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Archive: 2004

Marine combat engineers keep vigilant of IEDs

Most people try to avoid explosives in Iraq. Gunnery Sgt. Sean P. Hanna hopes to trip over them. He and his Marines from 3rd Platoon, Company B, 1st Combat Engineer Battalion spend their days criss-crossing Iraq, armed with metal detectors in one hand and a beacon device in the other. "Nine out of 10 times we'll find stuff," said Hanna, the

Marines chill out with ice on the packing list

It doesn't take much to keep Marines moving in Iraq's hot dusty desert. Give them some ammunition, a mission - maybe even some bad guys to shoot at - just don't forget to serve it all up chilled. Marines from 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment learned that one of the best things a grunt can get on a hot day is some ice-cold water. Now, humvees

Marines and ING soldiers walk the beat

Cpl. Timothy R. Perea geared up for another patrol in this city. Sentiments toward Multinational Forces here are mixed. This is, after all, a suburb of Fallujah. But Perea and his Marines are out to change all that. The patrol wasn't the average patrol for the Marines from 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment's Weapons Company. It was part

Marines maintain vigil for maturing Iraqi National Guard

Assistance in building Iraq's National Guard isn't coming just from Marines on the ground. It's also coming from Marines perched overhead, keeping terrorists at bay. Marines of 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment's Weapons Company and Company K maintain a vigil for the Iraqi soldiers. They are the safeguard for Iraq's future security. "Our mission

Marine civil affairs teams count scores off successes in rebuilding effort

Regimental Combat Team 7's Civil Affairs Group Detachment and its four tactical teams have helped provide the Al Anbar region with the tools and funds to successfully begin the reconstruction of its cities and towns. The nearly 35 Marines have helped the region in building a security force strong enough to protect its other reconstruction efforts

Marines live with and train ING soldiers

Marines from 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment are borrowing a Vietnam-era tactic to countering terrorism within the Iraqi population. It's called the Combined Action Program and it was largely touted as one of the ingenious tactical approaches to emerge during the Vietnam War. Marines here revived the idea and are putting it into practice.

Marines working to defeat the enemy one leaflet at a time

A group of artillery Marines took a different approach to targeting for their deployment to Iraq. They're more into handing out leaflets than delivering earth-shattering barrages of firepower. The small group of Marines formed up the Information Operations Cell, from Regimental Combat Team 7's former fire support control center. Their mission now

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

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