{"id":28204,"date":"2015-01-05T23:14:34","date_gmt":"2015-01-05T23:14:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2015\/01\/05\/marines-deploy-to-africa-for-crisis-response-mission\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T20:56:51","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T20:56:51","slug":"marines-deploy-to-africa-for-crisis-response-mission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/education-transition\/2015\/01\/05\/marines-deploy-to-africa-for-crisis-response-mission\/","title":{"rendered":"Marines deploy to Africa for crisis response mission"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The latest contingent to support the Marine Corps&#8217; unit <span class=\"rte rte-comment\">crisis response unit <\/span>responsible for responding to crises in Africa arrived in Spain this weekend for <span class=\"rte rte-comment\">recently departed for <\/span>a six-month<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"notes\" src=\"\/DesktopModules\/UDMW\/TextEditor\/images\/cq.png\"\/> deployment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"rte rte-comment\">In all m<\/span>More than 1,000 North Carolina-based<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"notes\" src=\"\/DesktopModules\/UDMW\/TextEditor\/images\/cq.png\"\/><span class=\"rte rte-comment\">East Coast<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"notes\" src=\"\/DesktopModules\/UDMW\/TextEditor\/images\/cq.png\"\/> Marines and sailors departed Jan. 2<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"notes\" src=\"\/DesktopModules\/UDMW\/TextEditor\/images\/cq.png\"\/> for M\u00f3ron, Spain,<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"notes\" src=\"\/DesktopModules\/UDMW\/TextEditor\/images\/cq.png\"\/> where they will become the latest to staff Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"notes\" src=\"\/DesktopModules\/UDMW\/TextEditor\/images\/cq.png\"\/>, according to a Marine news release. The unit<span class=\"rte rte-comment\">s<\/span> is manned by infantry, logistics and aviation Marines <span class=\"rte rte-comment\">the crisis response force <\/span>on a rotating basis. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This round, units include 2nd Marine Regiment<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"notes\" src=\"https:\/\/presto-ggm.gannettdigital.com\/DesktopModules\/UDMW\/TextEditor\/images\/cq.png\"\/> and 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines,<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"notes\" src=\"https:\/\/presto-ggm.gannettdigital.com\/DesktopModules\/UDMW\/TextEditor\/images\/cq.png\"\/> from Camp Lejeune<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"notes\" src=\"https:\/\/presto-ggm.gannettdigital.com\/DesktopModules\/UDMW\/TextEditor\/images\/cq.png\"\/>; Marine Wing Support Squadron 272<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"notes\" src=\"https:\/\/presto-ggm.gannettdigital.com\/DesktopModules\/UDMW\/TextEditor\/images\/cq.png\"\/> and Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 266<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"notes\" src=\"https:\/\/presto-ggm.gannettdigital.com\/DesktopModules\/UDMW\/TextEditor\/images\/cq.png\"\/> from Marine Corps Air Station New River<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"notes\" src=\"https:\/\/presto-ggm.gannettdigital.com\/DesktopModules\/UDMW\/TextEditor\/images\/cq.png\"\/>; and Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 252<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"notes\" src=\"https:\/\/presto-ggm.gannettdigital.com\/DesktopModules\/UDMW\/TextEditor\/images\/cq.png\"\/>from MCAS Cherry Point,<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"notes\" src=\"https:\/\/presto-ggm.gannettdigital.com\/DesktopModules\/UDMW\/TextEditor\/images\/cq.png\"\/> the release states. <span class=\"rte rte-comment\">according to the news release.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While in Spain, the Marines <span class=\"rte rte-comment\">y <\/span>will engage in international military exchanges and training exercises with partner nations. But their top priority is to stand ready to respond to unforeseen crisis on a moment&#8217;s notice, including calls for boosted security at an embassy or the evacuation of State Department personnel. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Osprey and Super Hercules team has proven vital for <span class=\"rte rte-comment\">new <\/span>land-based crisis response units. <span class=\"rte rte-comment\">was crucial during one of the first instances when the unit cut its teeth. <\/span>About a year ago,<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"notes\" src=\"\/DesktopModules\/UDMW\/TextEditor\/images\/cq.png\"\/> the special purpose MAGTF <span class=\"rte rte-comment\">unit <\/span>used KC-130s and MV-22s to slingshot Marines across the continent of Africa<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"notes\" src=\"\/DesktopModules\/UDMW\/TextEditor\/images\/cq.png\"\/> from their base in M\u00f3ron to reach the embassy in Juba, South Sudan. With that country facing violent unrest, the unit led the operation to evacuate embassy personnel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In July, two Ospreys from the crisis response force kept watch on a convoy during a ground evacuation of the U.S. Embassy in Libya as State Department personnel were moved across the border to Tunisia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To prepare for their<span class=\"rte rte-comment\"> latest<\/span> deployment, the Marines participated in a five-day<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"notes\" src=\"\/DesktopModules\/UDMW\/TextEditor\/images\/cq.png\"\/> exercise meant to simulate many of the unpredictable crisis response missions they <span class=\"rte rte-comment\">operations crisis response Marine <\/span>could be called on to conduct. The exercise, held across North Carolina<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"notes\" src=\"\/DesktopModules\/UDMW\/TextEditor\/images\/cq.png\"\/> and Virginia,<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"notes\" src=\"\/DesktopModules\/UDMW\/TextEditor\/images\/cq.png\"\/> was meant to test commanders&#8217; \u2014 and their troops&#8217; \u2014 ability to operate across a widely dispersed area as they likely will <span class=\"rte rte-comment\">ould <\/span>in Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the exercise, which lasted 120<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"notes\" src=\"\/DesktopModules\/UDMW\/TextEditor\/images\/cq.png\"\/> hours and concluded Dec. 18,<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"notes\" src=\"\/DesktopModules\/UDMW\/TextEditor\/images\/cq.png\"\/> Marines were tasked with delivering aid to a fictitious country following a simulated earthquake, according to a Marine news release. That required Marines to respond to instability in the wake of the natural disaster by evacuating a mock embassy, and working with role players<span class=\"rte rte-comment\"> acting the part of partner nations<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Marines deploying in support of Black Sea Rotational Force<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"notes\" src=\"\/DesktopModules\/UDMW\/TextEditor\/images\/cq.png\"\/>, which is <span class=\"rte rte-comment\">a multinational exercise <\/span>based out of Romania,<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"notes\" src=\"\/DesktopModules\/UDMW\/TextEditor\/images\/cq.png\"\/> also participated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The only unit to have recently deployed to M\u00f3ron that did not participate was VMGR-252.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The latest contingent to support the Marine Corps&#8217; unit responsible for responding to crises in Africa arrived in Spain this weekend for for a six-month deployment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":57929,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-noindex":"","_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-nofollow":"","_yoast_wpseo_canonical":"","_acf":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":0,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_smg_distribution_targets":[]},"categories":[7,12,69],"tags":[],"coauthors":[1058],"class_list":["post-28204","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-education-transition","category-news","category-your-marine-corps"],"acf":{"subheadline":"","legacy_arc_id":"3WEOBBYDEVCEHOCJ5TYFP2ST2M","arc_canonical_url":"\/education-transition\/jobs\/2015\/01\/05\/marines-deploy-to-africa-for-crisis-response-mission\/","remove_feature_photo":false,"is_sponsored":false,"subtype":"","redirect_url":"","disable_inline_ads":false,"native_logo_pretext":"Presented By:"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.0 (Yoast SEO v28.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Marines deploy to Africa for crisis response mission - Marine Corps Times<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The latest contingent to support the Marine Corps&#039; unit responsible for responding to crises in Africa arrived in Spain this weekend for for a six-month deployment.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Marines deploy to Africa for crisis response mission\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The latest contingent to support the Marine Corps&#039; unit responsible for responding to crises in Africa arrived in Spain this weekend for for a six-month deployment.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/education-transition\/2015\/01\/05\/marines-deploy-to-africa-for-crisis-response-mission\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Marine Corps Times\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2015-01-05T23:14:34+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-08-08T20:56:51+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"James K. 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