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Archive: 2006

Marines battle the elements while facing insurgents and improvised explosive devices

When the Marines of the small outpost near this Euphrates River village of Iraq’s western Al Anbar Province aren’t responding to the latest shower of mortar fire, they’re doing one of two things – working out or sleeping. When he’s not conducting mounted security patrols aboard his Humvee and interacting with local Iraqis, Lance Cpl. William D.

U.S. Army battalion honors second fallen soldier since arrival in Iraq

U.S. soldiers serving in this city of 30,000 in Iraq’s Al Anbar province memorialized the second U.S. soldier killed in action here since February. Hundreds of U.S. and Iraqi soldiers gathered at one of the U.S. military’s forward operating bases in the city to memorialize Spc. Michael J. Potocki, a 21-year-old native of Baltimore, Md., and 2003

Battalion pauses for three fallen warriors

Marines 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment paused to honor three men who gave their all for the cost of freedom. A memorial service was held here July 1 to honor Staff Sgt. Benjamin D. Williams, Lance Cpl. Brandon J. Webb and Pfc. Christopher N. White. All three men were killed in action June 20. Williams was 30 years old and from Galveston, Texas.

Marines keep battalion rolling

Marines are known for their dedication to duty and hard work, completing the mission no matter what it takes. Take an 11-man team working in temperatures rising above 100 degrees, put them in charge of maintaining hundreds of vehicles, and watch them produce much more than sweat and greasy hands at the end of the day. Mechanics from 1st

Mechanics keep 2nd Tanks rolling in Habbaniyah

Few sights are as comforting for a Marine in Iraq as an M-1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank rolling down the street. Marines of A Company, 2nd Tank Battalion are supporting the grunts of 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment by maintaining a constant presence along the main highways here to deter improvised explosive device placement and provide back-up

Wisconsin native keeps Marines, Iraqi soldiers combat ready

The man responsible for roughly 1,000 Marines’ ammo isn’t a Marine sitting behind a desk, wielding his power and influence from his air conditioned office – it’s a 21-year-old Marine running around in the dry heat of western Iraq. Meet Cpl. David M. Jeske – a gruff Marine from Auburndale, Wis., and the senior ammunition technician for 3rd Light

Marines, Iraqi Army pair up to treat locals

Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 4th Brigade, 1st Iraqi Army Division along with Marines from C Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment delivered much needed medical care to people of here June 29. More than 450 Iraqi people received medical treatment during the cooperative medical engagement conducted by Coalition Forces. The purpose of the

NYPD cop serves with 3rd CAG after 21 years broken active-duty service

New York City Police Department Detective Evan L. Schwerner had nearly 21 years off active duty in the Marine Corps when in the four-year wake of Sept. 11, 2001, he decided he could better serve his family and country in the global war on terror as a Marine in Iraq. Cpl. Schwerner joined the Marine Corps Reserve in May 2005 as a hazardous material

Tanks support 'Darkhorse' grunts in Habbaniyah

Marines of Company A, 2nd Tank Battalion are supporting the grunts of 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment by maintaining a constant presence with their M1-A1 Main Battle Tanks along the main highways in the battalion’s new area of operations. “We’re operating 24 hours a day, seven days a week,” said Gunnery Sgt. Michael J. Kadlub, a tank commander

Iraqi soldiers receive training for new fleet of humvees

Fifty brand-new, tan humvees are parked in the 3rd Brigade, 7th Iraqi Army Division headquarters here – vehicles the unit received this month from Iraq’s Ministry of Defense in an effort to provide Iraqi Security Forces with more heavily armored – and reliable – vehicles. Before the soldiers can begin conducting security operations in their new

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