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U.S. Marines get hands on with new mortar system November 12, 2015 — U.S. Marines with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force--Crisis Response--Central Command, train on a new weapons system at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Oct. 24, and reinforce ability to provide protection to coalition partners and resources. The Marines are charged with the security of Al MORE

Coalition forces pay visit to hospital, donate supplies January 7, 2009 — Service members at Camp Ramadi, Iraq, toured Ramadi General Hospital and donated 20 crates of medical supplies including oxygen masks, IV bags and mass casualty equipment, Jan. 7. Soldiers and sailors with the embedded Provincial Reconstruction Team-Ramadi and with Regimental Combat Team 1 visited with staff at the hospital to discuss emergency MORE

Generous donations help keep Karmah children warm during winter January 6, 2009 — Marines of Task Force 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, distributed shoes and cold-weather jackets to children living in Karmah, Iraq, Jan. 6. During Karmah’s coldest months, ranging from 60 degrees during the day to freezing temperatures after dusk, many children are without winter apparel and some even without shoes on MORE

Making the switch January 5, 2009 — Field wiremen with Communications Technical Control Facility Detachment, a joint unit made up of Marines from Regimental Combat Team 1 and 9th Communications Battalion, set up a new multifaceted digital switch on Camp Baharia, recently. The new switch was part of a larger scale commercialization project to enable personnel aboard the camp with MORE

Marines continue drawing down in al Anbar January 4, 2009 — Marines with 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, handed over control of several forward operating bases and combat outposts in the city of Fallujah, Iraq, to Iraqi Security Forces Jan. 1. The turnover is concurrent with U.S. plans to begin drawing down forces in Iraq throughout the next three years. During a media round MORE

Iraqi police respond to Fallujah attack December 29, 2008 — Iraqi Police in Karmah demonstrated their ability to take charge of a crime scene after a suicide bomber attacked citizens and policemen on a local highway in Fallujah, Iraq, Dec. 28.Maj. Yessien, assistant police commander for the Karmah police station, said policemen were quick to provide casualty evacuation and security at the scene. The MORE

MNC-I commander makes holiday visit December 25, 2008 — Lt. Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III, the commanding general of Multi-National Corps Iraq, visited Marines and Sailors with 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, at Camp Baharia in Fallujah, Iraq, Dec. 25. The commander arrived to the camp in a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter for the first of several stops at camps throughout Iraq to MORE

Marines depart Karmah police station December 20, 2008 — Coalition forces departed Karmah’s Iraqi Police Station throughout December, leaving the station to be manned by Iraqi Police as they progress toward self-sustainment. The Karmah IP Station served a pivotal role in coordinating efforts with the Iraqi Police. As security in the greater Karmah region continues to improve, Marines from Company C, Task MORE

IPs learn life-saving medical skills December 19, 2008 — “He’s bleeding out of a major artery! He’s going into shock! Get his pulse and apply a tourniquet, now!” These words boomed from the mouths of Navy corpsmen with Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, as they gave a four-day Combat Life Saver course to Iraqi Police at the Joint Command Center in MORE

Marines support Iraqi police with aid operation December 16, 2008 — Marines with Company B, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1 assisted Iraqi Police during a humanitarian-aid operation in the Muallimeen area of Fallujah, Iraq, Dec. 3. The Marines provided security while IPs from the local police station distributed food to 125 under-privileged families living in the area. “We are working MORE

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