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Archive: 2007

II MEF SOTG hones snipers' skills

Marine graduates of the Scout Sniper Basic Course, along with Special Weapons and Tactics officials from Rock Hill, S.C., are improving their combat capabilities in a three-week Urban Sniper Training Course at Stone Bay with Special Operations Training Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force. “The overall focus of the course is to get shooters to fire

Oliver North, Fox News treat 1/6 wives to luncheon

“War Stories” host, Oliver North, and the Fox News Channel treated spouses of 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment to a luncheon thanking them for their support in the filming of an episode at the Officer’s Club here. The battalion is currently serving in Ramadi, Iraq, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The episode of “War Stories” shows what

31st Marine Expeditionary Unit's Maritime Strike Force bands together

In order to be ready for any contingency in the Asia-Pacific region, it is critical that the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit maintains maritime capabilities to execute diverse missions at a moment’s notice. As a means to that end, the Marines and sailors of the MEU’s Maritime Strike Force received interoperability training aboard Camp Hansen and

Maintainers work 24/7 keeping MEU aircraft aloft

The mission of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit is to be the nations' on-call force ready to tackle any mission it is tasked within hours of notification. A large part of the ability of the 26th MEU to quickly respond can be traced directly to the organic role that aircraft hold inside of the MEU, which is the smallest of the Marine Air-Ground

Marines overcome All-stars, 88-85

Marines and support personnel with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 122 overpowered the speedy Korat All-stars, 88 to 85, in a friendly basketball game Feb. 6, as part of Exercise Cope Tiger. Coordinated by the Single Marine Program, the outdoor game is a long-standing tradition between the Marines and Thais. The All-stars are coached by the game’s

Marines, city leadership discuss Haditha's future

The commanding officer of the Hawaii-based 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment headquartered in Haditha met with top Iraqi Police officials and community leaders in a town hall meeting to discuss the future of this Euphrates River city, Jan. 25, 2007. The meeting was open for any topic of discussion and gave the Haditha community leaders a chance to

Catching bad guys no laughing matter for 'Joker'

Golf Company Marines from the California-based Battalion Landing Team 2/4, were responsible for the capture of a highly sought after individual in the Barwanah area. Golf Company, call sign Joker, received word to be on the lookout for a known high valued individual. It was only minutes after receiving a picture of him that he was caught. The

Camp Lejeune Marines develop strong bonds as they 'get the job done' in Al Anbar

Marines here work together, eat together, live together, and have essentially become brothers. But the bonds extend beyond themselves. In the past five months, Marines from the Camp Lejeune, N.C.-based 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion have become a part of the city of Rawah. Platoons of Marines, groups of about 30 men, rotate through the

Supply Marines keep Al Anbar hooked-up

For combat operations, there are some items you can’t do without: Boots for the infantryman patrolling a street in Ar Ramadi, fire-resistant flight suits to help ward of the risk of severe burns, even the ink cartridge used to print out the warning order for a raid. In a small corner of the base here, nine Marines work tirelessly to organize and

Nepali native sails toward goals in Iraq

A Pyuthan, Nepal, native has proven to be of great worth to the fix-it-up process at the Camp Taqaddum Surgical Detachment. Petty Officer 3rd Class Shiva R. Giri, a surgical corpsman with Charlie Surgical Company, 1st Medical Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), has been an asset to his unit since arriving here in August. Whether with

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