Last update on Apr.16, 2025

Marine Expeditionary Unit
( Special Operations Capable )

MEU (SOC)	Composite squadron (Reinforced)		Aviation Combat Element				Ship embarked HSC Det.	Remarks
			Medium (VMM)	Heavy (HMH Det.)	Light (HMLA Det.)	AV-8B (VMA Det.) or F-35B (VMFA Det.)
			MV-22B	CH-53E	AH-1Z/UH-1Y
11th MEU (SOC)	VMM-165(R)	YW	VMM-165	HMH-462	HMLA-369	VMA-214	USS Essex (LHD 2) HSC-21 DET.	U.S. 7th and 5th Fleet AOO 13Aug2021-03Mar2022
13th MEU (SOC)	VMM-362(R)	YL	VMM-362	HMH-462	HMLA-367	VMFA-122	USS Makin Island (LHD 8) HSC-21 DET.2	U.S. 7th Fleet AOO 10Nov2022-05Jun2023
15th MEU (SOC)	VMM-165(R)	YW	VMM-165	HMH-465	HMLA-267	VMFA-225	USS Boxer (LHD 4) HSC-23 DET.	Indo-Pacific deployment 16Jul2024-23Nov2024
22nd MEU (SOC)	VMM-263(R)	EG	VMM-263	HMH-464	HMLA-	VMA-223	USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) HSC-26 DET.	PMINT April 2025
24th MEU (SOC)	VMM-365(R)	YM	VMM-365	HMH-464	HMLA-167	VMA-223	USS Wasp (LHD 1) HSC-28 DET.	U.S. 6th Fleet AOO 01Jun2024-04Dec2024
26th MEU (SOC)	VMM-162(R)	YS	VMM-162	HMH-464	HMLA-167	VMA-231	USS Bataan (LHD 5) HSC-26 DET.4	Med, Red Sea, Gulf of Aden 11Jul2023-17Mar2024
31st MEU (SOC)	VMM-262(R)	ET	VMM-262	HMH-465	HMLA-267	VMFA-242	USS America (LHA 6) HSC-25 DET.6	U.S. 7th Fleet AOO 25Jan2025-03Mar2025

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