'Army of one' teams up with 'the few and the proud'
February 27, 2003 — A 10-foot-tall sand berm divides the two military services, but small groups of soldiers trickle back and forth around the temporary wall of sand. The Army and Marine Corps recently became neighbors and joined forces at Camp Iwo Jima in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. The separate branches of service are working together to provide a MORE
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Medical goes mobile
February 25, 2003 — For the 1st Force Service Support Group's Medical Battalion, saving the lives of Marines is top priority. During Vietnam, Marines were transported and treated rapidly after an injury due to the small and compact battlefield. In comparison, during the Gulf War a spread-out battlefield posed a problem because it took much longer to transport and MORE
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Marines adapt to new environment
February 17, 2003 — The skyline portrait painted with a blue horizon, green palm trees and sandy, yellow beaches is fading from their memories. After an 18-hour flight, the landscape is now mostly sand. Marines recently deployed to Tactical Assembly Area Coyote in support of Operation Enduring Freedom are adjusting both mentally and physically from a garrison to MORE
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VALENTINE'S DAY IN THE DESERT
February 14, 2003 — Even in the desert plains of Kuwait, Cupid's arrows still pierce through a battle-hard Marine's flak-jacket-protected heart. While many spouses back in the states helped their loved one pack his or her bag for deployment, some spouses, who are also Marines, had to turn around and pack their own bags. On Valentine's Day, some Marines at Camp Iwo MORE
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1st FSSG Marines and sailors continue camp construction in desert
February 12, 2003 — Marines and sailors with the 1st Force Service Support Group were treated to a surprise after a long and tiresome cross-Atlantic flight, as they stepped off the bus and onto the friendly confines of Camp Iwo Jima, located in Tactical Assembly Area Coyote. Before their weary eyes a camp suitable for living and fighting conditions had been erected. MORE
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