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Archive: March, 2008

1/3 BCT Transfers Authority of Central Anbar to RCT-1

1st Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, officially transferred their authority of the area of operations to Regimental Combat Team 1 during a ceremony aboard Camp Ramadi, March 20.“Ramadi has gone from being the most dangerous city in Iraq to the safest,” said Col. John Charlton, commanding officer, 1/3 BCT. “All of this happened in just

Lioness program continues to roar

These Lionesses don’t have to stalk their prey; their prey comes to them willingly. The four Lionesses here in Haditha City, Iraq, are female Marines who currently serve with 3rd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5. Their job is to search Iraqis women as they travel through the cities checkpoints. The Lionesses here were

ISF and Marines uncover 4,000 pound cache

March 13 started as a normal day for the Marines of Company G, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1. They were set to patrol the streets and talk to local Iraqi leaders, when the local Iraqi Police and Sons of Iraq stopped them.“One of them pulled us aside and said, ‘Come over here, you need to check this out,” said Sgt.

Five Years Past, Iraq Shows More Hope Than Ever Before

March 20, 2003, televisions glowed in living rooms across America. Families glued to the screens, watching Coalition troops brave austere desert conditions and cross the threshold, invading the hostile nation of Iraq.Advances in the media’s technology gave unprecedented coverage of troops, humvees, and armored vehicles rolling across desolate

MNC-I Commander Visits RCT-1, Greets Troops

Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III, Multi-National Corps-Iraq commander, visited soldiers, sailors and Marines of Regimental Combat Team 1 during a battle space tour within his area of operations, March 18. Austin met with senior leaders aboard the camp and greeted some of RCT-1’s exceptional soldiers, sailors and Marines with a speech, giving each one a

Iraqi Army soars overhead

As dawn approached the Anbar province of Iraq on Tuesday, two MV-22 Ospreys soared over the desert. Not an uncommon site here, but what was uncommon was who was on board. The Ospreys weren’t filled with Marines, but with Iraqi Army soldiers from the 27th Iraqi Infantry Brigade, 7th Iraqi Infantry Division. For the approximately two dozen IA

The sign at the emergency entrance to Fallujah Surgical speaks volumes about the decreased violence in Al Anbar province. The sign was erected in 2006 due to the heavy flow of combat casualties coming into the trauma center at Camp Fallujah in need of blood. However, according to reports, May 2008 held the lowest number of coalition casualties since 2004. - The sign at the emergency entrance to Fallujah Surgical speaks volumes about the decreased violence in Al Anbar province. The sign was erected in 2006 due to the heavy flow of combat casualties coming into the trauma center at Camp Fallujah in need of blood. However, according to reports, May 2008 held the lowest number of coalition casualties since 2004.

Sharp decrease in violence leaves Fallujah Surgical hallways empty

The halls remain empty, the sirens are silent, the only thing collecting on the floor is dust from the staff walking in and out; boredom is consistent, and no one is complaining. This is the state of one of the U.S. forces most actively used hospitals in Iraq, Fallujah Surgical. Fallujah Surgical, once a frequent stop for combat casualties, is no

Recon Marines keep mobile with custom training

Sometimes weapons don’t need ammunition.The idea of using a vehicle as a tool was driven into the heads of Marines from Company D, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, during a Custom Mobile Force Protection course last month.The week-long training in Melbourne, Fla., focused on the importance of mobility in a combat environment. Working with Gryphon

Raven B soars to Iraq

Silently soaring and barely visible at high altitudes, the Raven B has found its way to the skies of Iraq. The Raven B, a lightweight, hand-launched Unmanned Air Vehicle that provides reconnaissance, surveillance and target acquisition, is being fielded to Marines in Iraq for the first time. A Raven training team recently conducted an operators

Fallujah Public Radio Station Opens Airwaves to Brighter Future

There are many factors to consider when measuring the development of a city such as economic growth, security, and social progress. One of the things that ties all of these factors together is communication. How the city communicates to its people is an important aspect in understanding and measuring the development of an emerging city. In Fallujah

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