Last update on Apr.24, 2024
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)YWVMM-165HMH-462HMLA-369VMA-214 USS Essex (LHD 2)
HSC-21 DET.
7th and 5th Fleet AOO
13Aug2021-03Mar2022
13th MEU
(SOC)
 VMM-362(R)YLVMM-362HMH-462HMLA-367VMFA-122 USS Makin Island (LHD 8)
HSC-21 DET.2
7th Fleet AOO
10Nov2022-05Jun2023
15th MEU
(SOC)
 VMM-165(R)YWVMM-165HMH-HMLA-VMFA-225 USS Boxer (LHD 4)
HSC-23 DET.
Indo-Pacific deployment stalled
03Apr2024-11Apr2024
22nd MEU
(SOC)
 VMM-263(R)EGVMM-263HMH-464HMLA-269VMA-542 USS Kearsarge (LHD 3)
HSC-28 DET.4
6th Fleet AOO
17Mar2022-10Oct2022
24th MEU
(SOC)
 VMM-365(R)YMVMM-365HMH-HMLA-  USS Wasp (LHD 1)
HSC- DET.		  
26th MEU
(SOC)
 VMM-162(R)YSVMM-162HMH-464HMLA-167VMA-231 USS Bataan (LHD 5)
HSC-26 DET.4
Med, Red Sea, Gulf of Aden
11Jul2023-17Mar2024
31st MEU
(SOC)
 VMM-265(R)EPVMM-265HMH-466HMLA-369VMFA-121 USS America (LHA 6)
HSC-25 DET.6
[ Underway ]
7th Fleet AOO
25Jan2024-

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