Corpsmen from the 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade treat a simulated casualty during Exercise Dynamic Mix in San Gregorio, Spain in June 2002. |  |
2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade
Home camp: Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
Units: Seven U.S. Navy ships have left their home port in Norfolk, Virginia, to pick up 7,000 Marines at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina. The ships will take the 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade to join other U.S troops in the Persian Gulf region.
Duties: The Marines and the ships, amphibious assault ships USS Saipan, USS Bataan and USS Kearsarge, amphibious transport dock ship USS Ponce, amphibious support ship USS Portland and dock landing ships USS Gunston Hall and USS Ashland, comprise what the military calls an Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and deploy with a large weapons supply and helicopters.
The brigade's deployment was originally scheduled later this year but was moved up, according to a U.S. Navy official. The brigade, larger than a Marine Expeditionary Unit, can mount sustained combat operations and can project offensive combat power ashore and remain self-sustaining without external support for a period of up to 60 days.
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