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Marines drive insurgents out of Afghan village January 19, 2011 — The CH-53 began a slow, downward loop, descending to a muddy field when the word was passed. “Hot LZ!” announced the pilot, denoting the presence of enemy fighters in his landing zone.With smiles on their faces and weapons loaded, the Marines of Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment commenced Operation Godfather, a three-day clearing MORE

Marines say insurgency weakening in northern Marjah January 18, 2011 — It was early morning and the moon still lit the sky. A frigid winter breeze lashed the Marines as they trudged across frost-covered farmland, quietly making their way to the landing zone. In the cover of darkness, they crouched in an empty canal and awaited their flight.As the first rays of sun began to peer over the tree-line, loudspeakers from MORE

Marine tanks prepare for their first missions in Afghanistan January 18, 2011 — Early versions of the tank shaped the battlefields of World War I, and more sophisticated versions helped quickly end the Gulf War for the U.S. Now tanks have landed in Afghanistan to help bring security to Helmand province. Marines with Delta Company, 1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division (Forward), began preparing for upcoming missions by MORE

Renewable energy vital to Marines success in Afghanistan January 12, 2011 — The Marines and sailors of 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment have tapped into a vital renewable energy source – the sun – to help take the fight to the enemy in Sangin District.Since deploying to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, India Company, 3/5, has been working with a new program called ExFOB, or “Experimental Forward MORE

National Charity League makes Marines its valentine January 11, 2011 — The 5th Marine Regiment hosted an estimated 1,100 mothers and daughters from the non-profit National Charity League who made it their mission to ensure every deployed Marine or sailor receives a gift, when they prepared 2,400 care packages during the 4th Annual Operation Valentine at Camp San Mateo, Jan. 9.Even in the golden age of the internet MORE

Marines expand operations in parts of Afghanistan January 3, 2011 — The Marines of 3rd Platoon, India Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, with their Afghan National Army counterparts, set out on a patrol to “draw lines in the sand,” outside Patrol Base Fulod in Sangin District, Dec. 30.Sgt. David “Bibi” Castillo, 2nd squad leader and Rosamond, Calif. native, led a reinforced squad, of Marines, Navy MORE

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