Combat Logistics Battalion 24
The logistics element of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, which supported the 2021 Kabul evacuation.
History
Combat Logistics Battalion 24 (CLB 24) is a logistics battalion of the United States Marine Corps. They are part of Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group. The unit is based out of the Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina and is in direct support of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU). The mission of CLB-24 is to provide timely, reliable, and continuous support to 24th MEU in support of the MEU commander's tactical mission and concept of operations; and to conduct, on order, Non-Combatant Evacuation Operations, Medical treatment and evacuation of casualties on a large scale, and Humanitarian Aid and Assistance operations.
Text adapted from Wikipedia: Combat Logistics Battalion 24 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Timeline
- August 202124th MEU elements, including CLB-24, deploy to Hamid Karzai International Airport to support the evacuation of Kabul.
- 26 August 2021A suicide bombing at Abbey Gate kills 13 U.S. service members, among them Sgt. Nicole L. Gee of CLB-24.
Example reports
- Sgt. Nicole L. Gee: example report