assault vehicles is no easy task, but the Marines of Amphibious Assault Vehicle Platoon, India Co., Battalion Landing Team 3/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit work hard to accomplish that mission everyday.In order to bring the Marines of India Co., BLT 3/5, 15th MEU to shore, the MORE
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Rushmore medical, dental take care of business
October 5, 2012 — USS RUSHMORE – Sailing across the high seas, a team of 21 corpsmen, one ER physician, an ER nurse and a dentist keep the Marines and sailors of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit and Peleliu Amphibious Ready Group healthy as they continue their Western Pacific deployment.Although it’s much smaller than the PELARG’s flag ship, the USS Peleliu, MORE
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Darkhorse disciples bring expeditionary Marines, sailors together
September 29, 2012 — USS PELELIU – During deployments, service members often find outlets to help them cope with the stresses that come with being away. Some opportunities include the gym, music or religion. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 3/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, have recently formed Darkhorse Disciples, a lay-led bible study, aboard the USS Peleliu. MORE
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Recon Marines wrap up final qualifications with dive in unique territory
September 28, 2012 — PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii - Select reconnaissance Marines from Reconnaissance Platoon, Battalion Landing Team 3/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, and Force Reconnaissance Platoon, 15th MEU, dove in to a unique opportunity to honor the fallen and to start the Western Pacific 12-02 deployment, Sept. 17-24. The swift, silent and deadly divers used the MORE
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