Partnership provides Iraqis with mechanical know-how
December 31, 2008 — Give a man a fish, he'll eat for a day, teach a man to fish and he'll eat for a lifetime. Marines with Maintenance Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 2, 1st Marine Logistics Group conducted an Iraqi partnership here Dec. 31. The CLB-2 mechanics taught Iraqis basic vehicle maintenance.“This is the first time we worked with Iraqi Soldiers at their MORE
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Familiarity, camaraderie key to truck team’s success
December 30, 2008 — CAMP BAHARIA, Iraq, (Dec. 30, 2008)-No matter the location or the mission, Security Company is always there to help transport Marines or equipment to their destination safely and efficiently.The Marines of first squad, Security Co., Combat Logistics Battalion 5, 1st Marine Logistics Group, recently provided security for a convoy resupplying Marines MORE
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1st MLG brings school supplies to Habbaniyah's Tourist Village
December 30, 2008 — Sgt. Jacob I. Sanchez, squad leader, Company A, Marine Wing Support Squadron 373, 1st Marine Logistics Group, smiles as a toddling Iraqi girl struggles to hold up her school supplies Dec. 30. Sanchez, 25, Los Angeles, and other members of the 1st MLG visited Habbaniyah Tourist Village’s public school to donate school supplies on behalf of Operation MORE
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Navy captain crusades against TBI in Anbar
December 28, 2008 — His crusade spanned two years. He travelled to triages and hospitals across Anbar in 2006. He worked tirelessly with his stateside colleagues in 2007. Two years of toiling all to gather enough evidence, or “data” as he calls it, to make his case.Now, back in Iraq, Navy Capt. Michael H. Hoffer feels he has won a significant victory against arguably MORE
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Gatekeepers to freedom and transportation keep Marines and supplies moving
December 28, 2008 — The versatility of Marines and the demand for them in any climb and place sends them off in all directions. Whether pushing out on missions, resupplying their fellow Marines, or anything in-between, the sporadic movement of the green machine resembles that of a thrashing, multi-tentacled beast. At the heart of this beast, there needs to be a sense MORE
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CLB-5 remembers fallen brother
December 27, 2008 — Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 5, 1st Marine Logistics Group, took time to remember a fellow brother-in-arms here Dec.27. Lance Cpl. Robert L. Johnson, 21, a motor transportation operator from Central Point, Ore., died while serving in a combat zone with his fellow Marines from Motor Transportation Company.Marines with the company paused MORE
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CLB-2 Supports Reconnaissance
December 27, 2008 — Convoys provide most of the supplies to service members throughout Iraq, but for some units, vehicle delivery isn’t an option. Combat Logistics Battalion 2, 1st Marine Logistics Group and Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 352, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing conducted an aerial resupply delivery to Bravo Company, 1st MORE
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Santa brings Christmas spirit to CLB-2
December 25, 2008 — Cpl. Joshua A. Mendenhall, 23, Kansas City, Mo., motor transportation mechanic, Transportation Security Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 2, 1st Marine Logistics Group, receives a present from Santa Claus here Dec. 25. Two-hundred and fifteen Marines and Sailors each received a gift that was donated by family members and friends of the family of MORE
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CMC visits troops at TQ
December 25, 2008 — Gen. James T. Conway, commandant of the Marine Corps, speaks to Marines, sailors and soldiers during a town hall meeting here Dec. 25. Conway and Sgt. Maj. of the Marine Corps Carlton W. Kent talked about the growth of the Corps and the Corps’ anticipated shift to Afghanistan. MORE
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CLB-2 Re-supplies Transition Teams
December 21, 2008 — Five years into Operation Iraqi Freedom and Coalition Forces continue to concentrate their efforts on professionalizing the Iraqi Police, Army and Border Patrol. Marines are making progress to transfer security missions here to Iraqis by providing military, police and border transition teams. “We embed with the transition teams and live with them MORE
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