Keywords: US Navy 030328-N-1050K-016 Elements of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Special Operations Capable (24th MEU (SOC)) offload personnel and equipment at Camp Patriot in preparation for operations in Iraq.jpg en Camp Patriot Kuwait Mar 29 2003 Elements of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit Special Operations Capable 24th MEU SOC offload personnel and equipment at Camp Patriot in preparation for operations in Iraq More than 2 200 Marines attached to the 24th MEU SOC have hit the beaches in U S Navy Landing Craft Utility LCU and Landing Craft Air Cushion LCAC in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom Operation Iraqi Freedom is the multi-national coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Saddam Hussein U S Navy photo by Journalist 1st Class Joe Krypel RELEASED 2003-03-29 030328-N-1050K-016 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 6031 U S Navy photo by Journalist 1st Class Joe Krypel PD-USGov-Military-Navy Camp Patriot LCU 1664 ship 1971 |