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Archive: February, 2008

Marines from the Heartland storm into Iraq, relieving 1/1

At the hands of the Regimental Combat Team 1 commanding officer, 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, RCT 1, relieved 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, RCT 1, of their duties in Habbaniyah’s area of operations during an informal ceremony Feb. 6. The ceremony was only a formality as Marines and sailors of 2nd Bn., 24th Marines have already

2nd LAR Marines stay in their lanes

Applying a reaction and escalation of force plan to any kind of scenario is one way Marines maintain their status as elite warriors, and the way to perfect the process is to train constantly for different situations. The Marines with Alpha Company, 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, the “Apache,” practiced that role Feb. 5 during exercises

‘Football’ dreams come true for Iraqis thanks to Operation Ultimate Goal

No longer worried about insurgents and improvised explosive devices, children at a local school here battled it out during a soccer game held at their school yard Feb. 3, wearing uniforms donated by various organizations from the United States through Operation Ultimate Goal. Operation Ultimate Goal is an organization put together through a few

From Marine to corpsman: Brooklyn, N.Y., native strives to serve

You will rarely find a group of Marines performing combat operations without a Navy corpsman by their side. The time-honored unification of Marines and corpsmen has created an immeasurable bond, indescribable to most. For one proud Navy corpsman, this bond has been held from both sides. Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Leonardo E. Benitez joined the

Reserve LAR company celebrates activation with assault course training

A newly reactivated Marine Corps Reserve light armored reconnaissance company put their skills to the test Feb. 1. Delta Company, 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, took on the Deliberate Assault Course on Range 210 here to prepare for the worst in Iraq. D Co. is temporarily attached to 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion for the

Riverine Unit Patrols Euphrates

You can never step in the same river twice. The Euphrates River once sluiced through a verdant paradise inhabited by Adam and Eve. Now it flows through an arid desert inhabited by fisherman, and in some cases, insurgents. “There’s still bad guys out there doing bad things,” said Cmdr. Glen Leverette, commanding officer of Riverine Squadron 2. “I’m

Marines, Soldiers train IP for the future

Marines with 3rd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, and the Army’s 170th Military Police Company routinely work side-by-side to train the Iraqi Police in the Haditha area. “We go out with the IP to integrate them into our patrols so they can learn and better their techniques, tactics and procedures,” said Cpl. Frederick M.

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