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Archive: August, 2006

Security in Haditha Triad city comes one step at a time for Marines, Iraqi soldiers

Despite a recent rash of insurgent attacks, Marines in Barwanah say they are making notable progress equipping the Iraqi Army with the skills to take over security operations in this city of 30,000 nestled along the Euphrates River northwest of Baghdad. Less than a month ago the soldiers and Marines formed a mounted mobile assault platoon – or

Supply convoys answer mail for Marines at outposts

Forget rain, sleet and snow. Try roadside bombs, searing heat and the occasional small-arms attack. Even that can’t stop Marine deliveries to outlying posts. The “Betio Bastards” of L Company, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, resupply their Marines daily despite the constant enemy activity in the area. It’s a vital part of the mission to keep

Lucky “Bastard” escapes death

Cpl. Jamie L. Emerson is one lucky “Bastard.” The 22-year-old assigned to the “Betio Bastards” of 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment escaped death when an enemy bullet ripped through his Kevlar helmet in Husayba, Aug.1. “Everybody’s been calling me ‘lucky,’” said Emerson, a mortarman from Weapons Company, who operates out of Camp Habbaniyah,

Iraqi Army takes driver’s seat for Operation Sidewinder

Iraqi soldiers assigned to the 3rd Brigade, 1st Iraqi Army Division conducted their own mission with support from the Marines and sailors of K Company, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment during Operation Sidewinder Aug. 1. The mission was to conduct a cordon and search to interrupt anti-Iraqi forces activity within a nearby urban neighborhood, just

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