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Archive: February, 2008

West Coast Marines take off to Korea

A company of Marines touched down here on South Korean soil late in the evening Feb. 25 in preparation for Operation Foal Eagle. Confidence and anticipation ran high for the Marines of Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division out of Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif. Tanks and Light

2/24 Patrols, Keeps Streets Safe

Thanks to the Marines of Company E, 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, the streets of Saqlawiyah continue to be a safer place to live. “With us always patrolling and keeping an eye on the area, the Iraqis seem to feel more comfortable and are out of their homes more,” said Cpl. Kyle W. Peterson, a squad leader with Co.

3/23 de-mobilizes, heads to new combat outpost

“We need bodies from every shop to help start de-mobilizing the Forward Operation Base,” were the words that started the day off for the Marines of 3rd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5. Working parties for 3rd Battalion, 23rd Marines gathered to begin de-mobilizing the FOB here Friday in preparation for the unit’s moving

A tale of two cities

Two cities, at opposite ends of the globe, recently solidified a partnership intended to create a union of goodwill and understanding. Mayor Farhan Tekan Farhan, the regional mayor of Al Qa’im, Iraq, placed his signature next to Mayor Gary Capata’s, mayor of Laguna Niguel, Calif., on an official document uniting the two communities as “Sister

Company E patrols the streets of Karma

Marines and sailors of Company E, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, recently arrived to the Al Anbar province, and are currently conducting operations and patrolling the streets here. For the past couple of weeks, Marines like Lance Cpl. Matthew Lembke, squad leader, 2nd Squad, 2nd Platoon, Co. E, 2/3, have been studying

Vigilant Guardians, RCT-1’s Security Platoon stands watch

If Regimental Combat Team 1 gave frequent driver miles for the distances covered by its units, headquarters company’s security platoon would have enough points to rack up quite a few free vacations. Security platoon’s mission is to provide a security element for the RCT’s Embedded Provincial Reconstruction Team, as well as provide security for the

CMC steps onto Battlefield, surveys progress

Gen. James T. Conway, Commandant of the Marine Corps, linked up with Marines from Personal Security Detachment, Regimental Combat Team 1, for a visit to the city of Karma’s Joint Security Station, Feb. 19. Conway met with Marines from 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, who live and work at the station, and explained to

CENTCOM Commander Visits Fallujah, Observes Market Life

Regimental Combat Team 1 hosted Adm. William Fallon, Central Command commander, during his visit to the city this week. Fallon was accompanied by Maj. Gen. John Kelly, commanding general, I Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward), and Col. Lewis A. Craparotta, commanding officer, RCT-1. During his trip, he stopped in the Andaloos district’s Joint

The heart of a champion

Chuck Norris would want to see this Marine in action. Marines pass time on deployments in many ways, but Lance Cpl. Tranquilla T. McGee enjoys spending his off-time on the mat, training in hand-to-hand combat with the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program. During Lance Cpl. McGees’ off-time, he devotes many hours a week practicing different

3/23 continues to serve the Haditha Triad

Top Coalition Force leadership visited with Ma’Moun Sami Rashid, the provincial governor of Ramadi, Wednesday outside near Haqlaniyah to discuss plans for the K-3 power plant and refinery. The leaders toured different locations of importance around the Haditha Triad and discussed plans for getting the plants running to supply power and fuel to the

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