MILITARY MOVEMENT -USA TO IRAQ- BY GINGER, 13 AUGUST

 💢PART 1/2 -- MEUSOC Unit is headed to Iraq 8.12.24. 

·2500 Marines, plus accompanying NAVY vessels. 

·Over 4500 personnel plus accompanying ships. 

·Things are getting intense. 

💢Marine Special Operations Capable.  Marine Special Forces ⬇️

Tier 2 are SEALS, (NAVY), MARSOC, (MARINES), SPECIAL FORCES (ARMY), 75TH Ranger (ARMY)

~ Ginger's Liberty Lounge

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PART 2/2 -- Military Movement -  USA to Iraq. 8.12.24 

➡️ I urge you to please pray for all our military personnel heading into harm's way. 🙏🏻🫡  

💢A Deeper Look: ➡️ Marine expeditionary unit (special operations capable) (MEU(SOC)) is a program created by the United States Marine Corps (USMC) and the United States Navy (USN) in 1985 for Marine expeditionary units (MEU).[1][2] The program enhances MEUs providing them with additional training and equipment to become certified as special operations capable with a Maritime Special Purpose Force (MSPF). The designation special operations capable is unique to the Marine Corps and means in relation to special operations. The role of a MEU(SOC) however is not equivalent to the special operations role of special operations forces. Although considered special operations capable a MEU(SOC) does not form part of the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) established in 1987 or the United States Marine Forces Special Operations Command (MARSOC) later established in 2006

In 2023, the 26th MEU became the first MEU to be certified as MEU(SOC) in over a decade.[3]

The theory behind the MEU(SOC) is to provide continuous and perpetual maritime & amphibious force projection. Such units are expected to be able to respond to a variety of crises, most notably incidents that conventional units may not be able to properly handle. A MEU(SOC) is also expected to be capable of providing various forms of security or a military presence to any region worldwide, within 24–72 hours of receiving orders. Such crises may range from natural disasters to civil or national discord, or total invasion of forces into a hostile area. The term "special operations" in the Non-SOF context, therefore, refers to special taskings of limited duration in support of a combat commander.[4] These operations include:

Amphibious raids

Non-combatant evacuation operations (NEO)

Security operations

Tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel (TRAP)

Direct action

Humanitarian/civic assistance[4]

Therefore, "the primary objective of the MEU(SOC)...is to provide the theater CINC's with an effective means of dealing with the uncertainties of future threats, providing a forward deployed unit that is inherently balanced, sustainable, flexible, responsive, expandable and credible."[4]  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine_expeditionary_unit_(special_operations_capable)