October 2016 - Highlights of the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit
(MEU) WestPac 16-1 deployment
from February 2016 to September 2016 ... The 13th MEU deployed to
5th and 7th fleet area of operations providing close air
support to Iraqi security forces and the coalition fighting
ISIL in Operation Inherent Resolve. The Fighting 13th
supported the UAE-led coalition fighting Al Qaeda in Mukalla,
Yemen. The Fighting 13th participated in multinational
training exercises SSang Yong in South Korea and Eager Lion
in Jordan. The Fighting 13th participated in theater
security cooperation engagements with military counterparts
in Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Sri Lanka, Singapore,
Indonesia and Malaysia.
U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt.
Hector de Jesus, 13th MEU Combat Camera Video edited by USA Patriotism!
