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Marines

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BLT chow hall keeps morale up in Iskandariyah

Between guard shifts, patrols, and the many other things Marines have to endure while forward deployed, luxuries for the Marines of Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion., 2nd Marines are very few and far between. But there is one place here where Marines can sit down and relax, even if it's only for a few minutes. That place is the chow hall,

24th MEU Shock Trauma Plt. brings advanced medical care to BLT

For the Marines of Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marines, who are forward deployed in Iraq, the threat of injury is elevated because of the types of missions they conduct. To combat this danger, the BLT has beefed up the staff at its Battalion Aid Station with eight sailors from the Marine Expeditionary Unit Service Support Group 24

HMM-263 Performs Night Operations

Darkness consumes the Iraqi landscape as creatures, loud and fierce, ascend into the starlit sky. These flying warhorses sally forth amid the dangers of insurgent forces in order to support the operations of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit. They are the aircraft of Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 263, the Aviation Combat Element of the 24th

BLT 1/2 Marines get in scrap in Musayyib

Iraqi insurgents set off a roadside bomb, then attacked a convoy of Marines from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit Aug. 20, as the convoy made its way through Musayyib to Forward Operating Base Kalsu. The Marines from Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marines, fought with roughly 12 to15 insurgents in the town. The Marines held their own

Iraqi police grow stronger

As the stages of Operation Iraqi Freedom progress, the mission stays the same... to help put the Iraqi people back on their feet so they can successfully govern themselves. Marines from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit and soldiers from the 118th Military Police Company are working together with Iraqi Police stations around Forward Operating

Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps;Visits Marines of HMM-263;

Marines from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 263, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, were honored Aug. 19, with a visit by Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps John Estrada, and Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Terry Scott. Here, they praised the Marines and sailors participating in Operation Iraqi Freedom for the time and sacrifices they’ve

I MEF CG visits 24th MEU

Lt. Gen. James T. Conway, the commanding general of I Marine Expeditionary Force, visited here Aug. 18. The visit was scheduled to allow Conway to tour the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s area of responsibility and give him the opportunity to see the Marines from the MEU. His visit included touring FOB Kalsu and going to see Marines at a

Marines cope with calm between storms

Lance Cpl. Tom Haug didn’t really think he’d be handing out candy and school supplies to Iraqi kids. When the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit learned in late April that it would be leaving Camp Lejeune, N.C., early and spending the duration of its deployment in Iraq, news reports of intense fighting and fallen Marines were still fresh. Now, three

Alpha 1/2 conducts counter-mortar patrol: Photo Essay

In an effort to stop mortar attacks to the forward operating base here, Marines from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit conducted counter-mortar patrols. The Marines from Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Bn., 2nd Marines, patrolled the area around the base, looking for suspicious activity and talking to local Iraqis.

Alpha 1/2 recounts fire fight in Iskandariyah

It started out much like every security and counter-mortar patrol conducted from the forward operating base here. Marines gathered in the tent of the patrol leader to receive the patrol order. This time, the leader was Sgt. Robert Ballance, 24, a squad leader and Springfield, Ill., native with Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Bn., 2nd