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Archive: September, 2017

After the landing: 15th MEU comes ashore during Alligator Dagger September 11, 2017 — DJIBOUTI (Sept. 11, 2017) – Fine clouds of dust form so thick it distorts visibility, as Marines from the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (15th MEU) arrive ashore in U.S. Navy landing craft, air cushions assigned to Assault Craft Unit 5 aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS San Diego (LPD 22), bringing with them everything they need for combat operations and sustainment for the next two weeks during Exercise Alligator Dagger. MORE

Alligator Dagger tests warfighting capabilities September 8, 2017 — In the early morning hours, two miles off the coast of Djibouti, sits an Amphibious Readiness Group/Marine Expeditionary Unit (ARG/MEU) preparing to come ashore in what will prove to be a visually breathtaking experience. As waves of Marines launch from Landing Craft Air Cushion off USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52) and USS San Diego (LPD 22), steam toward Arta Beach in a calculated formation, they strategically position themselves in preparation for an assault during Alligator Dagger – a two-week exercise that prepares incoming ARG/MEU teams in the region for operations within the U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) area of responsibility. MORE

Largest regional amphibious exercise kicks off in Djibouti, Africa September 8, 2017 — Naval Amphibious Forces, Task Force 51, 5th Marine Expeditionary Brigade (TF 51/5), announced the commencement of a two-week amphibious exercise in international waters off the coast of Djibouti, Africa, Sept. 4, 2017. Exercise Alligator Dagger is the largest regional amphibious exercise to integrate and synchronize TF 51/5’s warfighting capabilities and those of adjacent U.S. Naval Forces Central Command and Special Operations Forces units. MORE