Navy ‘Docs’ focus on keeping Marines, Iraqis alive
March 26, 2006 — Saving lives. These two simple words sum up one vital endeavor for the sailors of the Al Asad Surgical unit here. Whether it’s injured U.S. service members, Iraqi Security Forces or civilians from the local populace, this medical unit in western Iraq is fully prepared to provide treatment to those in need. Al Asad Surgical is usually the first stop MORE
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Father, daughter reunite in Iraq
March 21, 2006 — It may sound crazy, but Marine 1st Sgt. Steven P. Crawford was looking forward to deploying to Iraq. After all, it’s not often a father gets to reunite with his daughter in a combat zone. Crawford was reunited with his stepdaughter, Lance Cpl. Beverly A. Thornhill, at Camp Fallujah where she spent the past seven months. Crawford had a chance to MORE
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Marines train Iraqi soldiers in preparation for withdrawal
March 20, 2006 — Convoying troops and supplies throughout Iraq while facing improvised explosive devices, enemy ambushes and rough roads is something that the U.S. military has been doing for three years. Now, this knowledge is being passed on to the fledgling Iraqi army. At this remote air base in northwestern Iraq, more than 120 soldiers from the Iraqi 8th Motor MORE
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Marines break daily routines, keep morale high in Iraq
March 19, 2006 — Currently, it’s a running joke by some Marines around this bustling logistics hub and home of the 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), that every day is like the Bill Murray movie “Groundhog’s Day” where each morning Murray wakes up expecting a new day, but instead he’s forced to relive Groundhog’s Day over and over again. Many Marines here are MORE
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Marines with different skills come together for convoy operations in Iraq
March 15, 2006 — Most businesses have no need for policemen and radio technicians to get the same job done. Nor would one expect to see a gunsmith's work compliment a truck driver's long journey. In the Marine Corps, cooperation among various job fields like these is crucial to keeping Marines on the frontlines supplied. Every day in Iraq, the 1st Marine Logistics MORE
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Chaplains ready to strengthen, develop Marines in Iraq
March 15, 2006 — Deployment can affect service members in a number of ways, including their emotional and spiritual well-being. When it comes to spiritual matters, service members here have only to turn to Lt. Cmdr. Ray Hunt, chaplain for the deployed element of the 1st Marine Logistics Group, for assistance. Hunt said he is determined to bring every service member MORE
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Soldiers assist Marines with defensive operations
March 12, 2006 — Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 130th Infantry Regiment performed a multi-faceted mission near Camp Taqaddum, Iraq, March 12, as they carried out weapons cache sweeps, investigated possible improvised explosive devices and conducted route clearance operations during the daylong operation. Along the way, the Illinois-based National Guard unit took time MORE
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Electronically sent letters keep morale high for Marines in Iraq
March 10, 2006 — In the blink of an eye, a letter can cross the globe and find its way to the hands of a deployed servicemember. With the ease of clicking a mouse, letters of encouragement are arriving in Iraq by the thousands. As deployments continue, the Marine Corps is working at sustaining the morale of its personnel in combat zones. The latest tool in MORE
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Iraqi soldiers meet Marines, gain insight on supporting their army
March 7, 2006 — Throughout war fighting history, the difference between victory and defeat has often been a military force’s ability to provide supplies needed to sustain troops in battle. The military might of the Roman Empire was based on the fact that they not only understood tactics, but also understood the intricacies of providing logistical support to their MORE
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Corpsman in Iraq administers healthy dose of comedy at clinic
March 4, 2006 — For servicemembers in a combat zone, the stress associated with deployment can lead to a variety of symptoms, unique to each individual. For one corpsman here, laughter is the best medicine to fight them all. Seaman Justin G. “Buck” Buckingham’s unique personality is helping his friends, coworkers and patients make it through the challenges of a MORE
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