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Archive: May, 2005

Marines confirm 15 insurgents killed in May 8 Afghanistan battle

U.S. Marine officials in Afghanistan confirmed today that 15 insurgents were killed May 8 in a five-hour gun battle in Laghman province. Two Marines were killed in the firefight, which began when Marines used intelligence to locate insurgent forces planning to ambush the Marine unit, officials said. Following the firefight, Marine commanders

Mistaken identity sparks brothers' reunion in Kuwait

A chance meeting brought identical twin Marines Scott and Kevin Siska together in Kuwait a few months ago. Lance Cpl. Scott Siska was in Kuwait on his way home to Camp Pendleton, Calif., with the Marine Corps' 1st Service Support Group after a seven-month tour in Iraq. Lance Cpl. Kevin Siska was headed into Iraq with the 2nd Light Armored

Operation Matador continues in Iraq's Anbar province

Operation Matador reached its fourth day today, as Marines, Sailors and Soldiers from Regimental Combat Team 2, 2nd Marine Division, continued combat operations in the northwestern part of Iraq's Anbar province.According to military officials, three Marines have been killed in the course of the operation, as well as "a significant number of

America Supports You: 'Hugs4Smiles' supports troops, families

When Operation Homefront Hugs USA, a "troop-adoption" program that provided care packages for deployed service members and their families, folded earlier this year, like good Soldiers, three former volunteers decided to continue on with the mission.Tim Perry, Candace Smith and Kristi Olson started their own program, "Hugs4Smiles USA," in March.

3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines remembers spirit of fallen brothers

The squad and platoon-mates of two Marines killed in a bloody clash with insurgents May 8 gathered throughout the past week to reflect on memories of their fallen brothers. Sitting in a tent where just a week prior they had prepared for their latest mission with Cpl. Richard Schoener and Lance Cpl. Nicholas Kirven, the mood among the squad-mates

Marines insist vests offer designed protection

The Marine Corps flatly rejects charges that the protective vests issued to thousands of deployed Marines don't offer the ballistic protection they were designed to provide, but is recalling 5,277 of them to remove doubts about their effectiveness. A statement released by Marine Corps Systems Command at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., May 9

EUCOM commander describes overseas basing priorities

The top U.S. general in Europe supports plans to reshape the U.S. force structure overseas and said it's a critical step in ensuring the U.S. military is prepared to face new and emerging threats. Forward presence of U.S. troops, both permanent and rotational, will continue to be an essential component of U.S. national strategy, Gen. James L.

Popular 'Operation Purple' youth camp deadline approaching

Interested military parents have until May 15 to register their children to attend free "Operation Purple" summer youth camps, a camp official said here today. This year, 22 "Operation Purple" camps located across the country and overseas will provide summer camp experiences for more than 2,000 children whose parents are members of the U.S. armed

Exercising right to vote important even in 'off' years

Service members and citizens overseas should participate in local off-season elections, the director of the Federal Voting Assistance Program said here today. "I think it's always important for us to exercise our right to vote," Polli Brunelli said. "We've seen from past elections that our uniformed services members and overseas citizens vote in

109 terrorists, series of weapons caches snared in Iraq raids

Multi-National Force operations netted 109 terrorists and suspects throughout Iraq today and May 7, and included finding large weapons caches. In simultaneous operations conducted early today north of the town of Al Qaim, 54 terrorists within the circle of known terrorist leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi were captured or killed, according to

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