Marine unit cares for fallen in Anbar
July 30, 2006 — When Cpl. Julian A. Ramon was killed while fighting terrorists in Ramadi on July 20, he began the long journey home to where he’d be laid to rest. The process of getting Ramon to his loved ones and final resting place started that night in an old Iraqi Air Force hangar surrounded by his fellow warriors who would make sure he was taken care of. It MORE
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New X-ray system aids postal Marines in Iraq
July 27, 2006 — If you’re a Marine in Iraq, there’s a new set of eyes scanning the mail you’re sending home. Postal Marines operating at Al Asad Air Base and Camp Taqaddum – the two main Marine Corps air stations and central locations for mail delivery in western Iraq – are utilizing new X-ray machines recently installed here, part of a push to ensure mail routed MORE
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Husband, father, grandfather remembered in Iraq
July 21, 2006 — "His word was better than a contract," said Petty Officer 1st Class Glen E. Webster, the emotion evident as his voice caught on the words. He was remembering not only his fellow sailor, but his friend, Petty Officer 1st Class Jerry A. Tharp, who was killed in action July 12, 2006, while conducting operations in the Al Anbar Province of western MORE
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Ramadi change of pace for Marine forklift operators
July 17, 2006 — An insurgent's lifeless body lay on the ground, evidence of the fighting the night before. Five Marines reflected on the situation before turning away to listen to Army Capt. John P. Hiltz brief them on their task at hand: quickly build a wall to protect a new combat outpost in southern Ramadi. For the next three days this handful of Marines would MORE
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Combat Logistics Battalion 5 remembers fallen Marine in Iraq
July 13, 2006 — The Combat Logistic Battalion 5 theatre here was filled with sadness and memories today as the Marines, sailors and soldiers of the unit gathered to memorialize a fallen comrade. Service members gathered to remember Sgt. Justin L. Noyes, an explosive ordnance disposal technician assigned to 1st Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company, 1st Marine MORE
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Jazz, coffee morale medicine for Marines in Iraq
July 12, 2006 — Life on base is often monotonous when it isn't dangerous for the service members stationed here. The occasional mortar and rocket landing in the base's perimeter can break up daily routines. Daily convoys leave the relative safety of the base braving improvised explosive devices to deliver supplies and transport troops to hotspots like Ramadi and MORE
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Ramadi Marines provide logistics for increased operations
July 8, 2006 — After securing the Ramadi General Hospital earlier this week, efforts are being made to construct a nearby combat outpost where U.S. and Iraqi Security Forces will operate from in an effort to maintain a permanent presence in the area. The combat outpost is located in close proximity to the city’s hospital, which is believed to have been frequently MORE
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Marines nest at Combat Outpost Hawk
July 6, 2006 — Marines with 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment sleep at Combat Outpost Hawk, which is being constructed July 6 with help from Combat Logistics Detachment 115. The detachment has been transporting Iraqi Army and Iraqi police throughout the city of Ramadi and has also been working to build combat outposts in an effort to establish an Iraqi Army and MORE
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Marine money handlers fill critical niche in Iraq
July 4, 2006 — A Marine sits behind a window shielded by iron bars with several orderly stacks of one-to-one $100 bills in front of him ready for service members wanting a little spending cash. The Marine handling the currency, a disbursing agent, is responsible for the successful transaction of thousands of dollars each day. But handing money through a window MORE
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No holiday breaks for Marine mechanics in Iraq
July 4, 2006 — It’s the Fourth of July in Iraq. By 9 a.m. the wind has picked up and the powder-fine sand it carries causes the Marines to squint their eyes. Besides the dull rumble from diesel-engine powered generators and trucks, the day is quiet, almost empty. The mechanics of Combat Logistics Regiment 15’s Maintenance Company aren’t celebrating today’s MORE
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