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MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (June 26, 2007)- A controlled explosion rocks the inside of a humvee during an expose here, June 26. Marine leaders with II Marine Expeditionary Force and 2nd Marine Division got a look at the Automatic Vehicle Fire Escape and Survival System here June 26. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Lucian Friel (RELEASED) - MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (June 26, 2007)- A controlled explosion rocks the inside of a humvee during an expose here, June 26. Marine leaders with II Marine Expeditionary Force and 2nd Marine Division got a look at the Automatic Vehicle Fire Escape and Survival System here June 26. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Lucian Friel (RELEASED)

Humvee safety system displayed for Marine leaders

The II Marine Expeditionary Force innovation and technology officer sponsored a demonstration of the Automatic Vehicle Fire Escape and Survival System by Global Safety Labs here, June 26. The system uses a fire suppressant called Arctic Fire Freeze to extinguish flames caused by explosions. Marine leaders with 2nd Marine Division and II MEF, were

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COMBAT OUTPOST RAWAH, IRAQ – (left to right) Staff Sgt. Barrett A. Kahl, the battalion field food service system chief with 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 2, and Staff Sgt. Robert J. Downing, the battalion’s mess chief, lay out vegetables in an eye-pleasing arrangement. The vegetables were served beside pita bread, lamb and chicken in an traditional Iraqi meal. Official Marine Corps Photo By Cpl. Ryan C. Heiser. - COMBAT OUTPOST RAWAH, IRAQ – (left to right) Staff Sgt. Barrett A. Kahl, the battalion field food service system chief with 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 2, and Staff Sgt. Robert J. Downing, the battalion’s mess chief, lay out vegetables in an eye-pleasing arrangement. The vegetables were served beside pita bread, lamb and chicken in an traditional Iraqi meal. Official Marine Corps Photo By Cpl. Ryan C. Heiser.

First LAR blurs lines between culinary cultures

The Iraqi desert has the ability to alter the perceptions of Marines, especially those who have been deployed for a long period of time. Showers are no longer part of the everyday routine, instead they become a luxury. The same happens with food; what used to be considered commonplace is transformed into the extra-ordinary, and the extra-ordinary

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RCT-2 Marines 'hop' to it

More than 65 years ago, the Empire of Japan launched an all-out assault on Pearl Harbor, killing more than 2,000 American service members. Wasting little time, Congress responded with a formal declaration of war on Dec. 8, 1941 – the sleeping giant was awoken.While U.S. Army soldiers squared off against the Nazis in Europe, Marines spearheaded the

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Marines with Company B, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, patrol through the city of Rutbah. Patrols are routinely sent out in efforts to locate, prevent and disrupt any insurgent activity in the area. - Marines with Company B, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, patrol through the city of Rutbah. Patrols are routinely sent out in efforts to locate, prevent and disrupt any insurgent activity in the area.

Marines make their presence known in Rutbah

Marines from Company B, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, Task Force Tarawa, are leaving their mark in the hearts and minds of the citizens here.The company, having been in the area for only a few months, has noticed a change in the people’s attitude toward coalition forces.“The people here are helping us out with information that is vital,” says

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Training team holds recruitment for Iraqi Police

Iraqi Police conducting missions with the support of Marines is a common sight for the local populace in the Haditha Triad, but with time and recruitments at an all time high, this will be an even more frequent display.Marines assigned to the Police Transitioning Team 1, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 2, held an Iraqi

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Commitment: 1st LAR Marine extends to serve tour in Iraq

Many Marines sign up for four years of service, complete one or two tours, then get out and take the knowledge the Marine Corps has taught them into the civilian world to prosper and flourish. Others stay in for 20 years, lead thousands of Marines, and serve upward of a dozen tours of duty. There is a special breed which fits neither category. The

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MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (June 8, 2007)?Lance Cpl. Juan A. Valdez (left), a mortarman with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, shakes hands with Sgt. Jesse E. Leach, the section leader for Mobile Assault Platoon 4, Weapons Co., after receiving a Purple Heart Medal here, June 8. The Boston native credits Leach for saving his life after he was struck by a sniper round while on patrol with his unit in Al Karmah, Iraq, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. - MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (June 8, 2007)?Lance Cpl. Juan A. Valdez (left), a mortarman with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, shakes hands with Sgt. Jesse E. Leach, the section leader for Mobile Assault Platoon 4, Weapons Co., after receiving a Purple Heart Medal here, June 8. The Boston native credits Leach for saving his life after he was struck by a sniper round while on patrol with his unit in Al Karmah, Iraq, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Enemy sniper’s aim foiled by friendship

A friend will share the good times with you, but a great friend will share the good times and the bad.Lance Cpl. Juan A. Valdez, a Boston native and mortarman with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, had what may be the greatest friend of his life at his side during one of his greatest times of need.A Purple

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CAMP AL QA'IM, Iraq- Cpl. Joshua Zieber, a motor transportation mechanic and line noncommissioned officer with Motor Transportation Platoon, Headquarters and Support Company, Task Force 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, attached to Regimental Combat Team 2, loosens a radiator's bolts on a humvee in a converted train station currently used as a mechanic shop. Zieber, along with other Motor T mechanics, fixes any Marine vehicles at Al Qa'im. - CAMP AL QA'IM, Iraq- Cpl. Joshua Zieber, a motor transportation mechanic and line noncommissioned officer with Motor Transportation Platoon, Headquarters and Support Company, Task Force 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, attached to Regimental Combat Team 2, loosens a radiator's bolts on a humvee in a converted train station currently used as a mechanic shop. Zieber, along with other Motor T mechanics, fixes any Marine vehicles at Al Qa'im.