Nassau (LHA 4) - Naval Cruise Book

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22d .2.1 Marine Expeditionar Unit The 22d Marine Expeditionary Unit CMEUD, as the former 22d Marine Amphibious Unit CMAUD, came into being on December 15, 1982 as a result. of the redesignation of the 32d MAU.MThe'rifl22d' History MEU, and its sister units, the 24th and-26th' MEUs,1 ff' 1 7 serve on a rotational basis as the iof the United States' Sixth Fleet-jfoii operatifiins pri.-X marily in the Mediterraneanlf i While deployed as tlfiej Farce Sixth Fleet CLF6Fj 1-83 fromifebruaryfiito Zpp 1983, 22d MAU was ordered aslfiore to segvefas the 'United States' contingent to lYIult'iglEat1onal,Force, Lebanon. The 22d severiallkey operations includingfthe rescuegof Lebanese ians snowbound in pgrr. mountains north andlfeast of Beirut, and the gresfcueelandfsalvage operations following the U.S. Embassy in Beirut on April 18? 1983. The 22d MAU returned to the United States june 26, 1983 after completingjjgi yy a short training exercise in Key West, Fla. ,ir,,,,, 'btr after embarkatiorr, ,sir the abruptly changed course for the isiandfffof,5'Gfenada. After several barked for a Med float as 1-84. Several daysii perxp On july 26, 1984 the 22d MAU deployed from Camp Lejeune and relieved the 24th MAU on August 8, 1984. As LF6F 3-84, the 22d MAU SOC received, many accolades for its outstanding per- formance in training exercises in Italy, Turkey, Turrisia, Spain and Morocco, and for its impressive record during port visits throughout the Mediter- ranean Sea. The 22d MAU was relieved as LF6F on February 7,1985 and returned home to Camp Lejeune on February 19, 1985. On july 3, 1985 the MAUi'reassumed the LF6F commitment and was deployed as LF6F .2-85 until December 19, 1985. The 22d MAU participated in Exercise Ocean Venture '86 and embarked on August 19, 1986 in preparation for NATO exercises Northern Wed- ding Qand Bold Guard ,in-.'Northern Europe. The LF6F 1-87 commitment was reassumed on Octo- ber19, 1986, and the MAU returned from the Med february 22, 1987. On May 5, 1987 the MAU embarked naval shipping and served as the landing On October 18, 1983 the 22d MAU again i iiii iiii iforce for Phase II of Solid Shield '87 in Honduras returning to the United States May 20, 1987. , affflmmediately following that exercise the 22d a 7,5 ,X .if 5 days of fighting, the.,VllEtofri,ous 'Marines backload iiii ed and again sailed 'eastward for,jthef7Mediterra,2'f iii' nean. The 22d MAU ecommencedfa detetmirfed effort to improve securityfarrangementsgin Leflja.. non while supporting ongoirfg,.pU,S. efforts. Despite numerous these missions were executed with proficieyncy and professionalism. In late February 1984 the Marines MAU commenced preparing forits SOCEX C Spe- Cial Operations Capable 941-Exercisel before another float, the 22d MAU K 3 ,Lk. fa' - I redeployed to Navy shipping off the coast off iiii 8 Lebanon, except for a small detachment left to provide embassy security. The 22d MAU was re- lieved as LF6F on April 9, 1984 and returned to Camp Lejeune, N.C. on May 1, 1984. SOC steamed for the Mediterranean to relieve the Augusta Bay,'Sicily to serve as LF6F On February 1, 1988 the 22d MAU redesiggigated 'as a Marine Expeditionary Unit t.he22d SOC. Relieved on March 14, bythe 26th MEU SOC in Rota, Spain as the LF6F, the 22d MEU SOC and returned to the United States March 27, 1988, having conducted seven landings, five exercises, numerous training evolutions and twelve Community Relations Pro- JCQTS - many of these 22d MEU activities were f1rsts in the Med. MA

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frm mind. 22d MEU Commanding fficer col. WE. BARTELS, JR. MEU Commander is briefed in the field Colonel William E. Bartels, jr., was born in Quincy, Mass., and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps, in 1964 following his graduation from Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio. Following his completion of the Basic School, he entered flight training in january 1965 and was designated a Naval Aviator in june 1966. Colonel Bartels' aviation assignments have included Schedules Officer, VMA CAWD-225, Quality Assurance Officer, VMA CAWD-242, Air Liai- son Officer, lst Air and Naval Gunfire Liaison Company in support of the First Brigade, Republic of Korea Marine Corps, Flight Instructor, VT-22, Assistant Operations Officer, H8cMS-14, and Commanding Officer, VMA CAWD-332. Staff assignments for Colonel Bartels have been All-Weather Attack Instructor, Marine Air Weapons Training Unit Cduring which time he consolidated the A-6 program for Marine Air Weapons Training Squadron Onelg Marine Corps Representative at Nuclear Weapons Training Group, Atlantic, and the Assistant Fleet Marine Officer! Fleet Exercise Officer for the Commander, U.S. Sixth Fleet. Besides the Basic School, he has attended the following military schools: the Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Va., and the College of Naval Warfare, Naval War College, Newport, R.I. In addition to his Bachelor of Science degree from Ohio State, Colonel Barrels holds a Master of Arts degree in International Relations from the Salve Regina College. Colonel Bartels' personal decorations are the Defense Meritorious Ser- vice Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal with one gold star, the Air Medal Gold Numeral 1 and Bronze Numeral 18, the Navy Achievement Medal and the Combat Action Ribbon. He and his wife, Connie, live in Morehead City, N.C. and have three grown daughters Amie, Beth and Lori. . . . leads staff meeting and operational planning . . . . , , and entertains a variety of VIPS!