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Archive: August, 2006

‘Bastards’ encounter enemy fire during community assistance mission

A recent mission to hand out soccer balls turned into one of trading gunfire for Marines of 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment. The “Betio Bastards” of the battalion’s Jump Platoon came under enemy fire on their way to greet local Iraqis here Aug. 11. It was a mission Marines hoped to build friendships and good will with the local community.

Iraqi police keep insurgents out of region’s first public sporting event in nearly three years

Iraqis living along the Euphrates River near the Syrian border have not hosted a soccer match or any other type of public sporting event in more than three years due to insurgents’ previous control of the area. Until now. Thanks to months of planning by U.S. Marines in this region and security provided by local Iraqi police from Karabilah and

Twentynine Palms, Calif.-based Marine unit memorializes four killed in action in Iraq

U.S. Marines serving near this Euphrates River city memorialized four Marines who were killed in action last month on a small U.S. and Iraqi military outpost here. Dozens of Marines from the Twentynine Palms, Calif.-based 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion gathered Aug. 10, 2006, at a combat outpost here to remember: Sgt. Christian B.

Regimental Combat Team 5 dealing in cold hard Iraqi dinar

Greenbacks are out. The currency of choice for doing business with local Iraqis here is now dinar. Regimental Combat Team 5 commanders recently made the switch to paying out local contractors in Iraqi dinar instead of American dollars. The switch is meant to boost the flow and confidence in the Iraqi economy. “We decided to pay out the

Marines find weapons during follow-on operation

Marines recently spent three days conducting operations in the area south of Fallujah where they discovered several weapons and gathered information about insurgents operating there. Marines from 1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, along with Iraqi Army soldiers, swept through the predominately rural area during Operation

Darkhorse Marines find, capture Jill Carroll’s kidnappers

Editor’s note: Marines from 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5 captured three insurgents responsible for the kidnapping and detention of Jill Carroll, an American journalist for the Christian Science Monitor, May 19. Intelligence gleaned from that raid led to the capture of one more, by Marines from 1st Battalion, 25th

Darkhorse Marines find, capture Jill Carroll's kidnappers

Editor’s note: Marines from 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5 captured three insurgents responsible for the kidnapping and detention of Jill Carroll, an American journalist for the Christian Science Monitor, May 19. Only now can the story of those who captured her kidnappers be told. CAMP HABBANIYAH, Iraq - Jill Carroll’s

Tankers feel the heat in Iraq’s dog days of summer

There’s just no denying it. It’s hot here. But hot takes on a whole new meaning deep in the turret of an M-1A1 Main Battle Tank. Marines from A Company, 2nd Tank Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 5 battle not just insurgents every time they climb into their tanks. They fight a scorching heat that just melts Marines inside. “At the end of the

Visits from family members help healing process

When Army Maj. John W. Penree decided to pay his nephew, Marine Sgt. Peter A. Penree Jr., a visit in Iraq’s Al Anbar province, the timing couldn’t have been better. The circumstances, however, probably could have. Both men are currently deployed to Iraq – Penree Jr., serves with the Hawaii-based 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment in western Al

Tankers roll out 68 tons of reassurance to entry control points

Tankers with Regimental Combat Team 5 know how to send a message. They simply show up. Marines from A Company, 2nd Tank Battalion, RCT-5, reinforced an entry control point on the outskirts of Fallujah, an operation they conduct on a regular but erratic schedule. The tankers roll a section of M-1A1 Main Battle Tanks to the ECPs surrounding Fallujah

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