Meet the Porcupine You Can't Touch: America's 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit

Meet the Porcupine You Can't Touch: America's 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit
The 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit is Special Operations Capable (26th MEU (SOC)). It is an Air-Ground Task Force with a strength of 2200-2400 Marines at full strength which are organized into Battalion Landing Teams (BLTs), a Combat Logistics Battalion (CLB), a Combat Logistics Detachment (CLD), and a Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) for aviation support. It has deployed extensively and is known for its capability to swiftly project power and respond to a wide range of missions including Combat Operations, Disaster Relief, and Humanitarian Assistance. It is a potent, forward-deployed, and crisis response force that can be rapidly tailored to meet the specific needs of many different missions or theaters of operations. They are forward-deployed aboard amphibious assault ships (LHDs or LHA), which give them the flexibility, mobility, and firepower needed to conduct their missions. The 26th MEU is a highly adaptable and rapidly deployable force that can respond to any crisis and conduct operations virtually anywhere in the world.
Video Credits: Cpl. Aziza Kamuhanda, Sgt. Matthew Romonoyske-Bean, and Lance Cpl. Rafael BrambilaPelayo
Thumbnail Credit: Sgt. Matthew Romonoyske-Bean
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[@geraldwilson3834]

My son is part of the 26th MEU. U.S.S. Bataan...Love you bub. We're always thinking of you and all the marines.

[@spannoschannel599]

Mine as well , semper fi ! I was with 31st meu

[@curtisake7431]

@@spannoschannel599 I served with the 31st MEU with BLT 2/5 back in 1995. Semper Fi family! (USMC, Retired) 1982 to 2002/0369

[@GST_HENNN]

@@spannoschannel599 I WAS ON 31ST 2004, HARPERS FERRY

[@jasestrong]

We are blessed to have such amazing patriots and warriors in America. God bless the American military members.

[@salembeeman370]

God bless those willing to go into harms way for our protection. I served 10 yrs, my wife 4 and my son 8 years. Glad to know we have been relieved by such competent personnel. Bravo Zulu

[@Adhtgndjw3jr342]

This is what they should be showing on those ads if they want to increase their recruitments. If I wasn't in college this would make me want to join

[@rickjames18]

Yup, and the other branches keep making the same mistakes.

[@truenreal365]

You should of joined😂😂

[@tennesseecopperhead7874]

I did my time in the military. In my day this WAS our military. Now its not. This is not what our military really is today. Our military now is a bunch of spoiled little man children who when they dont get what they want they cry......and our military will appease them. They are more concerned with making sure people dont hurt their feelings rather than training to fight the enemy. If we end up in a world war our military wont be able to stop them. If you think im lying just wait.

[@SuicidePar]

Look into the ROTC man. You can still have a degree and serve. :)

[@bigswolletx]

They are on a ship for stand-by, but they will get smoked in them tunnels.

[@eenrique4053]

They need to bring back the slaying the dragon commercial 😂

[@SuicidePar]

Now I remembered why I joined the Marines first! lol Just wish I could have done more MEU SOC maritime operations instead of just desert and urban warfare during my time in. My whole experience, never saw the ocean once! Just two trips to the Iraqi sandbox. SMH Get some 1/6! Semper Fi

[@joeygay7115]

Semper Fi and Happy Veterans Day to all of the men and women past and present for your service!

[@militaryexcursions]

Happy Veteran’s Day!! 👊🏻Semper Fi Brother!!

[@bjjmonster25]

Hell yes marine’s. Beautiful Artwork boys. Stay safe 💪💪🇺🇸🇺🇸🙏

[@greggwinter7463]

That’s the sound of freedom.

[@numbersandsports4206]

So are these pretty much the guys, the MEU, who would be fighting if America had to get involved with Hezbolah? Seems like such a high level of expertise unit, I don't see who else even could off a few weeks notice.

[@Jakem-xc3cg]

On the marine side yes. Although the army has there infantry guys also on QRF at all times

[@SuicidePar]

Good ol' "Victor" unit! 😁

[@Chevelle602]

Yeah the naval strike groups you hear about off the coast of Israel have about 2k Marines like these. Thats what makes the Marines what they are. They are part of the naval "package" They are soldiers of the sea. Its the package that makes the Marines unique. Air, land, sea, ready to go.

[@Sarge0311]

I served 12 yrs in the U.S.M.C I deployed four times to combat I miss being on active duty every day !!

[@ashifmallick3726]

How many innocent people killed is afghanistan iraq libiya syria or in viyatnam

[@dannyb9140]

Thank you for your service Marine.

[@dannyb9140]

​@@ashifmallick3726not enough.

[@libramoon9968]

Were you ever stationed in Okinawa? That's a planet of Marines!

[@Sureshots.]

@@dannyb9140thank you.

[@mattaparicio571]

Y’all make me proud!

[@cesarbolet2181]

Man I wish we had all that gucci gear back in 1996.

[@JohnMathewson-mf9jk]

2004 i was in the uss Kersarge we had the 22 MEU deployed with us.

[@christiekung7779]

Excellent job

[@michaelconnolly4382]

Get some!

[@Fighting_Fatigue_117]

I swear in the thumbnail they're in a hot air balloon! 😂

[@eduardodelagarza4787]

Get some, remember Lebanon, Semper Fi and Erin go Braugh

[@DavidMcCoyII]

Please, touch the porcupine, they are getting bored.

[@militaryexcursions]

😂

[@spannoschannel599]

Errrr!!!

[@see-rious-ley]

They’re waiting to be gently caressed 🤣

[@websurfer21]

Anyone else notice that nice hydra mount?

[@tig9495]

I wish I could overcome my anxiety and ocd if I did I would definitely join

[@xo_ectophylla_alba_xo]

When I was 18, I wanted to join, and I should have. I would likely not be in several dead end jobs with a ton of college debt

[@davideinstein7887]

interesting they get to use their own gears? I see a guy with comtacs with rac link and the other guy has hydra mount.

[@michaellim4165]

Get some!!

[@DJFLIPNO]

It's starts from childhood folks... meaning franchise for kids like animated series, toys as advertisement..give a child a vision to become a warrior one day when they grow up....

[@bigswolletx]

DEVGRU/CAG are working with the MATKAL group of Israel

[@Jump-n-smash]

Yes

[@timsmith8391]

Bacon lettuce tomato

[@frankcruz8863]

I Love US MARINE CORPS 🇺🇸💪🏻⚓️🪖🥹

[@lawrencehockett8179]

Semper Fi Devil Dogs!

[@crnk1775]

warriors

[@user-os7ol4lz9y]

Good shit you guy's!

[@GST_HENNN]

HOOOO RAHHHH 31ST (THIRTY WORST) M.E.U, HARPERS FERRY 2004

[@d.b.1176]

Still using the M240?

[@sambenge9140]

Kills me these units are forced into disaster relief and humanitarian roles…if you want to make killers they need to stay in the role of being a killer….let the national guard play disaster/humanitarian…

[@yurifrank4537]

1:43 Look, I support self-purchase of equipment, but you have to make sure you use genuine original products and not cheap replicas since you working on a real world scenario . The gbrs Hydra riser on this dude put on his 416 is a airsoft replica From Evolution gear

[@mexicangator]

Lol those cans have a lot of blowback

[@thebuddhaofknowledgemichae2486]

The helmet changed. Spec op design.

[@seamac7564]

"My only concern is that they've completed their annual pronoun lethality training." -Anonymous Commander Looking For The Promotion

[@Ferdrew-rp5ey]

👊✊💥💥🇺🇸

[@gld1010]

I am jealous, 0300s receive better gear now than when I was in ... lol. I still don't think we should have given up the tanks for more budget to the infantry, instead give more budget to the Corps so the infantry could have the best gear and training. Of course, there are still improvements to be made such as remove woke from the Corps vocabulary, add Kudo along with sparring to MCMAPP, less field day more Kudo and Range Time, and covert to quality gas piston bullpup rifles with a good trigger - no need for SBRs or folding/adjustable stocks as seen in the video.

[@666BEEZYTV]

The MEU are bad as 😂😂

[@offspringfan1288]

Lot of training just to float around on a ship for 6 months while the Rangers take all your missions.

[@kinch613]

Damn that’s some hella gassy weapons!

[@kadesh111]

But do they touch each other?

[@andrewkuoppala3925]

looks like local police in MERICA

[@camronsmith4321]

In other words the National debt is 0

[@666BEEZYTV]

Call of duty vibes

[@arieltraasdahl-xh6ri]

Let me guess what your theme song is.

[@MrAlley32]

Rugged ass training