Stories - Page 137

Maj. Christopher McGuire, an infantry officer with Border Transition Team 4210, speaks to Marines and sailors attending the 234th Marine Corps birthday celebration aboard Combat Outpost Nukhayb, Iraq, Nov. 14, 2009. After the ceremony, they enjoyed a birthday meal, some birthday cake and two beers apiece. - Maj. Christopher McGuire, an infantry officer with Border Transition Team 4210, speaks to Marines and sailors attending the 234th Marine Corps birthday celebration aboard Combat Outpost Nukhayb, Iraq, Nov. 14, 2009. After the ceremony, they enjoyed a birthday meal, some birthday cake and two beers apiece.

BTT-4210 makes the most of 234th Marine Corps Birthday

The Marine Corps birthday, no matter where it's celebrated, commemorates the flourishing history of the Marine Corps, stemming from the first days of its establishment in Philadelphia, Pa., as two battalions of Continental Marines, to more recent days when more than 200,000 men and women uphold a stern reputation of excellence. Each year in the

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Cpl. Ryan Schmidt, a cook with Marine Wing Support Squadron 472, looks through the freezer for a dinner entr?e aboard Combat Outpost Nukhayb, Iraq, Nov. 18, 2009. With a limited amount of variety, Schmidt is always devising new ways to make meals better for men and women serving at COP Nukhayb. - Cpl. Ryan Schmidt, a cook with Marine Wing Support Squadron 472, looks through the freezer for a dinner entr?e aboard Combat Outpost Nukhayb, Iraq, Nov. 18, 2009. With a limited amount of variety, Schmidt is always devising new ways to make meals better for men and women serving at COP Nukhayb.

Cookin' up a dust storm; Marine puts TLC back into chow

In a small corner of Iraq known as Combat Outpost Nukhayb, Marines fended for themselves in the chow hall for some time. When they got a hankering for some down-home cooking, someone whipped up a meal on the four-burner stove, but without much extra time in their busy schedules, many found solace in the microwave oven. Cpl. Ryan Schmidt, a cook

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Staff Sgt. Brandi Falcon (right), the Multi National Force - West Legal Services Support Team legal chief, provides assistance to Spc. Shawn Riley, a mechanic with the Colorado National Guard, aboard Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Nov. 21, 2009. The LSST provides legal advice and assistance to deployed service members. - Staff Sgt. Brandi Falcon (right), the Multi National Force - West Legal Services Support Team legal chief, provides assistance to Spc. Shawn Riley, a mechanic with the Colorado National Guard, aboard Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Nov. 21, 2009. The LSST provides legal advice and assistance to deployed service members.

Legal Services Support Team makes a difference for deployed service members

After returning from a two-week mission in Iraq, a Marine makes a call to his wife, assuring her that he has returned safely. She is relieved, but panic creeks into her voice as she tells him that creditors have been calling their home asking about mortgage payments and threatening foreclosure. She anxiously asks her husband what went wrong and how

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Operation Blue Spoon underway aboard Al Asad

As the clouds and drizzle of the rainy winter season roll into Iraq, many Marines with Multi National Force - West are rolling out. The gradual drawdown of Marines aboard Al Asad Air Base has sparked the idea for Operation Blue Spoon.Operation Blue Spoon was set into motion by II Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group (Forward), and it

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Two Marines from 8th Communications Detachment look on as two others go through gray belt sustainment drills during their green belt Marine Corps Martial Arts Program course aboard Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Nov. 19, 2009. The Marines in the unit have been working their way through each belt level during their year-long deployment to enhance their skills as well-rounded Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Cpl. Triah Pendracki) - Two Marines from 8th Communications Detachment look on as two others go through gray belt sustainment drills during their green belt Marine Corps Martial Arts Program course aboard Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Nov. 19, 2009. The Marines in the unit have been working their way through each belt level during their year-long deployment to enhance their skills as well-rounded Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Cpl. Triah Pendracki)

8th Comm Det uses one mind and any weapon during deployment

Marines with 8th Communications Detachment hit the mats daily for Marine Corps Martial Arts Program training aboard Al Asad Air Base, Iraq.MCMAP has played a major role in a Marine's training since 2001, and it has continued to remain a necessary training program throughout deployments.Working twelve-hour shifts, we try to break up the monotony of

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7th Iraqi Army Division leads advances in riot control

In an instant, an assembly of hostile pedestrians can flood the streets of a city with one mission - to make their point known through force. Small business owners livelihoods can be pillaged and burnt to the ground. Innocents might be battered bloody and even killed. Millions of dollars of property may be destroyed and lives changed forever. But

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Service members with II Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group (Forward) gather at the base chapel aboard Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, for a memorial service in honor of Veterans Day, Nov. 11, 2009. During the service, attendees were encouraged to reflect on memories of veterans, past and present - Service members with II Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group (Forward) gather at the base chapel aboard Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, for a memorial service in honor of Veterans Day, Nov. 11, 2009. During the service, attendees were encouraged to reflect on memories of veterans, past and present

Deployed service members observe Veterans Day with memorial service

In 1919, President Woodrow Wilson declared the American people would remember the fallen heroes of the nation on Armistice Day, which was named for the armistice between the allies and Germany on Nov. 11, 1918, which called for the end of hostilities between the two sides.Today, service members and civilians alike take time to remember not only the

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Iraqi Air Force Squadron 3 assaults a target with an AGM-114 Hellfire missile during an exercise on shadow range aboard Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Nov. 4, 2009. The Hellfire gives the IAF precision-guided missile strike capabilities from their AC-208 Cessna Caravan aircraft. - Iraqi Air Force Squadron 3 assaults a target with an AGM-114 Hellfire missile during an exercise on shadow range aboard Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Nov. 4, 2009. The Hellfire gives the IAF precision-guided missile strike capabilities from their AC-208 Cessna Caravan aircraft.

Iraqi Air Force rains Hellfire

After months of preparation for the event, the stage was finally set for the demonstration, but the well-being of civilian bystanders quickly halted the missile strikes on several occasions.The first time we tried [to emplace the target], before [U.S. Marines] even left the target area, there were already [civilians] standing around [the target]

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Marines celebrate 234th birthday aboard Al Asad Air Base

Each year, military correspondents across the globe work hard to put down on paper the significance of Nov. 10 to Marines worldwide. The Marine Corps birthday is saturated with deep-rooted traditions and represents a culmination of more than 200 years of leatherneck pride that is almost impossible to capture with the written word.Each of these news

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Master Sgt. Richard Buer, base telephone chief, executes pull-ups during a CrossFit session aboard Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Nov. 6, 2009. CrossFit combines three different methods of training: cardio, gymnastics and weight lifting, to allow people of all skill levels to participate and work to achieve their training goals. - Master Sgt. Richard Buer, base telephone chief, executes pull-ups during a CrossFit session aboard Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Nov. 6, 2009. CrossFit combines three different methods of training: cardio, gymnastics and weight lifting, to allow people of all skill levels to participate and work to achieve their training goals.

CrossFit Al Asad brings a new approach to physical fitness

Service members deployed to Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, are given many opportunities to improve their physical fitness. While some people spend hours in the gym or hitting the pavement running every day, a group of service members and civilians are taking a different approach that yields similar results.CrossFit is a strength and conditioning program

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