Landing Craft Units with USS Whidbey Island carry Marines

Landing Craft Units with USS Whidbey Island carry Marines and vehicles with Golf Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, ashore Onslow Beach during a motorized raid aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., April 6. The raid was a ship-to-shore exercise, which used different assets from the MEU including helicopters and landing craft units. The Marines and sailors of the 22nd MEU are currently deployed with Amphibious Squadron 6 aboard the USS Bataan Amphibious Ready Group and will continue to train and test the MEU's ability to operate as a cohesive and effective Marine Air Ground Task Force. The 22nd MEU is a multi-mission capable force comprised of Aviation Combat Element, Marine Tilt Rotor Squadron 263 (Reinforced); Logistics Combat Element, Combat Logistics Battalion 22; Ground Combat Element, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment; and its Command Element.