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Archive: March, 2006

Marines fired up about indoor shooting range in Iraq

The sound of gunfire rips through a long building, bouncing off walls and resonates throughout the entire Marine base near Ferris Town. No one even raises an eyebrow. The sound has repeated itself hundreds of times each day since February, when I Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, converted one of the base’s many large buildings into an

Marines bring computers, web access to Iraqi schools

Marines and Soldiers attached to 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment recently made a special delivery to the future of Iraq – the children. The 6th Civil Affairs Group, Detachment 4, Team 3, also called the “6-4-3” distributed 30 computers between one high school, three primary schools and three elementary schools in Ferris Town, March 12. “There

Amtracs prove versatility in Iraq

Keeping the highways clear of roadside bombs and insurgents is a vital job in Iraq, but the Marines of Company A, 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion proved they are up for the challenge. Marines from 2nd Platoon recently spent a day providing security on one of the main supply routes, or highways, near Fallujah. The platoon used a variety of methods

Advisors keep Iraqi Army on track

The small teams of military advisors working hand-in-hand with Iraqi soldiers are learning nothing is as they expected in the Iraqi Army. It’s better. Soldiers assigned as the Military Transition Team liaisons partnered with 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5 figured they had their work cut out for them when they deployed

Scouts demonstrate that patient, persistent presence is key in Iraq

Not every day is a “jackpot day” in Iraq, but one unit proves that a patient and persistent approach to counter-insurgency operations can be very effective. Some days, Marines turn up huge weapons finds. Hundreds of mortars and thousands of small-arms rounds are commonly pulled from buried sites. Some days, though, yield much less. It’s called

One Marine proves he’s up for the challenge

Marine noncommissioned officers understand that responsibility comes with the job, but for one young NCO, he didn’t expect it to come so soon. Cpl. Jonathan B. “Blake” Little, 20, an assault amphibian vehicle crewman with Company A, 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion from Bennett, N.C. was recently made crew chief for two assault amphibian vehicles.

Down to the wire: Hawaii-based Marines conduct training before heading to Iraq

Just days before boarding planes and saying final ‘good-byes’ to family members, Marines from the Hawaii-based 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, also known as “America’s Battalion,” conducted life-saving combat training to further prepare them for deployment to Iraq.The Marines, who will spend the next seven months operating with and training

Navy petty officer spreads joy at Fallujah’s ECPs

Navy Petty Officer 1st Class William R. Craven III celebrated his son’s birth a little differently than most new dads. Two days after William R. Craven IV was born, the elder Craven was passing out candy rather than cigars. Craven, a 36-year-old from Scottsboro, Ala., assigned as the religious programmer for 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment was

Donation from Boston keeps Shreveport, La., boxer swinging

Marines of 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment have a new way to blow off steam at the end of the day. All they have to do is strap on a set of gloves and take a swing at another Marine. The battalion recently received a load of brand new boxing equipment from a donor in Boston. The shipment included a heavy punching bag, bag gloves, hand wraps and

New scope proves worth with Darkhorse snipers

Marine snipers here put the Corps’ latest sniper optic to the test and it proved to be spot-on. Proof is one less bad guy planting roadside bombs. Snipers of 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment proved the 3x12 variable-powered Schmidt & Bender M-8541 Scout-Sniper Day Scope’s usefulness in January when they killed an insurgent planting improvised

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