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Archive: May, 2006

SAPIs save lives in 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment

All questions concerning the reliability of the ceramic protective plates were answered in a split second for two Marines serving with 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment. Cpl. Will D. Carter and Lance Cpl. Joel Salazar both learned first hand that the heavy protective plates they wear in and on their vests will stop a bullet. “I am living proof

Marine Recon adapts to growing mission in Iraq

Cpl. Jason L. Campbell pulled his Kevlar helmet off his head and struggled to get free of his body armor. Its tangle of ammunition pouches, ceramic plates, radios and grenades. It’s not an uncommon load for an infantryman here in Iraq. But Campbell’s not an ordinary infantryman. He’s a Reconnaissance Marine and he’s performing a mission that

Recon Marines hunt the Zaidon nights

Insurgents beware. That bump in the night might just be a Recon Marine aiming in. Marines of B Company, 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 5 own the night here. When the rest of the world quiets down with the setting sun, these Marines are gearing up. This is their witching hour. They thrive in the darkness and keep insurgents

Recon Marines find buried treasure in enemy sniper rifle

No one is ever going to tell Cpl. Patrick A. Diener not to kick rocks again. The 24-year-old from Knoxville, Tenn., was kicking at some loose soil when he turned up a buried insurgent sniper rifle. Diener, assigned to B Company, 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 5, was on a “knock-and-talk” patrol in this rural area south of

Civil Affairs Marines provide aid to combat-torn Iraqi families

A 28-year-old Iraqi woman has told Marines and sailors in region of western Al Anbar Province that all she wants is to be able to walk again. The woman from Karabilah, Iraq, is missing both of her legs. But the Marines of the 3rd Civil Affairs Group – a U.S. military unit responsible for assisting Iraqi communities with rebuilding local government

Marines pause to remember fellow warrior

Maj. Steven J. Kotansky admired the great personality and Marine Corps traits that Sgt. Matthew J. Fenton carried out during his life. “Throughout our lives, there will be a handful of people that we will never forget,” said Kotansky, the commanding officer of Headquarters and Support Company. “Sergeant Fenton will surely be one of them.” Marines

From Cameroon to Camp Fallujah: One Darkhorse story

A second deployment to Iraq puts one Darkhorse Marine much closer to where he began his life.Lance Cpl. Dave-Stephan Mandeng, a small arms repair technician with Combat Transportation Platoon, Headquarters and Support Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment was born into to the Bassa tribe in the African country of Cameroon, located on the

In western Iraq, hundreds eager to join new Iraqi Army, combat insurgency in Al Anbar province

In this small, mostly-Sunni region nestled along the Euphrates River in Al Anbar province, Iraqi men say they are fed up with the insurgency in Iraq, and are doing something about it – joining the Iraqi Army. More than 189 Iraqi men, most 30’ish in age, lined up to sign their name on the dotted line and enlist for service during a May 8 Iraqi Army

Marines work to improve living conditions, infrastructure in Iraq’s Haditha Triad region

Maj. Chris K. Mace loves to hand out cash. The 38-year-old leads a handful of Marines who spend their days rebuilding schools, hospitals and giving monetary reimbursement to Iraqis whose property has been damaged during three years worth of combat operations. “We have made a lot of progress, but there is still a lot more to be made,” said Mace, a

Side SAPI plate saves life

When an optional piece of gear became mandatory, complaints were lodged, but when the gear did its job - saving a Marine’s life - a few opinions were changed. Lance Cpl. Robert F. Dean, a light armored vehicle crewman with D Company, 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, owes his life to the small arms protective insert he had strapped to

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