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Archive: July, 2004

Lejeune battalion calls in air power to clear the road

Marines with 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment perfected their road clearing techniques recently when they called in air strikes on an abandoned tanker. Marines called in AV-8B Harriers to drop laser-guided bombs to annihilate the tanker rather than risk Marines' lives to drag it away. "We received an intelligence report that there was an

CAAT Marines keep Iraqi highways safe

Staff Sgt. Samuel J. Mortimer doesn't carry a badge, but he does have a big gun to go along with the big chip on his shoulder against people who cause problems along his stretch of road. The Marine from 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment's Combined Anti-Armor Team is one of a string of detachments that stretch along one of the east-west highways

Marines, soldiers team up for artillery exercise in Iraq

Marines and soldiers came together to light the skies and shake the ground with an artillery exercise July 29. Marines and Army forward observers teamed up to get the steel to rain down on targets fired on by Army artillery at Camp Ramadi. "This training was designed for platoon certification," said Army Lt. Col. Mike Cabrey, the field

Marines cool off with new use for old socks

Marines from 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion use socks for other reasons than just their feet. Patrolling the western border of Iraq can take a toll on the Marines and the water is a must for Marines to drink in the hot temperature that reach well over a hundred degrees every day in the summer. Marines 1st LAR discovered the "sock

Marines train up elite group within Iraqi police forces

Iraqi police took a leap forward in gaining control of their own streets with the help of Marines. A group of Iraqi policemen formed a new elite team called Task Force Cobra, designed to take down anti-Iraqi forces near the city southwest of Fallujah. The team is being trained by Marine reservists who are policemen in their daily lives back in the

Retired cops help Marines advise Mahmudiyah's policemen

Marines from 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment are getting a helping hand from the long arm of the law. Three International Police Advisors, all retired cops from the United States, recently arrived to give Marines help in training and advising Mahmudiyah's fledgling police force. The three former policemen are bolstering the professionalism of

Iraq-deployed Lejeune battalion creates own fire truck

Marines from 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines fashioned themselves the latest in humvee innovations. It's got a candy-apple red finish and destined to cruise the hottest spots around camp. After all, that's whole point of a fire truck. Marines created their own firefighting machine after two fires erupted on the camp. The fire truck was made from

Marines deliver Jordanian-donated military gear to Iraq

A convoy of U.S. Marines and soldiers, along with other Multinational Forces began a long journey - from Jordan to Baghdad - to deliver a convoy of armored vehicles to the Iraq National Guard and other Iraqi Security Forces. Marines along with British and Polish soldiers made the first of several trips July 24, delivering 56 vehicles to Baghdad.

Marine battalion defeats attackers in Ar Ramadi again

Marines with 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment - along with elements of the Army's 1st Brigade Combat Team - battled back anti- Iraqi fighters in Ar Ramadi July 21. It was the latest in a series of street battles in which Marines responded to ambushes in the city. Marines and soldiers defeated an estimated force of 75-100 enemy, wounding 17 and

Amtrackers decorated with Purple Hearts

Five Marines with Company B, 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, received Purple Heart Medals July 22, for injuries received while patrolling one of Iraq's deadliest streets in Husaybah. Decorated were: Sgt. Shawn R. Conti, 24, a crewman from Pittsburgh, Lance Cpl. Lucio C. Vega, 20, crewman from Wenatchee, Wash., Lance Cpl. Adam J. Pisio, 20, a

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