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Marines take moment to reenlist in Iraq

Marines with 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 2, were recently visited here by their monitors from Headquarters of Marine Corps.The purpose of the trip was to talk one-on-one with as many Marines as possible and share the benefits of reenlisting with them.The trip came as RCT-2 launched Operation Mawtini."We came here to

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070721-M-1876J-DROP1—Family and children gather in the streets of the poverty stricken neighborhood of Shuhada in southern Fallujah to receive generous hand-outs of food, school supplies, soccer balls, candy and other things from the back of an Iraqi Army truck July 21. The food drop was a combined effort between the Iraqi Army, Iraqi police and U.S. Forces to provide civil assistance to the community. (Photo by Pfc. Brian D. Jones) - 070721-M-1876J-DROP1—Family and children gather in the streets of the poverty stricken neighborhood of Shuhada in southern Fallujah to receive generous hand-outs of food, school supplies, soccer balls, candy and other things from the back of an Iraqi Army truck July 21. The food drop was a combined effort between the Iraqi Army, Iraqi police and U.S. Forces to provide civil assistance to the community. (Photo by Pfc. Brian D. Jones)

Iraqi, Coalition forces aid impoverished Fallujah district

Iraqi soldiers and police participated in a civil assistance operation to distribute goods to families in need in Fallujah with the support of Regimental Combat Team 6 Marines July 20-21.Iraqi soldiers with 3rd Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 1st Iraqi Army, and local Iraqi police carried out the operation to aid the people living in the poverty-stricken

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Ramadi Iraq (July 14, 2007) -- Iraqi Army Sgt. Maj. Abbas Abud Kadin, the senior enlisted man of the Iraqi Scout Sniper Platoon holds a child during a foot patrol through the ghetto of the of Ramadi. The patrol was trying to find out what the citizens of Ramadi needed to make their neighborhoods a better place to live. - Ramadi Iraq (July 14, 2007) -- Iraqi Army Sgt. Maj. Abbas Abud Kadin, the senior enlisted man of the Iraqi Scout Sniper Platoon holds a child during a foot patrol through the ghetto of the of Ramadi. The patrol was trying to find out what the citizens of Ramadi needed to make their neighborhoods a better place to live.

Iraqi Army takes it to the people

As the evening sun was starting to set, the Iraqi Army geared up. After looking over each other’s equipment thoroughly, they prepared to step off.On Saturday, the 1st Brigade, 7th Iraqi Army Division led Marines on a foot patrol through the ghetto of Ramadi to identify local populace needs and how their basic utilities were working.“This area of

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CAMP AL QA'IM, Iraq- Naval Commander Dennis Rocheford, a Catholic chaplain with II Marine Expeditionary Force, fills a goblet symbolizing "the blood of Christ" during the Eucharist at St. Michael's Chapel. Rocheford is a former Marine during the Vietnam Conflict. - CAMP AL QA'IM, Iraq- Naval Commander Dennis Rocheford, a Catholic chaplain with II Marine Expeditionary Force, fills a goblet symbolizing "the blood of Christ" during the Eucharist at St. Michael's Chapel. Rocheford is a former Marine during the Vietnam Conflict.

Vietnam Veteran turned chaplain helps Marines cope with combat

“Lord,” said Lance Cpl. Dennis Rocheford, a Marine with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, “I will not waste my life.” The bus hummed along the flight line transporting Rocheford, a Vietnam Veteran fresh from the war-torn jungles of the Quang Tri Province, to Okinawa, Japan en route to the United States.Forty years later, after joining the

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Iraqi Policemen gather for leadership training

As the saying goes: Rome wasn’t built in a day. Likewise, with regards to Iraq, it’d be foolish for people to think otherwise. Re-building a country from the ground up takes time.Among the long list of things to do, establishing an independent police force is right up there. That’s where Police Transition Teams come in. It’s their job to work

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Cpl. Miarco T. McMillian, a 27-year-old Las Vegas native, is a certification instructor for the new Joint Explosive Ordnance Disposal Rapid Response Vehicle, or JERRV, with Regimental Combat Team 6. The JERRV, pictured behind McMillian, is the newest addition to the Corps' arsenal to combat the threat from roadside bombs. Regimental Combat Team 6 is currently conducting combat operations in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. - Cpl. Miarco T. McMillian, a 27-year-old Las Vegas native, is a certification instructor for the new Joint Explosive Ordnance Disposal Rapid Response Vehicle, or JERRV, with Regimental Combat Team 6. The JERRV, pictured behind McMillian, is the newest addition to the Corps' arsenal to combat the threat from roadside bombs. Regimental Combat Team 6 is currently conducting combat operations in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.

New vehicles support Marine mission in Anbar

Marines with Regimental Combat Team 6 recently got their hands on the Marine Corps’ newest counter to attacks by terrorist forces in Anbar Province.The Joint Explosive Ordnance Disposal Rapid Response Vehicle, or JERRV, is the latest melding of technology and combat firepower to find its way onto the battlefield in Iraq. Like any new weapon

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Marines assigned to Mobile Assault Platoon, Charlie Company, 1/3, patrol the city of Haqlaniyah during a mounted patrol, June 12. - Marines assigned to Mobile Assault Platoon, Charlie Company, 1/3, patrol the city of Haqlaniyah during a mounted patrol, June 12.

Charlie Company conducts mounted patrols

Marines assigned to Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 2, continue to conduct operations throughout Haqlaniyah with ongoing mounted patrols throughout the city.“Our mission is to keep the main service routes clear and stop locals from smuggling weapons and [improvised explosive device] making material (into

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ANAH, Iraq- Two Iraqi policemen, or IPs, stand watch as Marines with Bravo Company Proper, Task Force 1st Battalion 4th Marines, attached to 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance, attached to Regimental Combat Team 2, go into a store to buy candy for the local children. IPs and Marines patrol the town of Anah conversing with its townspeople to find insurgent hideouts. - ANAH, Iraq- Two Iraqi policemen, or IPs, stand watch as Marines with Bravo Company Proper, Task Force 1st Battalion 4th Marines, attached to 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance, attached to Regimental Combat Team 2, go into a store to buy candy for the local children. IPs and Marines patrol the town of Anah conversing with its townspeople to find insurgent hideouts.