Reserve grunts adopt Iraqi villages, schools
April 30, 2004 — A change of pace from their duties of providing camp security here, members of a Marine reserve infantry battalion let their guard down and lent a hand to residents of a nearby Iraqi fishing village April 22, 2004. Marines of Third Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, currently assigned to the 1st Force Service Support Group, delivered shoes and school MORE
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1st FSSG support company mends roads for Iraqi civil defense troops, citizens while keeping front lines stocked
April 27, 2004 — Helping to pave the way for a self-governing Iraq, Marines armed with dump trucks and other construction equipment recently repaired rough roads around an infantry outpost on the edge of Fallujah, Iraq, that will soon be home to a battalion of the Iraqi Civil Defense Corps. The engineers of Combat Service Support Company 113 completed the necessary MORE
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Barrier around Fallujah intended to stop insurgents' supplies, mobility
April 19, 2004 — Marine Corps and Army engineers finished construction of a barrier around much of Fallujah April 15, 2004, which blocks off the majority of pathways leading into or out of the city, and is expected to deter insurgents from bringing in weapons and gear. Fallujah, a hotbed for insurgent activity, is the focus of I Marine Expeditionary Force's MORE
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Treacherous ambushes cause bumps in the road to peace in Fallujah
April 16, 2004 — Small-arms fire, rocket-propelled grenades and improvised explosives pummeled a convoy racing critical cargo to Marines in Fallujah April 6, 2004, halting it in dark, unknown territory. For close to 14 hours, the Marines, sailors and soldiers on the convoy were forced to wait until help arrived to bring the convoy home to the Marine base here. MORE
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CSSB-1 helms mission to unearth sunken tank in northern Fallujah
April 14, 2004 — Marines of Combat Service Support Battalion 1 fought fatigue, Mother Nature herself and a lack of necessary equipment and relied on their ingenuity alone to unearth a tank from an irrigation canal in northern Fallujah April 13, 2004. While providing support for Marines of 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, who were ambushed April 8, 2004, two M1A1 MORE
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In face of convoy ambushes, Marines keep on trucking in Fallujah
April 13, 2004 — As Marines strive to regain control here, one motor transportation company leads the charge through continuous ambushes hell-bent on cutting logistics lines feeding front-line troops engaged in Operation Vigilant Resolve. Since the operation kicked off April 4, 2004, Combat Service Support Company 111 has been jumping behind the wheel at a moment's MORE
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Marines pay $10 million for contracts with local Iraqi, international companies
April 5, 2004 — Marines in Iraq recently signed almost $10 million in contracts helping to employ local workers while reducing their own footprint in a country they hope to one day return to its feet. The contracts, including the more than 30 valued at $2 million picked up by the 1st Force Service Support Group here, pay for Iraqis and third-country nationals to MORE
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High op tempo leaves some Marines pondering departure, causes concern for Corps' leaders
April 5, 2004 — "Third time's a charm" may not apply for some Marines in the 1st Force Service Support Group, who have been a part of all three of the Corps' most recent combat deployments. More than two-thirds of the I Marine Expeditionary Force - currently in Iraq conducting stability and security operations - took part in liberating the country in 2003. A MORE
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Deployed Marines rake in extra green in Iraq
April 4, 2004 — Marines deployed to Iraq who are blue from desert life can find consolation in knowing there is some tax-free green accumulating in their bank accounts. With the recent deployment of the I Marine Expeditionary Force to Iraq, Marines and sailors are raking in more dough than they would in the states, due to various entitlements added onto their MORE
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Marine to go the distance for Iraqis, self in extreme foot race
April 2, 2004 — Most people don't even like to drive 135 miles non-stop. Yet, in hopes of raising donations for Iraqi communities, 1st Force Service Support Group's Maj. William C. Maples hopes to run the entire distance here -- in the midst of the hot Iraqi summer -- in less than 40 hours. Maples' journey is set for July 12, 2004 to coincide with a stateside MORE
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