24th Marine Expeditionary Unit

24th Marine Expeditionary Unit
24th Marine Expeditionary Unit
	The 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit's logo
Founded	May 1982
Country	United States
Branch	United States Marine Corps
Type	Marine Air Ground Task Force
Role	Forward-deployed, rapid-response force
Size	2,200 men
Part of	II Marine Expeditionary Force
Garrison/HQ	MCB Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
Nickname	24th MEU
Engagements	Multinational Force in Lebanon Beirut barracks bombing; ; Persian Gulf War Operation Provide Comfort; ; Somali Civil War Operation Restore Hope; ; Yugoslav Wars Kosovo War NATO bombing of Yugoslavia Operation Allied Force Operation Noble Anvil; ; ; ; ; Global War on Terrorism Iraq War Operation Iraqi Freedom Invasion of Iraq; ; ; Operation Enduring Freedom War in Afghanistan; ; Syrian Civil War Operation Inherent Resolve; ; ;
Commanders
Current; commander	Colonel Ryan A. Lynch, USMC
Notable; commanders	Scott Benedict; Martin R. Berndt; Francis L. Donovan; James L. Jones; Richard Mills; Richard F. Natonski; Richard T. Tryon

The 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU) is one of seven Marine Expeditionary Units currently in existence in the United States Marine Corps. The Marine Expeditionary Unit is a Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) with a strength of about 2,200 personnel. The MEU consists of a Command Element, a Ground Combat Element based on a reinforced infantry battalion, an Aviation Combat Element based on a reinforced tiltrotor squadron, and a Logistics Command Element based on a Combat Logistics Battalion. The 24th MEU is currently based out of Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

Its stated mission is to provide geographic combatant commanders with a forward-deployed, rapid-response force capable of conducting conventional amphibious and selected maritime special operations at night or under adverse weather conditions from the sea, by surface and/or by air while under communications and electronics restrictions.