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Archive: July, 2004

Water purifiers keep Lejeune battalion alive

Cpl. Aaron J. Weakley's job sucks - 17,000 gallons of water everyday. The 25-year-old from San Diego turns some of the nastiest, foulest sources of water into pure, crystal-clear hydration for Marines at 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment. In fact, here, the water source the Combat Service Support Battalion 1 Marine draws from is one of the worst

Iraqis laying building blocks of construction trade

Before beginning the Iraqi Construction Apprentice Program, Sabbar Motar Hommadee used to wake up every morning and spend his days at the local market soliciting any kind of employment he could find. Since June 12, Hommadee and 14 fellow Iraqis have been learning the ins and outs of the construction world from Navy Seabees. This is the first ICAP

Marines in Fallujah kick back for Independence Day

Marines, sailors and soldiers from Regimental Combat Team 1 brought a little red, white and blue to this dusty camp in Iraq. They celebrated this year's Independence Day with a good-old American style barbeque at Camp Fallujah, Sunday. The Fourth of July bash was held at the Rest and Relaxation Center, including plenty of food, sports tournaments,

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

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