Event Brief
LCF-24 replaces Iwo Jima ARG in Caribbean deployment
Filed: Jun 03, 2026 at 1:06 AM ET
Summary: The 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (LCF-24) took up station in SOUTHCOM, replacing the Iwo Jima ARG under the Navy’s new deployment concept.
WHO: 24th MEU (LCF-24) and U.S. SOUTHCOM
WHAT: LCF-24 replaced the Iwo Jima ARG in SOUTHCOM as a purpose-built MAGTF for distributed operations.
WHEN: Jun 01, 2026 at 3:49 PM ET
WHERE: Caribbean (SOUTHCOM)
WHY: To implement the Navy’s new tailored, more flexible deployment concept using a sub-optimized Littoral Combat Force.
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