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Archive: March, 2008

1st LAR, ROKs bond amid destruction

Block by block, building by building, room by room, Republic of Korea and U.S. Marines stormed through an urban range called the "Warrior Village" here March 8 by way of land, air and plastic explosives. Starting with a CH-53 troop insertion, the U.S. Marines surged around the first "enemy" infested structure and demolished the door with C4. As

CALFEX caps Operation Foal Eagle

U.S. and Republic of Korea Marines executed the Combined Arms Live Fire Exercise, or CALFEX, as the culmination of Operation Foal Eagle here March 8 and 9. "In just a short ten day period, we've gone all the way from a buddy team attack, to a complex live-fire maneuver attack, integrating mortars, jets, helicopters and tanks," said Capt. Douglas

Marines make ROKs Guardian Angels

Sealed in the Corps' heart with ashes from the Marine barracks bombing in Beirut, the concept of Guardian Angels has become Marine Corps law. And now we pass it on. U.S. Marines with the 81 mm mortar platoon, Company A, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, passed on the concept of Guardian Angels to Republic of Korea Marines here March 6. It started

Island Warriors check on projects in villages

“If it must absolutely, positively needs to be destroyed over night, call the U.S. Marines,” is a slogan that can be seen on various t-shirts and bumper stickers, but in Iraq, if it absolutely must be built over night, the Iraqis can call the Marines. Marines and sailors with Company G, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1,

RCT-5 FAC Integrates Air and Ground

He is no longer in the cockpit, but he continues to ascend. Maj. Chris Donnelly, the forward air controller for Aeroscout and the assistant air officer for the regiment, welcomes the responsibilities that accompany his new role as an infantry liaison to the air wing, not to mention those that accompany his new rank. Regimental Combat Team 5

Iraqi Army Executes Operation Spider Web, MTT Provides Over Watch

Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 1st Iraqi Army Division launched phase one of the first-ever Iraqi command and controlled operation in the area surrounding Saqlawhiya, March 3. Operation Spider Web is a four phase joint operation between the Iraqi Army battalion, 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, and the local Provincial Security

Marine deploys to Iraq, puts Ultimate Fighter dream on hold

Sacrifices are made when preparing to deploy. When a reserve battalion is activated, the Marines are required to put their entire lives on hold. Not only do they sacrifice being away from family, friends and jobs, some of them even put their dreams on hold. One Marine attached to 2nd Battalion, 24th Marines, Regimental Combat Team 1, put his

Operation Amenah; Haditha girl saved by Marines

“Let’s get you home,” said Maj. Kevin Jarrard, commanding officer, Company L, 3rd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, as he escorted 2-year-old Amenah Thabit and her parents into vehicles that would take them to their home here Friday. Amenah traveled to Nashville, Tenn., in January to undergo open-heart surgery at the Monroe

IP recruits undertake prep course

The road to becoming an Iraqi policeman is not what it used to be. The training has become regimented, the selection process fares on the side of equality and corruption is rearing its ugly head less and less. The Iraqi police have made significant gains in their ability to train and maintain their own forces, and Coalition Forces have begun to

Cutting edge course sharpens Marines' first aid

Dane E. Kaehler can save your son's life in a combat zone. But he isn't a corpsman or a doctor. Cpl. Kaehler is an infantryman with 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, and he is one of more than 20 servicemembers who graduated from the U.S. Army's cutting edge Combat Lifesaver Course here March 6. "This particular course was leaps and bounds better

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