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Archive: August, 2006

Care packages to Iraq put smiles on Marines’ faces

Nothing makes a deployed Marine happier than a letter from home or a big box of goodies to share with his friends. For the past five months, Marines and sailors assigned to the Hawaii-based 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, also known as “America’s Battalion,” serving in Iraq has received a never-ending supply of “care packages” from countless

Combat train hauls and protects Iraqi recruits

“America’s Battalion” Marines recently conducted a mission that had them transporting an unusual cargo in unfamiliar terrain. Marines from 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment’s G Company provided security for an Iraqi Police station during an Iraqi Army recruiting drive. Marines from the battalion’s Combat Train Two also transported Iraqi Army

Marine battalion push insurgents out during Operation Rubicon

Marines here are hitting insurgents with an iron fist while offering an open hand of assistance to local villagers. Marines of K Company, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment began a main effort to drive out insurgents and protect Iraqis in this area west of Habbaniyah. It’s called Operation Rubicon. Marines pushed out into areas that have rarely

Amtrac commander redefines role of combat leader

Sgt. William D. Dycus didn’t write the book on what it takes to be an amphibious assault vehicle commander. He completely rewrote it. Dycus, a 21-year-old from Vidor, Texas, is redefining what it means to be a combat leader. His performance in combat was impressive enough to earn him a combat meritorious promotion to his present rank from

‘Gators’ prowl highways near Fallujah

Forget murky swamps or backyard swimming pools. Regimental Combat Team 5 has “Gators” stalking the six-lane highways surrounding Fallujah. Marines from D Company, 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, RCT-5, are skulking the main roads surrounding Fallujah. They’re on the hunt, looking to clamp down on anyone trying to shut down the well-traveled

Marine scouts from TOW Platoon, 2nd Tank Battalion, attached to Team Gator from D Company, 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, unload massive amount of weapons and munitions snatched from insurgents during a snap vehicle checkpoint. Marines rolled up hundreds of weapons commonly used in insurgent attacks. - Marine scouts from TOW Platoon, 2nd Tank Battalion, attached to Team Gator from D Company, 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, unload massive amount of weapons and munitions snatched from insurgents during a snap vehicle checkpoint. Marines rolled up hundreds of weapons commonly used in insurgent attacks.

Scouts roll up mother-lode in cache find

Cpl. Joshua D. Milligan’s first words when he uncovered his largest weapons cache can’t be printed. He used the word “holy,” but there was nothing religious about the second word. Scouts from TOW Platoon, 2nd Tank Battalion, recently uncovered their largest weapons cache yet. They found the enormous stash of weapons in the back of a blue “Bongo”

Marines in Iraq memorialize two Marines, sailor killed just weeks after deaths of four others from same unit

Just more than two weeks after memorializing four Marines killed in action, Marines serving in this region of Al Anbar province gathered to remember three more – two Marines and a sailor – who died last week during combat operations in Iraq. In a somber ceremony on the Marines’ outpost in this Euphrates River city Aug. 26, Marines and sailors from

Marines, Iraqi Security Forces combine efforts at city entrances

A city once known as a heavily populated insurgent stronghold isn’t carrying that reputation any more. Thousands of Fallujans moved back into their homes and businesses, but unwelcome guests meet a mixed crowd of forces at the cities limits. Marines from 1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, man several different entry

'New England’s Own' Marines gather to remember fallen brothers

Marines from 1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5 paused operations Aug. 26 to honor two Marines who were killed in action earlier this month. Capt. John J. McKenna IV and Lance Cpl. Michael D. Glover were honored in a memorial service. Both Marines were killed while conducting combat operations Aug. 16. Both Marines were

Marines say goodbye with final salute

Sgt. Levi S. Presmyk, a 23-year-old Marine rifleman from Camp Verde, Ariz., pays his final respects to three fallen comrades – two Marines and a Navy corpsman – during a memorial service Aug. 26, at the Marines’ outpost in Rawah, Iraq. Cpl. Adam A. Galvez, a 21-year-old from Salt Lake City, Utah; Lance Cpl. Randy L. Newman, a 21-year-old from Bend,

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