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From 'Ambush Alley' to peaceful alley

Step after step, combat boots hit the pavement. It’s been a few hours for the Marine squad walking the Ramadi streets. Fatigued yet steady, the young men push forward on their routine foot patrol despite the mid-day desert heat; each squad member maintaining a constant alertness with eyes scanning the environment in every direction. The squad

ACMC visits Camp Taqaddum Marines

The assistant commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. Robert Magnus, visited Marines and sailors here, May 18 and 19.During his visit, the ACMC toured Camp Taqaddum, interacted with service members at the dining facility and spoke to Marines at a chapel about troop increases, future deployments and new barracks. Magnus discussed the future of Marines

Marines assist Ramadi police progress

Two years ago, Ramadi's police force was essentially wiped out by a strong insurgency that devastated almost every police station, leaving only a small number of officers on the job and a city considered by officials to be uncontrollable and nicknamed the "wild west." According to an NBC News article from September 2006, a secret report concluding

Marines from Battery M, 3rd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment fire an M777 howitzer during a training exercise aboard Camp Fallujah, Iraq, April 19. Marines from the battery are supporting a myriad of roles during their deployment with Regimental Combat Team 1 including personal security detachments and explosive ordnance disposal security teams. - Marines from Battery M, 3rd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment fire an M777 howitzer during a training exercise aboard Camp Fallujah, Iraq, April 19. Marines from the battery are supporting a myriad of roles during their deployment with Regimental Combat Team 1 including personal security detachments and explosive ordnance disposal security teams.

Arty Marines always flexible

Semper Flexibils or Always Flexible Not only is it the motto of 3rd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, but it’s become a way of life for the Marines of Battery M, 3rd Bat., 11th Marines, Regimental Combat Team 1, serving in al-Anbar Province, Iraq.Battery M is an artillery unit primarily trained to provide fire support using long range cannons, but

‘Sons of Iraq’ train to protect local communities

Throughout Anbar a unique group of men have a sole mission to protect their community.Since the summer of 2007, the Sons of Iraq have answered the call to work the seams between conventional Iraqi Security Forces and augmenting the combined effort to deny our enemy a safe haven in Anbar. "I do this for all of my village," said Mohamad Hassan

Basra comes back to life

The security environment here has improved dramatically since the 1st Iraqi Army Quick Reaction Force fought their way into the city. Criminal elements of the Jaysh al-Mahdi had taken over parts of the city from local Iraqi security forces and imposed their own rule on a city that had once been a cultural and commercial beacon for all of Iraq."This

ANGLICO Marines help clear Basra neighborhood

Marines with 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, fire control team 6, bring a lot to the fight here. Among other things, they provide air-strike and fire-support capabilities to their Iraqi Army counterparts supporting 3rd Battalion, Quick Reaction Force 1,1st Iraqi Army Quick Reaction Force."We’re there mainly to provide air support if needed,

Iraqi Police train with Marines, get paid

Once a month, the Iraqi police are paid for their everyday services. Marines of the Habbaniyah Police Transition Team, who work with the Iraqi Police daily, ensured their hard work over the last 30 days was rewarded with a much deserved payday May 3.“They put in their time every day and look forward to getting paid,” said Lance Cpl. Adam C.

Hawaii-based Marines help provide medical care to Iraqis

A convoy of humvees, 7-ton trucks, and mine-resistant ambush-protected vehicles pull up to a sheik’s home. As they arrive, local citizens, already lined up, wait outside the gate to receive aid through the teamwork of the local government, Iraqi Security Forces and Coalition forces. On April 12 and 13, Marines of 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine

1st Iraqi Army Quick Reaction Force lives up to its name

The 1st Iraqi Army Quick Reaction Force has come a long way. Literally and figuratively.As the first Iraqi division formed in 2004, the 1st Iraqi Army Division, renamed the 1st IA (QRF) in February, has developed, with the help of dedicated military transition team advisors, into the one of the premier units in the young Iraqi Army.Within the last

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