An MH-60S Seahawk transports Marines assigned to Landing Support Platoon, Combat Logistics Battalion (CLB), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Nov. 6, 2012. The platoon was transported to Queens, , to assist LaGuardia Airport in moving a generator to a damaged pier. The 26th MEU and the USS Wasp are off the coast of New York in support of Hurricane Sandy disaster relief efforts in New York and New Jersey. The 26th MEU is capable of providing generators, fuel, clean water, and helicopter lift capabilities to aid in disaster relief efforts. The 26th MEU is currently in pre-deployment trai


An MH-60S Seahawk transports Marines assigned to Landing Support Platoon, Combat Logistics Battalion (CLB), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Nov. 6, 2012. The platoon was transported to Queens, , to assist LaGuardia Airport in moving a generator to a damaged pier. The 26th MEU and the USS Wasp are off the coast of New York in support of Hurricane Sandy disaster relief efforts in New York and New Jersey. The 26th MEU is capable of providing generators, fuel, clean water, and helicopter lift capabilities to aid in disaster relief efforts. The 26th MEU is currently in 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. ( Marine Corps motion media by Lance Cpl Juanenrique Owings/Released) 26th MEU Hurricane Sandy Response 121106-M-HF949-005


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