The 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit is one of seven such units currently in existence in the United States Marine Corps. The Marine Expeditionary Unit is a Marine Air Ground Task Force with a strength
Marines from the 15th MEU in Afghanistan on 25 November 2001
Marines perform maintenance on their equipment in the hangar bay of USS Boxer.
1st Battalion, 5th Marines
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1st Battalion, 5th Marines is an infantry battalion in the United States Marine Corps based out of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California consisting of approximately 800 Marines and sailors. Nic
15th Marine Expeditionary Unit
…under adverse weather conditions from the sea, by surface and/or by air while under communications and electronics restrictions. Ground Combat Element: 1st Battalion, 5th Marines Aviation Combat Element: VMM-165 (REIN…
Leader of the 1st squad, 3rd Platoon, Company C, 1/5 Marines, runs under Viet Cong fire during Operation Tippecanoe, 14–16 March 1967
Marines from 1/5's Charlie Company at MCB Twentynine Palms in 1985
Marines from A/1/5 engage insurgents in Fallujah during Operation Vigilant Resolve on 7 April 2004.
Marines with A/1/5 peer over a building top to fix enemy targets in Al Fallujah, Iraq 7 April 2004.