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Marines, sailor recognized for bravery January 8, 2009 — Four Marines and one Navy corpsman were awarded for their acts of bravery with a Navy Cross and four Silver Stars Jan. 8 aboard Camp Pendleton. Lance Cpl. Joshua R. Mooi was awarded the Navy Cross during the ceremony. Second Lt. Donald R. McGlothlin, Gunnery Sgt. Robert W. Homer, Cpl. Javier Alvarez and Petty Officer 3rd Class Jesse P. Hickey, were MORE

Echo Marines conduct atmospherics January 7, 2009 — Marines from Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, conducted “atmospherics” on a security patrol in Rutbah, Dec. 29, in conjunction with their Iraqi Police counterparts. The goal of an atmospherics patrol is to assess living conditions for the average Iraqi citizen and to show a security presence in the MORE

Joint effort secures city for key leader engagement January 7, 2009 — Coalition and Iraqi Security Forces put together what was truly a joint effort to provide a safe venue for the first regional security meeting held in the city of Rutbah, Iraq, Jan. 2. Despite the frigid temperatures, senior regional Iraqi and Marine Corps leadership from around the Rutbah district attended the meeting to iron out details in MORE

Coalition forces pay visit to hospital, donate supplies January 7, 2009 — Service members at Camp Ramadi, Iraq, toured Ramadi General Hospital and donated 20 crates of medical supplies including oxygen masks, IV bags and mass casualty equipment, Jan. 7. Soldiers and sailors with the embedded Provincial Reconstruction Team-Ramadi and with Regimental Combat Team 1 visited with staff at the hospital to discuss emergency MORE

Iraqi Police assume control of parolees January 6, 2009 — Iraqi Police in Rawah assumed responsibility for the parole of nine former Coalition Force detainees Dec. 28. Marines with 4th Platoon, Company C, Task Force 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, provided overwatch for this Iraqi Police-run operation and said the Iraqis proved themselves to be capable and professional during MORE

Generous donations help keep Karmah children warm during winter January 6, 2009 — Marines of Task Force 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, distributed shoes and cold-weather jackets to children living in Karmah, Iraq, Jan. 6. During Karmah’s coldest months, ranging from 60 degrees during the day to freezing temperatures after dusk, many children are without winter apparel and some even without shoes on MORE

Making the switch January 5, 2009 — Field wiremen with Communications Technical Control Facility Detachment, a joint unit made up of Marines from Regimental Combat Team 1 and 9th Communications Battalion, set up a new multifaceted digital switch on Camp Baharia, recently. The new switch was part of a larger scale commercialization project to enable personnel aboard the camp with MORE

Marines continue drawing down in al Anbar January 4, 2009 — Marines with 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, handed over control of several forward operating bases and combat outposts in the city of Fallujah, Iraq, to Iraqi Security Forces Jan. 1. The turnover is concurrent with U.S. plans to begin drawing down forces in Iraq throughout the next three years. During a media round MORE

Tank Marines work hard, stay on track January 1, 2009 — Heaving heavy tanks over miles of miles of rough terrain means that the tankers and tank mechanics in western al-Anbar province, Iraq, have their work cut out for them when it comes to keeping their vehicles running. The Marines of 3rd Platoon, Alpha Co., 2nd Tank Battalion have been operating out of Combat Outpost Ubaydi, supporting combined MORE

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