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Marine Sgt. Phillip J. Fryar, a team leader with Scout Platoon, 1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division uses a high-powered scope to scan an area from a rooftop near Fallujah, Iraq, March 27, 2004. Fryar leads a security detail for Regimental Combat Team 1. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jose E. Guillen
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Small Platoon Takes on Big Challenge
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| CAMP FALLUJAH, Iraq, April 15, 2004 -- It's easy to feel safe when you've thousands of Marines ready to come to your defense. The commander of Regimental Combat Team 1, though, has a few more reasons than the average Marine, however. More |
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| Lance Cpl. Richard A. Maria,
a truck driver with Combat Service Support Company 113, guards
his cargo - ammunition being rushed to support Operation Vigilant
Resolve in Fallujah, Iraq. More
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Ambushes Hamper Road to Peace
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| CAMP
FALLUJAH, Iraq, April 15, 2004— Small-arms fire, rocket-propelled
grenades and improvised explosives pummeled a convoy racing
critical cargo to Marines in Fallujah April 6, 2004, halting
it in dark, unknown territory. For
close to 14 hours, the Marines, sailors and soldiers on the
convoy were forced to wait until help arrived to bring the
convoy home to the Marine base here. Story |
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| Members of Bravo Surgical
Company, 1st Medical Battalion, 1st Force Service Support Group
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Clean Socks a Boon to Infantry
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| CAMP AL QAIM, Iraq, April 14, 2004 -- They're a little rough around the edges. They're still learning how to walk, talk and perform as the law of the land. For Marines here, though, the newly-graduated police force in this western Iraqi city is the hope for a better future here. Story |
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| Iraqi policemen fall into formation to begin a full days' worth of combat techniques and weapon handling April 13, 2004. The Al Qaim Police Academy graduted the first class to complete the three-week training course April 17. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Macario P. Mora Jr. More Photos |
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Marines Pin Hopes on New Iraqi police
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| FALLUJAH, Iraq, April 14, 2004 — After days of gunfire, sweat and grime, there's something to be said for the luxury of changing into clean socks, shirts and skivvies. Simple pleasures in life, such as sleeping bags and toothpaste caught up to the Marines who fought against enemy forces in the city for more than a week. Story |
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Red Team
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| BAGHDAD, Iraq, April 18, 2004 — Hundreds of Red Team soldiers gathered mid-morning to pay respects to one of their fallen brothers during a memorial service here, April 14. Private 1st Class Adolfo Carballo, Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, 21st Field Artillery Regiment, 5th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, died April 10 when he was struck by a rocket propelled grenade during a patrol in south Baghdad. Story |
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Coast Guard to Begin
International Port Security Visits |
| WASHINGTON, April 15, 2004 – The U.S. Coast Guard announced the establishment of an International Port Security Program that will help the United States and its maritime trading partners better protect the global shipping industry by facilitating the implementation of security improvements in ports around the world. More |
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| MEDITERRANEAN SEA, April 14, 2004 – The U.S. Navy guided missile destroyer USS Gonzalez, Military Sealift Command ship PFC Eugene A. Obregon and a P-3C surveillance aircraft operating out of Sigonella, Sicily, are joining assets from four other nations to begin Clever Sentinel 04, a multilateral maritime interdiction training exercise in the Mediterranean Sea. More |
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Iraqi leaders are showing great personal courage
in helping to build a free Iraq. And we stand
with them and we appreciate their courage.
And troops from our countries and other coalition
friends are showing great personal courage
as they help Iraq move toward democracy. And
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Team Conducts
First Aid Classes |
| KABUL, Afghanistan, April 19, 2004 — The Herat Provincial Reconstruction Team held first aid classes for the Girl Scouts at the Mehry Girl’s School, April 15, 2004, according to Combined Joint Task Force 180 officials. More |
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TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif., April 19, 2004 — Marine Cpl. Dennis C. Nelson, recalled to active-duty to support Marines deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom II, made use of his spare time at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center here by using the Auto Skills Center to restore and paint a 1972 Harley-Davidson Super Glide. More |
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Protective Gear Proves
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| CAMP MAHMUDIYAH, Iraq, April 17, 2004 — It's heavy, hot and cumbersome. It also saves lives. Protective gear Marines wear in Iraq is performing as advertised. Helmets, Interceptor vests and even goggles are keeping Marines alive and in the fight in Iraq. More |
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Marine
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| CAMP
LEMONIER, Djibouti, April 10,
2004 — The Reserve Marines
of Marine Aerial Refueling Transport
Squadron 234, headquartered in
Fort Worth, Texas, are continuing
to redefine the aviation community
by taking over a portion of the
Combat Search and Rescue missions
from the United States Air Force
in support of Operation Enduring
Freedom. More |
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AL TAQADDUM, Iraq, April 19, 2004 — As infantry Marines fight through the streets of Fallujah they have an ally in the sky. They may not be able to see or even hear it, its help is invaluable. The Pioneer, an unmanned aerial vehicle piloted, can assist with everything from forward aerial reconnaissance, to artillery fire adjustment and even search and rescue efforts. 
