Family Reunion
April 21, 2003 — They both wear rank in the same grade E-4, one is a Marine corporal the other a Navy petty officer 3rd class. However one holds a higher billet; she's the mom. Petty Officer 3rd Class Virginia L. Swayne, a corpsman with mortuary affairs and the battalion aid station at Camp Iwo Jima, and Cpl. Daniel L. Swayne, a Harrier power planes mechanic with MORE
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Marines Fuel Coalition Forces;6th ESB enters Corps history books with longest expeditionary fuel line
April 18, 2003 — A historic effort by Marine bulk fuelers here kept the coalition's "shock and awe" campaign from turning into "sputter and stall." Military planners tasked 6th Engineer Support Battalion, 4th Force Service Support Group, with fueling coalition forces surging forward during the early days of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Deployed as a whole for the first MORE
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"You've Got Mail" in the middle of nowhere;6th ESB Marines provide communications for every situation
April 18, 2003 — The last time coalition forces fought here, "e-mail" didn't exist. Twelve years later, Marines with 6th Engineer Support Battalion are providing Internet access, a secured computer network and an array of other communication services to meet Marines needs in the middle of the desert. Deployed for the first time as a battalion, 6th ESB drew Marines MORE
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Water Flows from the Desert
April 15, 2003 — In a place where sweat wicks off skin before one can register its presence, the mere mention of the word "water" seems laughable. But for Marines charged with providing purified water to rapidly advancing coalition forces, the mission is no joke. "This is mission essential," says Anderson, Alaska-native Sgt. Dan Jenkins, 26, hygiene equipment MORE
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Marines Open the First Exchange in Iraq
April 12, 2003 — In Southern Iraq, a group of highly motivated and dedicated exchange Marines of 1st Force Service Support Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, have been working hard to provide a bit of "USA" in the form of a tactical field exchange. Gunnery Sgt. Mike Rittgarn, retail operations chief of Viper PX, Staff Sgt. Victor Bessee, exchange manager at MORE
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Photo Gallery - 'Over There'
April 3, 2003 — This is a collection of imagery from 1st Force Service Support Group, which is forward deployed during Operation Iraqi Freedom. MORE
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