Heat doesn't mean ops cool down for 1st FSSG in Iraq
June 30, 2004 — Like a blow dryer blast to the face, the summer months have swept across Iraq. Despite the sweltering heat, troops in Iraq, their skin aglow with a sweaty glaze, are still pushing through business as usual. Even with the temperature consistently climbing into the triple-digits, operational commitments aren't going to change. Therefore, the Marines MORE
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Marines, Iraqis foster hope for better future at native nook
June 27, 2004 — Green is often called the color of hope. One small patch of it here, an island in a sea of tan, is giving some Iraqis and Marines just that. Setting itself apart from the rest of the scenery here with its lush emerald lawn, a locally owned and operated market and restaurant serves as a hangout for both Iraqis and Americans. During the day, it MORE
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Insurgent ambush stage for valiant displays in Iraq
June 18, 2004 — Four Marines and one sailor were honored here June 10, 2004, for displaying valor during an hour-long firefight that killed 14 insurgents. At an early-evening ceremony, troops from 3rd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment's Weapons Company were presented with medals recognizing their performance during the April 10, 2004, gun battle. Cpl. Zachary D. MORE
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Creative ideas harvested to outfit Marines under fire in Iraq
June 16, 2004 — Dire situations inspire ingenious solutions. This old saying rings true today for inventive Marines in Iraq who've used little more than their creativity to adapt to ever-changing enemy tactics and endure on dangerous Iraqi roads. Troops across Iraq, including several here from the 1st Force Service Support Group, use the resources they have MORE
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1st FSSG surgical company loses its heart to Iraqi girl
June 13, 2004 — Sailors and Marines at Alpha Surgical Company are investigating a robbery that occurred here sometime between May 14-16, 2004. A 10-year-old Iraqi girl is the prime suspect in the theft - of everyone's hearts. Asma Muhana's own heart is broken. One of her only hopes of repair lies with the 1st Force Service Support Group's battlefield medical MORE
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Marines, Iraqis use water project to break new ground in forging relationship of partnership
June 9, 2004 — Marines from 1st Force Service Support Group joined with the leader of this fishing village, as well as a local Iraqi government official, to break ground June 8, 2004, for a $146,000 water purification system here. During the ceremony, leaders of 3rd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, were pleased to learn that the project to bring clean water to MORE
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Jobs, fresh water to flow to Iraqi village thanks to Marines, local government
June 6, 2004 — Supporting coalition efforts to rebuild the Iraqi infrastructure, Marines awarded a contract June 4, 2004, that will bring clean drinking water to a village near here. The $146,000 project, coordinated between the local Iraqi government and 3rd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, sets in motion the installation of a water purification system in the MORE
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1st FSSG convoys look to sky for support
June 2, 2004 — Marine helicopter pilots are using their bird's-eye view to combat concealed obstacles threatening convoys trekking through Iraq to deliver vital supplies to units throughout the country. Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 775, a reserve unit stationed here, is sending its helos to accompany 1st Force Service Support Group convoys as they MORE
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1st FSSG parachute pros bypass Iraqi highway hazards to air drop supplies
June 1, 2004 — Avoiding the dangerous highways and taking to the open skies, Marines delivered a load of supplies by parachute May 20, 2004 -- their first since returning to Iraq earlier this year. The 1st Force Service Support Group's Air Delivery Platoon made it possible to deliver these supplies without sending a ground convoy through nearby hostile territory, MORE
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