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Archive: January, 2008

Provincial Governor of Ramadi visits Haditha City

The Provincial Governor of Ramadi, Ma’Moun Sami Rashid, visited Haditha City Tuesday to speak with the city’s leaders on reconstruction topics. Three main concerns of the meetings were food-distribution security, fuel distribution and energy allocation. While there, the governor spoke on ways to start fixing and re-building Al Anbar. “The K-3 power

‘Fighting Fifth’ assumes control of western Anbar

Regimental Combat Team 5, the Marine Corps’ most decorated regiment, assumed control of a large portion of the western Al Anbar province during a transfer of authority ceremony here Jan. 22. RCT-5, which is from Camp Pendleton, Calif., replaced RCT-2, which will return to Camp Lejeune, N.C., after serving 13 months here. During the ceremony, Col.

Two brothers bond to stay together

Two brothers from Clanton, Ala., half a world away from everything they know, still have one thing in common: each other. The journey of the brothers working together began when Sgt. Steven N. Penley, 26, squad leader, Company L, 3rd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, was on recruiting assistance and recruited his brother Jeremiah Penley. “I was in

Betio Bastards recognize “Bone Crushers”

Small unit leadership has very much been a cornerstone of the Marine Corps, stemming back to the roots of its existence. Even in modern-day warfare, it is still the squad leaders and section leaders that are winning the fight from the front. In order to recognize the accomplishments and sacrifices of their small unit leaders, the Betio Bastards of

Fallujah Public Radio educates future generation through airwaves

The Fallujah Public Radio Station kicked off its new children’s education program January 19, at the Fallujah Building Development Center. This weekly, hour-long programming is a promising step for the city’s road back to normalcy, said Ali Hadi Salah Alfhdawi, the director of Fallujah Public Radio. “Children are the future; having this (radio

Building bonds for the future

It’s an everyday occurrence here. Marines with Company L, 3rd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 2, patrol the streets not only to find weapon caches, but to interact with the local community and find out what the concerns of the people are. “What we are doing here is going around the neighborhood building relations and

1/1 FST leaders, mortarmen train for success

The blast reverberates across the desert. Marines turn away from a blast as a round from an M-252 81mm Mortar system escapes its iron chute and flies toward its target. Marines with 81 mm Mortar Platoon, Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6, conducted indirect fire shoots during a fire support coordination

Iraqi, U.S. kids meet through letters

Just four years ago, Capt. Brian Von Kraus, now commander of Headquarters and Support Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6, was a platoon commander, fighting a kinetic war against insurgent forces in Anbar, Iraq. Serving in 2004 at the forefront of clandestine military operations, Von Kraus witnessed the worst of

RCT-1 takes the reins from RCT-6

Regimental Combat Team 6 officially transferred their authority of the area of operations to Regimental Combat Team 1 during a ceremony aboard Camp Fallujah, January 27. “It has been an honor and a privilege to serve with the Marines of Regimental Combat Team 6 for the last 13 months,” said Col. Richard L. Simcock II, commanding officer, Regimental

CAT 5 assists in reconstruction of Rawah

Evidence of past firefights is strewn along the bullet-riddled walls of Rawah. Marines patrolling through the streets are not a strange sight to the inhabitants. Children would greet them with “Salam,” and people in cars would pull over and politely wave. However, instead of always patrolling for insurgents, Marines now patrol to observe

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