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Archive: March, 2006

Marines, Iraqi forces unite for Fallujah’s security

Marines alongside Iraqi police and soldiers is a sight few would have pictured two years ago. At Entry Control Point 5, Marines from Weapons Platoon, L Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment work daily with Iraqi policemen and soldiers from the Iraqi Army to thwart terrorism from the city of Fallujah. “The ECP is a deterrent,” said 24-year-old

Big green monster takes a green thumb

Cpl. Matthew A. Matosich might just be losing it. He’s been in Iraq a little more than two months and he’s already cracking up. Take for instance his latest odd activity. He’s talking to plants. Matosich’s newest friend is “Bob,” a plant he and a few other Marines from 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment’s combat operations center named. They’ve

Hundreds turn out for Iraqi Army recruiting drive

More than 800 Iraqi men enlisted in the Iraqi Army during a three-day recruiting drive here by a Mobile Recruiting Team from the Ministry of Defense. The 813 recruits were part of a larger recruiting effort to enlist 1,000 Iraqi men from the Al Anbar Province into the Iraqi Army. “The overall goal is to enlist 5,000 recruits from Al Anbar Province

Hawaii-based Marines provide security, helping hand to Iraqi town

When 22 year old Cpl. Jeff Globis taped a picture in his Kevlar helmet of his wife, he did so knowing it would be the only way he could see her for seven months. “I think of her all throughout the day,” said the team leader from Winthrop Harbor, Ill. “It was hard to say goodbye to her, but my Marines are my family and I can turn to them for

Marines keep watchful eyes on Iraq’s rural western region

Trading one desert for another, Marines based in California’s Mojave Desert have returned for another deployment to Iraq’s Al Anbar Province. For some of the Marines, it’s their third deployment in as many years in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The Marines, from the Twentynine Palms, Calif.-based 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion,

Civil affairs mission continues in Darkhorse territory

Marines with 3rd Civil Affairs Group joined with Marines here carrying a few items not normally seen in a Marines’ gear bag. Take for example, cute, cuddly, soft stuffed animals. The Marines aren’t lacking discipline, though. They’re taking their mission to the kids in Fallujah, the first project since they arrived here recently. The 3rd Civil

IEDs no deterrent for Hawaii-based Marines in Al Anbar Province

Hawaii-based Marines searching a known hotspot for insurgent-placed “improvised explosive devices” say the danger posed by these deadly devices do not deter them from providing security to the local populace here. The Marines operating in this western Al Anbar Province town had one detonate only a few feet from them during a recent patrol and

Marines offer a peep under the hatch to life in a tank

There are no secrets for Marines working and living inside the Corps’ biggest chunk of armor on the battlefield. Marine tankers from Company D, 2nd Tank Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 5 offered a glimpse into the life inside the M-1A1 Main Battle Tank. Beyond the super-power scope, thermal imaging systems, 120 mm main gun and whining engine of

Iraqi soldiers go solo in western Iraq

Iraqi soldiers have taken their first steps toward functioning entirely on their own In this remote region of northwestern Iraq. More than 100 soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 7th Iraqi Army Division conducted their first self-sustaining operation to quell insurgents in Iraq’s Al Anbar Province March 23. The uniformed Iraqi men

Tank-infantry team denies insurgency near Fallujah

Insurgents no longer have free reign in the rural farmlands north of Fallujah. A platoon of Marines from Company D, 2nd Tank Battalion, joined with a reinforced squad from Company E, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment to scour the area north of Fallujah for insurgent activity in Operation Mesopotamia II. The several-day operation took place in the

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