GPS-guided cargo chutes touchdown after first combat drop in Iraq
August 16, 2004 — Steering themselves from nearly two miles high to within less than 200 meters of their target, the Marine Corps' two newest skydivers made their first combat zone landing Aug. 9, 2004, near here. The jumpers, however, are machines. Smart machines. Programmed with the drop zone's coordinates, guided by the Global Positioning System, and maneuvered MORE
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Marines, sailors help unearth evidence of Saddam's crimes
August 13, 2004 — Marines in Iraq assisted the Kuwaiti government uncover several mass graves during July to locate the bodies of 87 people missing since the Gulf War. The digs were supported by Task Force Justice, a I Marine Expeditionary Force team that helps gather evidence of war crimes committed by Saddam Hussein by unearthing remains of those killed during his MORE
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Photo Essay - Corps' newest skydivers make GPS-guided touchdown
August 9, 2004 — Two Sherpa units, the Marine Corps' two newest skydivers, made their first combat zone landing Aug. 9, 2004, from nearly two miles high to within less than 200 meters of their target The Sherpa units--programmed with the drop zone's coordinates, guided by the Global Positioning System, and maneuvered by motor-tugged lines--each rode a pallet of MORE
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CSSB-1 builds base for land-locked 24th MEU
August 9, 2004 — Like members of a construction road show, they move from camp to camp in western Iraq, making roads, laying gravel and building berms. By the time they get a new base built up, they must move and start all over again. Marines from Combat Service Support Battalion 1 have spent more than a month working 12- to 20-hour days in the blazing heat to get MORE
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Oklahoma National Guard engineers lay foundation for smoother Marine convoys
August 6, 2004 — Wearing desert camouflage instead of reflective orange and using armored humvees in place of traffic cones, National Guardsmen are repairing a rutted vital supply route Marines here rely on for survival. The 120th Engineer Combat Battalion (Heavy) is ripping out damaged sections of the road and replacing them with concrete patches, using materials MORE
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1st FSSG's roving dentists ready homecoming smiles in Iraq
August 2, 2004 — Taking leave and liberty will be a little easier for Marines returning from Iraq this year thanks to front-line care provided by the 1st Force Service Support Group's mobile dental teams. Since the Marines were constantly on the march, many serving in Iraq last year didn't receive any form of dental care, and when care was rendered, it was seldom MORE
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Marines prepare for handoff in Iraq
August 1, 2004 — Tents are popping up all over the base, signs stressing water conservation are suddenly appearing on showers, troops have been mailing home excess personal gear to make room in their living areas -- all signs units here are getting ready for a huge surge of Marines and sailors coming in the next few weeks. The Marine Corps, in keeping with its MORE
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