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Al Anbar governor brings pay, hope to small-town Iraqi police force

After months of fighting terrorists, patrolling improvised explosive device-laden streets and working with minimal equipment to secure this small town in Al Anbar province, police officers here received nearly four months of back pay from Al Anbar’s top government official recently. During a June 21 visit to Baghdadi – a small town nestled along

Iraqi soldiers and Marines conduct Operation ‘Cool Carpet’

Marines and Iraqi soldiers combined forces to deliver Operation ‘Cool Carpet’ to the people of Shohabi June 27. Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 4th Brigade, 1st Iraqi Army Division along with Marines from C Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment delivered two new air conditioning units and prayer rugs to a local mosque. “We are getting ready to

U.S. Marines working round-the-clock to reinforce new police force

More than 300 local Iraqis from Euphrates River towns near the Iraqi-Syrian border lined up at the Marines’ outpost June 27, 2006, in hopes of becoming policemen in one of Iraq’s newest police districts. The enlistment drive marked the largest turnout of police recruits in recent months. More than 100 Iraqis were accepted for enlistment. The

Marine lieutenant exposed himself to enemy fire to save another in Iraq

Marines here say a lieutenant who was leading Marines and Iraqi soldiers through the volatile streets of Haditha, June 14 showed uncommon valor when he ran into a barrage of enemy gunfire to pull a wounded Marine to safety. 1st. Lt. Rick Posselt, a 25-year-old from Crystal River, Fla., said he is not the Marine who deserves the recognition. Cpl.

Battalion memorializes fallen angels

Battalion Commander Lt. Col. David J. Furness promises that as long as there is a 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, the fallen Marines of the battalion will remain a part of the unit. The battalion created a ‘Fallen Heroes’ wall to memorialize their brothers lost in combat to help fulfill this promise that was made at the end of every memorial

Hemet, Calif., Marine killed in Iraq remembered by fellow Marines, sailors

Marines and sailors gathered at their forward operating base in Haditha, June 25 to honor a Marine killed in action earlier this month. Marines and sailors from the Hawaii-based India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment gathered to pay their final respects to Cpl. Michael Estrella, a 20-year-old from Hemet, Calif. Estrella was killed by

Marines visit with local youths

It started out just like every other patrol, with a mission brief, rehearsal, and individual mission priorities established prior to leaving friendly lines and heading deep into the city. But this mission required much more than weapons, gear, and vehicles, it demanded smiles and helping hands. Marines assigned to C Company, 1st Battalion, 25th

Marine bandsman receives Purple Heart

Next time Sgt. Aaron C. Morgan marches in a parade with the 1st Marine Division Band, expect his uniform to look just a little different Morgan, a bandsmen assigned to Regimental Combat Team 5, was awarded the Purple Heart Medal June 24. Morgan, a percussionist from the 1st Marine Division Band, was wounded while performing security operations for

Iraqi soldiers get advanced marksmanship course

Proper breath control, a slow steady squeeze of the trigger, these are a few of the skills soldiers from the Iraqi Army put into practice here recently. Marines from 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment taught six Iraqi soldiers an advanced two week-long marksmanship course aboard Camp Fallujah. “This course is very good,” said Iraqi Army Pfc. Thabit

Marine fights for his future

Making decisions on the battlefield usually depends on two key elements, communication and leadership. Lance Cpl. Matthew W. Swan is keenly interested in both. Swan is a field radio operator with C Company, 1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment in Fallujah, and has future hopes of becoming a Marine Corps officer. As a kid, growing up with a family

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