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Archive: March, 2008

C4 demolishes barriers

Sixteen pounds of C4 plus 28 perfectly usable doors equaled a lot of fun for Marines from 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance here March 6. Explosive urban breaching is just another method used to enter an enemy stronghold, said Cpl. Joshua Sou, a Squad Automatic Weapon gunner, 1st LAR. U.S. Marines included a platoon of Republic of Korea Marines in

Anbar Awakening, Continuing to Deny AQI Safe Haven

Just two years ago, Iraq could have been best described as ‘complete chaos’. Sectarian violence was on the rise, Coalition forces were relentlessly repelling off attacks and al Qaeda in Iraq was gaining popularity. It was a country on the fringes of all-out civil war. Al Anbar’s future was dim and bleak; it seemed like a ‘lost’ cause politically,

Afghanistan-bound battalion conducts platoon hasty attack

Give a Marine some bullets, a bunker and his buddies and he’s ready for business. Marines of Company G, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment proved they were more than ready during a platoon hasty attack at Range 410A here March 6. It was one of many evolutions part of Mojave Viper — the Corps' premier pre-deployment desert training. “It’s a big

2/24 kicks off Operation Spider Web

Spiders weave their webs in detailed fashion, creating a complex design with its sole purpose to trap their prey. Marines of 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, plan on doing the same through Operation Spider Web. Operation Spider Web is a partnered insurgent clearing operation where Marines will team up with the Iraqi

War-torn city rises from ashes

Just mentioning of the city of Fallujah conjures up images of a devastated city ripped apart by the horrors of war. It was November 2004, there were an estimated 2,000 insurgents infesting the city prepared to fight to the death and it was the Marine Corps’ job to facilitate this. After bitter house-to-house fighting the Marines took the city. In

Marines put first aid class in 'hip pocket'

Besides beans and bullets, Marines need to know how to use band-aids. So Marines of Company G, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment were taught how to use “band-aids” and other first aid techniques during an impromptu medical class here March 5. The group received the instruction between training sessions of Mojave Viper—the Corps' premier

Team rushes instill small unit discipline

Cpl. Jae-Seong Baek started off the day March 4 as just another corporal. By midday, he and other Republic of Korea Marines had taken up the role of a "noncommissioned officer." ROK Marines learned the importance of small-unit leadership, tactics and discipline during fire-team attacks on a fixed objective at the Rodriguez Live-Fire Complex, ROK,

3/7 awards Bronze Star

Of all the weapons in the Marine Corps arsenal, Sgt. Andrew T. Maddox found just the right one at a bookstore. Maddox, a scout sniper with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, received a Bronze Star Medal during a ceremony here March 4. While deployed with 3/7 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2007, Maddox, 21, Cleburne,

Fire in the Sky: 5th ANGLICO owns the air

Capt. Nathan O. Morales knows his job well. "The mission of ANGLICO is to provide the MAGTF commander with a liaison capability with foreign area expertise in order to plan, coordinate and execute terminal control of air, surface and naval fires." In short, Morales and his team blow stuff up. 5th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company recently deployed

Marines, ROKs take a hike

The gunnies and the lieutenants knew. But the ROK Marines and U.S. Marines had no idea they were going to step off on a three-mile hike at the Rodriguez Live Fire Complex, Republic of Korea, March 3. Until about 15 minutes before they stepped, Marines of the U.S. 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion and the ROK 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine

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