Marine combat engineers repair Iraq's roadways
May 31, 2006 — The sound of a cement mixer breaks up the darkness on a lone Iraqi road near the city of Fallujah. Marines are working in what is known as "black out" condition - no light other than the moon and the occasional glimmer of a flashlight. It's 6 a.m. on May 24, and the lazing Iraqi sun will soon be rising. This is the time many Americans get up for MORE
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Convoy operations a daily grind for Marines in Fallujah
May 31, 2006 — Standing in the warmth of the Iraqi night, the Marines wait for their brief, in which the details of the night's convoy into the city of Fallujah will be addressed. They complete the required maintenance checks and prepare their machine guns for the convoy that will take place in a few short hours. Radios are handed out and communication is MORE
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Communication during convoys a must for Marines in Iraq
May 30, 2006 — As the sun goes down, a convoy pushes across the treacherous roads of the Al Anbar province performing combat operations under the cloak of the settling darkness. Vehicle after vehicle drive on as their machine gunners scan the desert landscape with a steady eye, staying on the lookout for anything suspicious. Towards the front end of the convoy, MORE
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From the jungles of Japan to the streets of Fallujah, Marine unit keeps the supplies coming
May 21, 2006 — Leaving behind the small island of Okinawa, Japan, a small group of Marines is now navigating the dangerous roads of western Iraq to keep a steady flow of supplies to troops on the frontlines. As the Camp Pendleton, Calif.-based, Combat Logistics Battalion-5 prepared for their deployment to Iraq last year it was decided they needed more troops. MORE
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Communications experts keep Marines connected in Iraq
May 16, 2006 — As the hot Iraqi sun was beating down, sweat ceaselessly dripped from the faces of Marines erecting a radio tower. They grimaced while pushing a metal extension of an expandable antenna in the air as commands to tighten up the slack on guidelines were yelled. The tower seemed intimidating as it hovered more than 25 feet above the Marines' heads and MORE
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Marines help raise cancer awareness in Iraq
May 13, 2006 — Service members serving in the Al Anbar Province recently lent their support to women's cancer research, participating in the 13th annual Revlon Run/Walk For Women, held here for the first time in a combat zone May 13, 2006. The run-walk was organized to mirror the stateside event held in New York and Los Angeles, which started in 1993 to raise MORE
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Iraqi bomb disposal soldiers work with coalition, learn from IED experts
May 10, 2006 — While most service members do their best to avoid road-side bombs or walk in the opposite direction of a known landmine field, a small community of American troops seek such threats head on and are now training their Iraqi counterparts to do the same. American explosives ordnance disposal technicians are overseeing the development of an EOD company MORE
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Technology connecting deployed parents and their children
May 8, 2006 — With the help of a little technology, deployed parents and their young children can share the joy of reading a book together even while thousands of miles apart. By taking a few moments out of their busy schedules service members here can send video recordings of themselves to their children and families back home thanks to the United Through MORE
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Iraqi army a family affair for three brothers
May 3, 2006 — "Too many people died under Saddam," Kaleed said, as he turned to look at his brother, "We lost too many friends to him." Despite death threats to anyone who joins the Iraqi Security Forces, three brothers enlisted in the Iraqi army together, hoping their contributions will help bring freedom from the insurgency terrorizing their country. Ism'ael, MORE
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