{"id":11115,"date":"2019-05-30T02:49:23","date_gmt":"2019-05-30T02:49:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/05\/30\/assault-fraternization-harassment-punishment-book-reveals-noncommissioned-officer-misconduct-aboard-13th-meu-deployment\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T20:11:01","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T20:11:01","slug":"assault-fraternization-harassment-punishment-book-reveals-noncommissioned-officer-misconduct-aboard-13th-meu-deployment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2019\/05\/30\/assault-fraternization-harassment-punishment-book-reveals-noncommissioned-officer-misconduct-aboard-13th-meu-deployment\/","title":{"rendered":"Assault, fraternization, harassment: Unit punishment book reveals noncommissioned officer misconduct aboard 13th MEU deployment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2019\/02\/14\/13th-meu-holds-at-sea-memorial-for-marine-who-died-after-falling-overboard\/\" target=\"_blank\">13th Marine Expeditionary Unit<\/a>\u2019s 2018 deployment achieved historic feats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The nearly eight month deployment, which saw the MEU dispersed across the Middle East and Indo-Pacific, saw the first combat strikes by F-35Bs in Afghanistan. But it also saw serious discipline issues among its enlisted leaders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Assault, fraternization, insubordination, destroyed hotel property, disorderly conduct, hazing and sexual harassment were among the charges filed against a number of staff and noncommissioned officers, according to the unit punishment book obtained by Marine Corps Times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAlthough a small minority of our Marines and Sailors did not meet the high standards necessary for our demanding operations, the vast majority of our team excelled, resulting in an overwhelmingly successful deployment,\u201d Capt. Diann Rosenfeld, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2018\/09\/27\/f-35-flies-first-combat-mission-in-afghanistan\/\" target=_blank>13th MEU<\/a> spokeswoman, told Marine Corps Times in an emailed statement. \u201cThis is evident in not only our accomplishments, but in the more than 100 personal awards earned by our Marines and Sailors in the Command Element alone.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2019\/03\/13\/the-new-meu-how-the-corps-is-changing-missions-for-grunts\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MAR-cover-opener-0318.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">The new MEU: How the Corps is changing missions for grunts<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">How new capabilities are spreading the MEU thin and far across the globe.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One staff sergeant with the 13th MEU was charged for creating an \u201cabusive\u201d work environment, sexual harassment, assault and forcing Marines within the platoon to play a sexually explicit game called \u201cf*ck, marry, kill,&#8221; according to details laid out in the charge sheet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the game, the staff sergeant sexually harassed two female Marines, who self-identified as lesbian, by calling them out to choose which male platoon members they would pick for each category.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhat is the straightest thing you would do for the hottest chick in the world?\u201d the staff sergeant asked, according to charge sheets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The staff sergeant also berated Marines as \u201cb*tches,&#8221; \u201clittle b*tches,\u201d \u201cfags\u201d and \u201cfaggots,\u201d which created a hostile and abusive work environment, according to the charge sheets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While in Sri Lanka, the staff sergeant also was charged with assaulting a corporal by striking and slapping the Marine\u2019s face. The staff sergeant was placed on 60 days restriction and forfeited $3,452.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/essex.jpg_610ff1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25619\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/essex.jpg_610ff1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/essex.jpg_610ff1.jpg?resize=300,157 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/essex.jpg_610ff1.jpg?resize=768,402 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/essex.jpg_610ff1.jpg?resize=1024,536 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">GULF OF ADEN (Sept. 5 2018) \u2013 Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) transits the Gulf of Aden during a vertical replenishment while on a regularly scheduled deployment of Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU). The Essex ARG\/13th MEU is a lethal, flexible, and persistent Navy-Marine Corps team deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and the Pacific through the western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Matthew Freeman)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While an element of the 13th MEU was in Bahrain, a different staff sergeant was charged for having an improper relationship with a corporal, drunk and disorderly conduct and assaulting a seaman master at arms on the chest and shoulder, according to the charge sheets. That case was referred to a summary-court martial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Around December 2018 another staff sergeant destroyed \u201cnumerous items of hotel property\u201d at the Habtoor Grand Hotel in Dubai and threatened hotel staff members, the charge sheets read. The Marine was confronted by hotel managers and local authorities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An estimate of the damages were not included in the charge sheet. The Marine was punished with 45 days restriction, 45 days extra duty and forfeited $3,888.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A hospital corpsman 2nd class assigned to the 13th MEU destroyed Marriott hotel property in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, charge sheets said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Around Aug. 22, 2018, the sailor, who was drunk and disorderly, damaged the hotel\u2019s elevator panel by kicking and striking it, resulting in roughly $425 in damages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In July, a sergeant embarked aboard the Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship Rushmore was charged for hazing for participating in a \u201cbirthday beat-down\u201d after \u201crepeatedly\u201d striking a corporal, a charge sheet detailed. The Marine was busted down to corporal and placed on 60 days of restriction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3889\" height=\"2778\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MAR-cover-3-0318.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25624\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MAR-cover-3-0318.jpg.jpg 3889w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MAR-cover-3-0318.jpg.jpg?resize=300,214 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MAR-cover-3-0318.jpg.jpg?resize=768,549 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MAR-cover-3-0318.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,731 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MAR-cover-3-0318.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1097 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MAR-cover-3-0318.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1463 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3889px) 100vw, 3889px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The 13th MEU was able to \u00adexperiment with the F-35 in roles that it was not able to with its legacy aircraft. (Petty Officer 2nd Class Chandler Harrell\/Marine Corps)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A corporal aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship Essex was charged with using a government computer to look at porn, according to a charge sheet. The Marine lied about the incident to a first sergeant, claiming he went to tumblr.com to look at \u201cblogs and Marvel material,\u201d the charge sheet reads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Marine was busted down to lance corporal, forfeited $2,176, and was placed on 45 days restrictions and extra duty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A lance corporal aboard the Essex was busted down to private first class and forfeited $1,836 for sharing an intimate image of another lance corporal without that person\u2019s consent, according to a charge sheet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe 13th MEU takes all allegations of misconduct seriously, and the command took swift and appropriate action to ensure Marines or Sailors were held accountable,\u201d Rosenfeld said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s unknown at this time if any of the charges will result in administrative separation from the Corps, as Marines and sailors with the MEU have already chopped back to their subordinate commands.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2019\/05\/02\/crackdown-at-lejeune-inside-the-2nd-marine-division-commanders-controversial-call-for-discipline\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4890101.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Crackdown at Lejeune: Inside the 2nd Marine Division commander\u2019s controversial call for discipline<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Why the commanding general of 2nd Marine Division is not backing down.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Misconduct aboard the 13th MEU among enlisted leaders raises questions about discipline across the force, especially in light of the 2nd Marine Division\u2019s April crackdown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, division commander Maj. 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David Furness\u2019 decision to address discipline problems with a mandated stand down set off a series of debates among veterans and active duty Marines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stories of a junior Marine saluting a general officer while still sitting on his iPhone to a confirmed report of the commandant approaching a young Marine in pajamas at the chow hall have devolved into finger pointing from veterans and noncommissioned officers about a new Marine generation run amuck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But the 13th MEU\u2019s unit punishment diary tells of a number of noncommissioned officers failing to live up to standards and expectations required of their billet \u2014 NCOs who are also charged with setting the example for Marines under their watch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nearly 20 staff and noncommissioned officers were charged with misconduct during the course of the 13th MEU\u2019s deployment cycle compared to roughly 13 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