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Archive: June, 2006

Wisconsin native keeps Marines, Iraqi soldiers combat ready

The man responsible for roughly 1,000 Marines’ ammo isn’t a Marine sitting behind a desk, wielding his power and influence from his air conditioned office – it’s a 21-year-old Marine running around in the dry heat of western Iraq. Meet Cpl. David M. Jeske – a gruff Marine from Auburndale, Wis., and the senior ammunition technician for 3rd Light

Marines, Iraqi Army pair up to treat locals

Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 4th Brigade, 1st Iraqi Army Division along with Marines from C Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment delivered much needed medical care to people of here June 29. More than 450 Iraqi people received medical treatment during the cooperative medical engagement conducted by Coalition Forces. The purpose of the

NYPD cop serves with 3rd CAG after 21 years broken active-duty service

New York City Police Department Detective Evan L. Schwerner had nearly 21 years off active duty in the Marine Corps when in the four-year wake of Sept. 11, 2001, he decided he could better serve his family and country in the global war on terror as a Marine in Iraq. Cpl. Schwerner joined the Marine Corps Reserve in May 2005 as a hazardous material

Tanks support 'Darkhorse' grunts in Habbaniyah

Marines of Company A, 2nd Tank Battalion are supporting the grunts of 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment by maintaining a constant presence with their M1-A1 Main Battle Tanks along the main highways in the battalion’s new area of operations. “We’re operating 24 hours a day, seven days a week,” said Gunnery Sgt. Michael J. Kadlub, a tank commander

Iraqi soldiers receive training for new fleet of humvees

Fifty brand-new, tan humvees are parked in the 3rd Brigade, 7th Iraqi Army Division headquarters here – vehicles the unit received this month from Iraq’s Ministry of Defense in an effort to provide Iraqi Security Forces with more heavily armored – and reliable – vehicles. Before the soldiers can begin conducting security operations in their new

Al Anbar governor brings pay, hope to small-town Iraqi police force

After months of fighting terrorists, patrolling improvised explosive device-laden streets and working with minimal equipment to secure this small town in Al Anbar province, police officers here received nearly four months of back pay from Al Anbar’s top government official recently. During a June 21 visit to Baghdadi – a small town nestled along

Iraqi soldiers and Marines conduct Operation ‘Cool Carpet’

Marines and Iraqi soldiers combined forces to deliver Operation ‘Cool Carpet’ to the people of Shohabi June 27. Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 4th Brigade, 1st Iraqi Army Division along with Marines from C Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment delivered two new air conditioning units and prayer rugs to a local mosque. “We are getting ready to

U.S. Marines working round-the-clock to reinforce new police force

More than 300 local Iraqis from Euphrates River towns near the Iraqi-Syrian border lined up at the Marines’ outpost June 27, 2006, in hopes of becoming policemen in one of Iraq’s newest police districts. The enlistment drive marked the largest turnout of police recruits in recent months. More than 100 Iraqis were accepted for enlistment. The

Marine lieutenant exposed himself to enemy fire to save another in Iraq

Marines here say a lieutenant who was leading Marines and Iraqi soldiers through the volatile streets of Haditha, June 14 showed uncommon valor when he ran into a barrage of enemy gunfire to pull a wounded Marine to safety. 1st. Lt. Rick Posselt, a 25-year-old from Crystal River, Fla., said he is not the Marine who deserves the recognition. Cpl.

Battalion memorializes fallen angels

Battalion Commander Lt. Col. David J. Furness promises that as long as there is a 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, the fallen Marines of the battalion will remain a part of the unit. The battalion created a ‘Fallen Heroes’ wall to memorialize their brothers lost in combat to help fulfill this promise that was made at the end of every memorial

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