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Archive: 2004

Combat doesn't stop Lejeune's patriots

The thought of sweet, buttered corn on the cob for an Independence Day celebration was so real, Sgt. Erick C. Yates thought he was dreaming when he smelled it. There was no way he'd be chomping down on an ear in the middle of Iraq standing a post far from his base camp. That was until he saw a humvee pull up. That's when he saw he wasn't

Marines testing new Kevlar shorts in Iraq

Marines here from 3rd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment are currently testing lower body armor developed by the Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory in Quantico, Va. The Kevlar shorts were designed to repel razor-sharp shrapnel from improvised explosive devices detonated by anti-Iraqi fighters along transportation routes throughout the country.

Behind the scenes crew keeps base buzzing

Gunnery Sgt. Jeffery P. Jones has what some Marines call his "seven little dwarves." They're magical too. They build, billet, police, rewire, run Internet cafes, fill sand bags... just about whatever it takes to keep Regimental Combat Team 7's base camp - Camp Ripper - running. "You name it, we do it," said Jones, company gunnery sergeant for

New radar system brings the fight back to terrorists

Nobody around 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment's command operations center likes it when Cpl. Wesley S. Fomin's handheld computer beeps. When it does, everything comes in the room comes to a halt. It means mortars are inbound. It isn't a normal pocket-sized computer he holds in his hand, but the second piece of the Marine Corps' first line of

Iraqi firefighters fitted with new suits

Iraqi firefighters are sporting new uniforms, thanks to a little help from Marines. Civil affairs Marines from Regimental Combat Team 1 refit the Nasser Wa Al Salaam Fire Department with much needed equipment recently. The team delivered 20 sets of equipment - including fire resistant helmets, jackets, trousers and boots. The gear, slightly

Courts in Marine-run zone get final send-off from soldiers

During the war last year, the courthouse here was nearly destroyed by looters. Since then, soldiers with 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, have invested thousands of dollars in construction and equipment into the Al Anbar Province judicial system. The province includes the cities Marines work in such as Ar Ramadi and Falluja. Soldiers

Battalion kicks off deployment with successful raid

After arriving in Iraq only a week and a half ago, the "Thundering Third" has joined the fight of restoring security in Al Anbar Province, conducting a battalion-sized raid July 1. Marines from 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment cordoned As-Serifah, a village east of Kharma. The raid proved successful. Marines detained high-value targets and

Lejeune Marines unaffected by sovereign government

As documents affecting the history of Iraq were signed to his north, Lance Cpl. Timothy C. Stoll, a 20-year-old rifleman with Company F, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment was dealing with his sweat soaking him underneath his flak jacket on a security shift. Stoll was more concerned with a rocket-propelled grenade being launched at his guard

Marines keep terrorists at bay on Iraq's borders

It's unforgiving duty on the Iraqi-Syria border. Long, hot days drag under the beating desert sun. Endless patrols meander miles of empty road and dunes at night. And it's keeping would-be terrorists at bay. Marines from 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion patrol the western borders of Iraq day and night. The mission is to catch and

Long days rough on Lejeune battalion's shortest Marine

Its easy to see why some might be annoyed by Sgt. Rex. He's not what you'd call a typical Marine. His hair is pushing the three-inch limit and he's always talking out of turn. He's also always sticking his nose into everybody's business, which is exactly why the Marines from 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment love him. From sun-up to sundown, the

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