24th MEU, "Americas MEU"

[Lcpl Young 0331]

I was a Marine, in the Second Batallion, Second Marines during their deployment overseas to include, Kenya, Djibouti, Kosovo, Bahrain, Greece, Macedonia, Kuwait and Iraq. I got many things out of that deployment, one that might interest those here is a disc filled with pictures and videos of our operations (Unclassified). I've been looking for a way or place to upload it to the internet, so I can toss a link here for everyone to view. If you have any suggestions on where to put the pictures and videos, or if you have any questions about the Marines, Deployments, the 24th MEU, or any other Marine related information... dont hesitate to post here.

[Frens]

Maybe the Moderator can post them for you. Try to send him the pictures and the videos.

[spoonman]

get a free account on www.photobucket.com you should be able to upload quite a bit of pics.

[Seoulstriker]

I was a Marine, in the Second Batallion, Second Marines during their deployment overseas to include, Kenya, Djibouti, Kosovo, Bahrain, Greece, Macedonia, Kuwait and Iraq. I got many things out of that deployment, one that might interest those here is a disc filled with pictures and videos of our operations (Unclassified). I've been looking for a way or place to upload it to the internet, so I can toss a link here for everyone to view. If you have any suggestions on where to put the pictures and videos, or if you have any questions about the Marines, Deployments, the 24th MEU, or any other Marine related information... dont hesitate to post here.

hey! if you have a decent upload connection, you could probably email the photos to Hood. if the photos are not too large, you can use www.xbox-connection.com/hostedimages/

[Salty Dog]

Lcpl Young 0331, what did you do in the other places on your deployment....kenya, greece, kosovo?
also, i am unclear on how you become part of an MEU, so could you tell me how you became part of it?
thanks

[Ratamacue]

I'm not sure about the video, but you can send the pictures to Hood at webmaster@militaryphotos.net and he'll post them in the User Submitted Section (http://media.militaryphotos.net/photos/view_album.php?set_albumName=User_Submitted) of the site. I don't know whether he'd post the videos, as that would use up quite a bit of bandwidth.

[MarineSniper8541]

Wecome to the forum, Young.

It's great to see someone who was with 2/2 on here. I left 2/2 in August of '99 after 7 1/2 years with them. I was the Chief Scout for STA there when I left. We did a LOT of stuff during that time and were the most experienced batallion in the division when I left.

I don't know if anyone was left there while you were there that was on the Liberia deployment with us, but in case you heard about it, I was one of the snipers with STA that got wounded there. I noticed that you are a 31, are you with Weapons Co. or one of the line companies? I started out with 2nd Plt Fox Co. when I first got there before I took the STA indoc.How is the unit doing? Is it still the most kick ass batallion on Lejeune? How is the STA platoon there doing? Well, I hope. I know that 1/2 took a hell of a lot of casualties at Nasirya. Do they still all live next door by the Gym?

Anyways, welcome to the forum, Warlord and I look forward to seeing your pics.

[Lcpl Young 0331]

Wecome to the forum, Young.

It's great to see someone who was with 2/2 on here. I left 2/2 in August of '99 after 7 1/2 years with them. I was the Chief Scout for STA there when I left. We did a LOT of stuff during that time and were the most experienced batallion in the division when I left.

I don't know if anyone was left there while you were there that was on the Liberia deployment with us, but in case you heard about it, I was one of the snipers with STA that got wounded there. I noticed that you are a 31, are you with Weapons Co. or one of the line companies? I started out with 2nd Plt Fox Co. when I first got there before I took the STA indoc.How is the unit doing? Is it still the most kick ass batallion on Lejeune? How is the STA platoon there doing? Well, I hope. I know that 1/2 took a hell of a lot of casualties at Nasirya. Do they still all live next door by the Gym?

Anyways, welcome to the forum, Warlord and I look forward to seeing your pics.

I've seen you in the boards on a number of threads... small world that you came from 2/2. I'm in Weapons Co.... CAAT. For those that asked... In Kosovo I was part of a month long security force KFOR, that patrolled alongside the German Army, throughout the wartorn area (it's at peace now, but you still find small fights between armed farmers and whatnot). It was definitely interesting to see the Germans and how they operate. One of them even told me "This is the G3 (refering to the Machinegun), we used these when we fought against you guys in Worl War II." It was CRAZY. As for Kenya... I served as a security team for some aid workers... so they could give humanitarian to the villagers (dental and medical).

MarineDep4, you asked about becoming a MEU. When you get to your unit, and if they are on the schedule to do a deployment overseas, you may become part of a MEU (Marine Expeditionary Force). The MEU consists of a ground unit, air, and support units. We served aboard three ships on our trek to and from the med... the Tortuga, Austin and the Nassau. You'll spend 40% or so of your time on the ships... the rest spent on the ground doing ops, or experiencing some fun liberty ports.

Thanks guys for the ideas on the uploads... I'll see what I can do tomorrow. I spoke to Hood, I'm going to FTP my video up... so you guys can see the 24th MEU deployment video. It's 64MBs, with a song dubbed over... you guys might like it.

[IDFM203]

the rest spent on the ground doing ops, or experiencing some fun liberty ports.


I love the IDF and my service in there but one thing about the U.S. military always had me envious and curious about. It is those deployments all over the world and these fun liberty ports :P

I was always curious about them. First, what are the countries that Marines or navy have these liberty ports.?? How much time are you allowed off shore??? Where do you sleep, on your ships or off shore in those nations??. Are you given some money to spend???

As for Israel specifically, I have met on some different occasions U.S. military personal and have had good impressions on them not to mention some fun times in a bar in the Israeli resort city of Eilat (boy you guys can drink ;) :D ).

Anyway’s if you have been to Israel as a Marine (or any U.S. military personal ) I would be curious to hear some of your perceptions about your times there. (Heck if you were involved in joint training before Iraq where a large contingent of Marines and army came to Israel to learn Israeli MOUT techniques and training then you can share your experiences about those as well……of course keep it very general so as to not violate any OPSEC rules)

On a side topic, what does Semper fi mean and why do the Marines have it as their motto or creed.

Shalom :D

[James]

I was always curious about them. First, what are the countries that Marines or navy have these liberty ports.?? How much time are you allowed off shore??? Where do you sleep, on your ships or off shore in those nations??. Are you given some money to spend???


I won't speak for everyone, but I was in (or personally know Marines who went to) Qatar, Australia, Singapore, Thailand, and Hong Kong. I was a West Coast Marine. Liberty can last from a few hours to several days. When I was in Qatar, liberty was only for a few hours on a few evenings, and we were in uniform. In Australia, I had four glorious days ashore. :D In my unit, non commissioned officers and above were allowed to get hotel rooms in Australia, and most of us were gone the entire four days. Lower ranks were required to spend their first night aboard the ship, and were free to stay in town for the rest of the time. I believe that that was a decision made by out BN ot MEU commander, but I'm not sure. We were not given any extra money to spend - just our normal pay. But, there wasn't much to spen it on aboard ship. When I was in Australia, I think I burned through about $1200 in 4 days. ;)

[hood]

Any images that you or anyone else wants posted that they have the rights to, can be sent in to me and I'll post it up, be it video or photos which I'd put in the galleries. Thanks.

[hood]

Here's the torrent for the video you sent in:

http://www.militaryphotos.net/media/OIF-small.wmv.torrent

[Lcpl Young 0331]

Hmm... that's not a good sign... I clicked on the link, then tried to view it with the same program I use on my computer and it came up as an error.

[hood]

It's a bit torrent file, which is a small file with the information that a Bit Torrent client needs to start talking to the servers/clients who are serving it and downloading it currently. This makes it so it doesn't put a big burden on my server for large files, but lets people download quickly. The client can be downloaded here. Just install this and click on the torrent file again. It should pick it up.

http://d.scarywater.net/bittorrent-EXPERIMENTAL-UNOFFICIAL-3.2.1b-2.exe

[IDFM203]

I was always curious about them. First, what are the countries that Marines or navy have these liberty ports.?? How much time are you allowed off shore??? Where do you sleep, on your ships or off shore in those nations??. Are you given some money to spend???


I won't speak for everyone, but I was in (or personally know Marines who went to) Qatar, Australia, Singapore, Thailand, and Hong Kong. I was a West Coast Marine. Liberty can last from a few hours to several days. When I was in Qatar, liberty was only for a few hours on a few evenings, and we were in uniform. In Australia, I had four glorious days ashore. :D In my unit, non commissioned officers and above were allowed to get hotel rooms in Australia, and most of us were gone the entire four days. Lower ranks were required to spend their first night aboard the ship, and were free to stay in town for the rest of the time. I believe that that was a decision made by out BN ot MEU commander, but I'm not sure. We were not given any extra money to spend - just our normal pay. But, there wasn't much to spen it on aboard ship. When I was in Australia, I think I burned through about $1200 in 4 days. ;)

Thanks for your answer :D

Oh and damn $1200 in 4 days……well I can guess as to one thing that amount of money went for ;) ………….I hope it was worth it :P :D

Shalom :D

[Herrmannek]

... but lets people download quickly...

Sometimes :)

[USMarine3521]

wow that is cool sweet video! I actually have to turn in a commercial tommorow for Econ class, I'm going to advertise the Marines. :D

im going to be using this site a lot today (haven't started yet lol):lol:

[Lcpl Young 0331]

Yeah the money goes by fast... I burned about $500 in a few days of liberty in Bahrain. Everything is pretty exspensive overseas and people try to rip you off the first chance they get. I have a story, but it's long so I'll spare you all... let's just say I switched because of two bills that look very similar.

We had very little liberty compared to the floats before us. Especially those before Sept. 11. In all we had maybe 14 days, for a 9 month deployment. West Coast floats usually get more, from what I hear.

[Lcpl Young 0331]

Hehe, if you can get away with it, use that "For Country" commercial-type video for your class lol. Just hope that the teacher hasn't seen it before

[Seoulstriker]

awesome video!!! woot woot woot woot

just one thing i want to mention: they really improved FLIR capabilities from the Gulf War. :D

[Lcpl Young 0331]

Yeah the optics in general are getting much better. There was a few photos or video snaps from a Machinegun Mounted Thermal (all white). Those are the most advanced optics our ground units use right now. They work like a charm