Marine Corps Cpl. Monet Molina, daughter of Renee Avena of Morgan Hill and Roy Zamaripa of Hollister, is currently on deployment while assigned to the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), home based in Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Members of Molina’s unit recently completed operations in Iraq. The MEU conducted more than 300 patrols in Southern Iraq including 50 by the MEU’s boat company. Molina’s unit also trained local police in the setup of security checkpoints, confiscated weapons and destroyed more then 2,000 rounds of ordnance, much of which was found near villages and playgrounds.
Molina’s unit is an expeditionary intervention force with the ability to rapidly organize for combat operations in virtually any environment. MEUs are composed of more than 2,000 personnel and are divided into an infantry battalion, aircraft squadron, support group and command element. With this combination, Molina’s unit supplies and sustains itself for either quick mission accomplishment or clearing the way for follow-on forces.
Molina is a 2000 graduate of Live Oak High School of Morgan Hill and joined the Marine Corps in October 2000.
Marine Corps Cpl. John A. Hernandez, son of Cheryl L. Carrillo of Hollister and John Z. Hernandez of Temecula, Calif., are currently on deployment while assigned to the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), home based in Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Members of Hernandez’s unit recently completed operations in Iraq. The MEU conducted more than 300 patrols in Southern Iraq including 50 by the MEU’s boat company. Hernandez’s unit also trained local police in the setup of security checkpoints, confiscated weapons and destroyed more then 2,000 rounds of ordnance, much of which was found near villages and playgrounds.
Hernandez’s unit is an expeditionary intervention force with the ability to rapidly organize for combat operations in virtually any environment. MEUs are composed of more than 2,000 personnel and are divided into an infantry battalion, aircraft squadron, support group and command element. With this combination, Hernandez’s unit supplies and sustains itself for either quick mission accomplishment or clearing the way for follow-on forces.
Hernandez is a 1996 graduate of San Benito High School and joined the Marine Corps in August 2000.
