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Iraqi Police take back Hit
In yet another step toward Iraqi sovereignty, U.S. Army soldiers with 2nd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, recently teamed up with Iraqi Security Forces here for Operation Shurta Nasir (Police Victory). Unlike previous operations, this one was both conceived and executed by the Iraqi Police themselves. “Their leadership came to us with a plan,”
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Engineers finds weapon caches along Euphrates
Combat engineers attached to the Camp Pendleton-based Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion,4th Marine Regiment, cleared a small village, known as Wadi Sakron, near Camp Bastard in western Iraq. The clearing operation uncovered several small caches that were intended to be used against coalition forces operating in the area. According to Gunnery
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Supply train gets supplies out, keeps units fit for fighting
It’s been said, that in order to win battles Marines only need three things; beans, bullets and band-aids. Infantry units constantly on the move can only carry limited supplies with them in order to complete their missions. Needing almost daily resupply, units operating in the field rely on drops of food and water to keep their Marines fit and
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Iraqi Army takes reigns on patrols in Fallujah
The war in Iraq is changing gears and taking a new direction; the battles are now fought by Iraqi forces with coalition assistance. Coalition Forces are working on a daily basis with Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) on patrols, as well as conducting operations in support of ISF. The Iraqi Army’s 1st Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 1st Iraqi Army Division,
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Training, experienced leadership keys to success in Iraq
War in a foreign place has once again given birth to innovative, confident and adaptable Marine leadership. Veterans of this conflict, like many previous campaigns throughout our seasoned history, have learned to make decisions in chaotic conditions. However, in this situation, adaptative techniques include executing both traditional combat and
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Marines restore order from chaos at gas station
Marines from 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment recently defused a potentially explosive situation after a crowd of over 300 Iraqi civilians gathered at a local gas station. The volatile crowd, many of them lined up outside the gate from the previous night, swarmed the gas station as soon as it opened; some were there to purchase the scarce liquid,
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Medical officer provides care, compassion for Iraqis
Marines and sailors from 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, have a key player in their efforts to earn the trust and respect of the Iraqi people. Navy Lt. Van A. Willis, the battalion‘s medical officer, joined the Marines of Weapons Company as they went to houses where they knew there were Iraqis who needed help. “We went on patrol the day before
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MWSS-373 re-wires 2/7, F Company
Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron-373, stationed in Al Taqaddum, arrived in the Saqlawiyah area on Feb. 12 to re-wire a building out of which Marines from 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6, are operating.“Our primary mission is to strip the building’s old power grids, light fixtures and wiring starting from the
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Marines fight silent enemy
Pfc. Nicholas J. Cook slowly makes his way toward the city’s edge. He winds his way out of the forward operating base, past the concertina wire toward the bleachers outside the empty town. He passes several plywood signs with warnings to intruders on one side and helpful reminders to troops on the other. Company B, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine
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2/7 Marines establish relationships with Iraqi people
“War Dogs” are building Iraqi support to stifle the insurgents.Marines from G Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, conducted a mounted patrol through a small village in the Saqlawiyah area to gather information on insurgents and scout for future places out of which the Marines can operate in the future.“It’s important for us to get out and
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