Trenton (LPD 14) - Naval Cruise Book

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HISTORY The 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit was formed in the early 1970's as the 36th Marine Amphibious Unit.. In 1976, tlae 365th MAU participated in Exercise Staffe Zugel in the Federal Republic of Germany, marking the first Marine Corp's participation 1I1 com me arms operations in Germany since World War I. The'MAU also participated in Exercise Triple Jubilee in the United Kingdom. l . h M i I ' The 36th MAU underwent a numerical redesignation to the 26th MAU 111 Sept., 1982, to reflect affiliation with t e II anne Amphibious Force. l . . . . Vklir i wg: Vi:., kk.,l.,,, .I Vk,.,,,,,,, -I , h 2 h The 26th MAU artici ated in NATO exercise Cold Winter QV4 Norway-.dtg'1I1g,MHLTQ11-11.17, 1983. FIOITI AP11120 120. May 6, I f 9 61 MAU P P f f M A tfi' I 'bbw I Straitsfof Florida and the Atlantic The exercise was designed to improve participated in Exercise Ocean Ventuteinthe Gul ol Vpyyvc s art, ippppnpp , Q ysri at g . - u the capabilities of the United States to protect the Qf 1I1 the area of operations. On October 10, 1984, the 26th MAU bQgEthi..PlEiZl11iI1glVfQfQif. Exerciser Universal lcy 1 ,lnfl-Ionduras. The 26th MAU was assigned as the Amphibious Ready Force on March,1, ,yfi A prilg16,1985,fglthe embarked tsc' abqiflld ,tli Six .to Honduras for 10mf.EXefC1s Universal Trek-85. The MAU conductedfflamphibiolusiioperations Army units .helicoptertlogistics support. During their stay m Honduras, Marines and Sailors of the,ffMAUfl5ialslogprovided food village of DOS,p.Boycas. n . After successful amphibious operahons in t',y, bnduras, the MAUjconducted Phase III of Exerc1se.Sol1d in a D-Day landing force that stormed across Onslow Beach at!,.Ca1npV.piLejfeune, N.C., May 8, for the MAU's mVfolVQII1?I1f 501141 Sh1e1d'85 wok Place Qt Marine Corps Air Station, Beaufort,iStl'C.,, a heliborne assault Nassau to secure the airstnp on May 14th. For the 26th MAU, tlus was the last in a month long held in Honduras, Canrplejeune and Beaufort, S.C. , I I . on May 17119851 the.M Vlep Lejeune and the next daywwas relieved as the ReadytForce Contingency MAU by the 28th MAU. The MAU pReagdy,Force tirptp 5 August 15, began planning and training for deployment to the MediterraneartlitSfeaf5i ritilii i'lls i 1 iyzy i'ii'rs A 1 r,,,,,r feyp yfpi QQ yteysssvrsytisttitlrncivsiti'f I pf, I l'el,l lf iei. vtvtslrt,r,l,s,tr,f .Lf ,i,'l 1 typs .5 ,Q , ' if f . During'September 1985, the participategzliwith' PHIBR Ni'fSix'infa no-notice fembarkation, deployment and employment exercise called ARFEX-85 and an evacuationefqfp noncombatants to amphibious shipping. ,ff ttlgpf y . 5 ,e In October, 1985, after intensi5s,7ei'ariipI5ibious training, and special operations evaluation,pthep26th MAUlbecamethe first Marine Corps unit of its kind to earn a Special Operations Capable designation has successfully.maintained that distinction install of its subsequent pre-deployment special operations capable requalification exercises. designationibecame of its title as it sailed in November 1985 to the Mediterranean. During this deployment, the 26th MAUifpart1cipated. from France, Spain, Italy and Portugal, using assets that were not previously irtdigenousito a Marine Arnphibitjusfllnit.'?FO1ijthe'firsttifilgfpqitdetachrnent of AV-8B Harriers were attached to the MAU and actually provided closegair support during Distant LfAnother,5aerial asset-to come under MAU control were the transportation and refueling capabilities of Refueling Squadron-25 21's 21 KC-13OiHercules aircraft. Other pssl exercises during this deployment were Sierra-del-Regin in and Distant Hammer and Galera-86, in May,1986gf 1 5 In Iuly 1986, the 26th its second pre-deployrnentatraining the Mediterranean, they were designated Mediterranean Amphibious Ready QMARG 2-871. Highlightsyofthe'depioyrnentyincludedeDragon Hammer, Sardina, Tunisia and Gaiefza-87i1EEcercise Eg:1estFrost,.,yand,for li' theffirst time in more than aflidetcadefaii exercise on of Corsica with the French Foreign Legion an renc Omman OS. 7'?3?i,l'i' raias tt'r 47154 ,i,i f siii ,islw f vttt ' iss eil? s 5 f . as The 26th MAU was renamed Unit on glfiebruary 5, 1988. This emphasized broadened expeditionary and multiple capabilities as a fonwiaiddeployed a Marine Air Ground Task Force, ratherfthanthe ifit amphibious role implied by its P1'9Vi0l1S MAU iitle- A 11101151 later, The its SOC designation and becamef-lLandingi Force Sixth Fleet 1-88. Highlights of thiS deP10Yment Were amPhlbi0uS landings at 5Pil19fMQI1i9 R0manf5,lItalyp Camp. Dei'CH,r1je1irs, France, Exercise Dragon Hammer-88 at Capo Teulada, Sardiniap Exercise Tartaruga-88 in Sardiniaj aridiexercisestat,Cape,Serrat,fTunisia Sand Bay, Sicily. On November 28, 1989, the 26th MEU made another deployrfientitofthe'Mediterranean iili'i asjlsanding Force Sixth Fleet 2-89. The 26th MEU completed its previous deployment in March 1991, afplannedsiif-imonth'deployrnent thatytwasiextended to seven months due to Operation Desert Storm. The 26th MEU, While not called upon to Operation DesertJStorm, distinguished itself by participating in Operation Sharp Edge, Conducted in Monrovia, Liberia, during that f '..t'.i ar: ritii The MEU Marines and Sailors coordinated noncombatant evacuations of Americans and foreign nationals endangered by political unrest there. In addition, it provided logistical support that kept the U5- Embassy there functional during the conflict. 2 jif 5 The MEU returned to Camp Lejeune March 3, 1991 and on Iune 21, less than four months later, redeployed as Landing Force Sixth Fleet 2-91, setting another MEU first with the shortest time between deployments for such units since they began deploying to the Mediterranean. .The Camp. Lejeune based 26th MEU.conducted an Amphibious Landing Exercise QPHIBLEXJ in Tunisia in August, where it also cross-trained with tpe Tun1s1an Army. In September its Marines and Sailors conducted small-unit exercises in Camp De Canjeurs, France, and in October, Was part o NATO Exercise- Display Determination-91 m Turkey. DD-91 involved more than 2,500 Marines and Sailors using the full range of tactical eqiupment and weaponry orgamc to a Mar1ne.Exped1t1onary Unit. On December 18,1991, the MEU returned to Camp Lejeune. Sixiler 151213 cglepgigment, the 26th MEU QSOCJ is part of Mediterranean Amphibious Ready Group Eight QMARG-81 of the Navy's Landing Force