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Archive: July, 2006

Marines counter ambush attack on Iraqi Army

The Quick Reaction Force for 1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment should add another word to their name – lethal. Marines from the battalion’s A Company recently killed two insurgents and found a weapons cache while conducting operations against anti-Iraqi forces. The battalion is assigned to Regimental Combat Team 5 near Fallujah. It started out

Marines bid adieu to protectors of Haditha Dam

Marines operating in the Haditha-triad region recently bid farewell to Azerbaijani soldiers who have spent the past six months providing internal security for hundreds of Marines headquartered at the city’s large dam. A change of command ceremony here July 13, 2006, marked the end of a six-month tour of duty in Iraq for one group of the soldiers

Santee, Calif., Marine awarded Bronze Star medal for heroic actions in Iraq

Staff Sgt. Jeffery V. Escalderon experienced some of the fiercest fighting along the Iraqi-Syrian border city of Husaybah – against insurgents wielding machine guns, mortars and rocket propelled grenades. The 36-year-old platoon sergeant from 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment was recently awarded the Bronze Star medal for his heroic actions

Every Marine a rifleman in Darkhorse Battalion

As the old saying goes, every Marine is a rifleman first. A squad of Marines of Headquarters and Support Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment left their offices July 12 to aid security efforts in a volatile area near Habbaniyah known as the “Shark’s Fin.” Infantry Marines of L Company had spent several days setting up observation posts

Engineers nail everyday missions

It seems that even in a combat zone, there’s still housework. Combat engineers assigned to 1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, are working around the clock to keep the battalion’s area secure by building and improving guard posts for the Marines and their counterparts. “If we are not building, we are out on an operation.

'New England’s Own' Marines take over new turf

The days spent in Saqlawiyah are over for a group of Marines here, who have moved to cover a new set of ground. A Company, 1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, took over a new area of operation and forward operating base just outside the city of Fallujah. “It is nice to get to see a new area of the country after being in

Darkhorse company steps up operations in Habbaniyah

Marines of L Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment are beefing up security in a volatile area near Habbaniyah known as the “Shark’s Fin.” Marines are setting up a series of observation posts along the main highways to stop improvised explosive device placement and provide a springboard for combat operations. “As the OPs are getting set up,

Marines turn over greater responsibilities to Iraqi Army

Marine from 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment have spent the last few weeks transitioning responsibility for security here to the Iraqi Army. More than 60 percent of the battalion’s original battle space is now the responsibility of the Iraqi Army. “We are trying to teach the Iraqis how we do things out here,” said Lance Cpl. Joshua B. Jones, a

Darkhorse Battalion remembers two fallen heroes in Habbaniyah

Marines from 3rd Battalion 5th Marine Regiment paused to remember two fallen Marines at the Habbaniyah Chapel July 7. Photos of Staff Sgt. Raymond J. Plouhar and Cpl. Jason Morrow stood propped on a table next to their Purple Heart medals, before a roomful of solemn Marines. Plouhar, a 31-year-old from Lake Orion, Mich., was serving as platoon

Battalion pauses to honor fallen Darkhorse Marine

Marines from 3rd Battalion 5th Marine Regiment paused to remember a fallen brother at the Habbaniyah Chapel July 7. Lance Cpl. Rex A. Page, a 21-year-old infantryman from Kirksville, Mo., assigned to L Company was killed in action June 28 in the Al Anbar Province. “We lost a Marine, a son and our friend, Lance Corporal Rex Page,” said Lt. Col.

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