1st FSSG's shock trauma unit prepare replacements with mass casualty exercise
September 13, 2004 — The surgeons, nurses and corpsmen of 1st Force Service Support Group's Surgical Shock Trauma Platoon tested the skills of their replacements during a mass casualty exercise here Sept. 9, 2004. The exercise is designed to test the replacement team's ability to evacuate, receive, prioritize, and treat wounded personnel while using blood and medical MORE
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Postal improvements in Iraq something to write home about
September 11, 2004 — In a country which feels impossibly far away, a letter or package can deliver a little piece of home to the field. This year, these special deliveries come to Iraq faster. During the first year of operations in Iraq, mail could take more than two months to finally reach a Marine in the field. Now, it takes two weeks or less. "It's a 180-degree turn MORE
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Help available to combat-weary warriors exiting Iraq
September 3, 2004 — Some Marines who have served in Iraq for the last six months may be carrying extra baggage back to the United States in the form of combat stress. Two Navy doctors who share a tiny office built into the backroom of the camp chapel, aim to keep the carry-ons to a minimum as the I Marine Expeditionary Force's deployed troops prepare to hop on planes MORE
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