Persian Gulf

22nd MEU Boards Kearsarge ESG - It's back to sea for the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit. After wrapping up about a month's stay at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, members of the Camp Lejeune, N.C. based MEU loaded up and returned to the ships of the Kearsarge Expeditionary Strike Group, according to a MEU news release. The MEU trained in the Kuwaiti desert, refining its desert combat skills. Many of the exercises were geared toward combat operations, countering improvised explosive devices, medical support training, MEU commander Col. Doug Stilwell said in a statement. The unit is continuing its scheduled deployment in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility aboard the Norfolk, VA. based ships, including the amphibious assault ship Kearsage, amphibious transport dock Ponce and dock landing ship Gunston Hall. The MEU is almost halfway through its routine six - month deployment.