Last update on Jan.25, 2012
Marine Expeditionary Unit
( Special Operations Capable )

MEU
(SOC)
Composite
squadron
(Reinforced)
Aviation Combat Element
ShipRemarks
Medium
(HMM)
or
(VMM)
Heavy
(HMH Det.)
Light
(HMLA Det.)
Harrier
(VMA Det.)
CH-46E
or
MV-22B
CH-53E
AH-1W/Z
and
UH-1N/Y
AV-8B
11thMEU
(SOC)
 HMM-268(R)YQHMM-268
(CH-46E)		HMH-HMLA-367VMA-214 LHD-8
Makin Island		 [ Underway ]
14Nov2011-
CENTCOM AOR
13thMEU
(SOC)
 HMM-163(R)YPHMM-163
(CH-46E)		HMH-HMLA-VMA-211 LHD-4
Boxer		 22Feb2011-30Sep2011
WestPac,
CENTCOM AOR
15thMEU
(SOC)
 HMM-165(R)YWHMM-165
(CH-46E)		HMH-HMLA-VMA-311 LHA-5
Peleliu		 22May2010-18Dec2010
WestPac,
CENTCOM AOR
22ndMEU
(SOC)
 VMM-263(R)EGVMM-263
(MV-22B)		HMH-HMLA-VMA-231 LHD-5
Bataan		 [ Underway ]
23Mar2011-
CENTCOM AOR
24thMEU
(SOC)
 VMM-261(R)EMVMM-261
(MV-22B)		HMH-HMLA-VMA-542 LHD-7
Iwo Jima		 .
26thMEU
(SOC)
 VMM-266(R)ESVMM-266
(MV-22B)		HMH-HMLA-VMA-542 LHD-3
Kearsarge		 27Aug2010-16May2011
North Arabian Sea
31stMEU
(SOC)
 HMM-265(R)EPHMM-265
(CH-46E)		HMH-HMLA-VMA-311 LHD-2
Essex		 Jun2011-
( Assignment period )

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