The Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, which recently returned home from an eight-month deployment to support 5th Fleet, operated with a unique mix of new and legacy aviation equipment as the look of the Aviation Combat Element (ACE) is in flux. MEU Commanding Officer Col. Matthew St. Clair said Dec. 5 at the Potomac Institute for Policies Studies that the deployment was his first with the Marine Corps’ new Expeditionary Fire Support System – a 120mm…
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