Mayetta, Kansas native, Lance Cpl. Cole Hasty (left), a radio operator, and Norton, Ohio native, Lance Cpl. Thomas Gibson (right), an embarkation specialist drag a trash bag full of debris from a local resident's garage in Staten Island, , Nov 4. Hasty & Gibson are from Combat Logistics Battalion 26, with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The Marines assisted local disaster relief organizations with clean-up efforts. The 26th MEU is able to provide generators, fuel, clean water, and helicopter lift capabilities to aid in disaster relief efforts. The 26th MEU is currently conducting pre-d


Mayetta, Kansas native, Lance Cpl. Cole Hasty (left), a radio operator, and Norton, Ohio native, Lance Cpl. Thomas Gibson (right), an embarkation specialist drag a trash bag full of debris from a local resident's garage in Staten Island, , Nov 4. Hasty & Gibson are from Combat Logistics Battalion 26, with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The Marines assisted local disaster relief organizations with clean-up efforts. The 26th MEU is able to provide generators, fuel, clean water, and helicopter lift capabilities to aid in disaster relief efforts. The 26th MEU is currently conducting pre-deployment training, preparing for their departure in 2013. As an expeditionary crisis response force operating from the sea, the MEU is a Marine Air-Ground Task Force capable of conducting amphibious operations, crisis response, and limited contingency operations. Marines assist residents of Staten Island 121104-M-QE984-284


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