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Archive: 2003

JTFE provides communication and morale in Iraq

"I hope you guys aren't leaving anytime soon," said Cpl. Maurice Yazzie, heavy equipment operator, from Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 371, Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Az., who had just made a phone call home using the morale phone line from Camp Fenway - the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) command base in Iraq.

24th MEU (SOC), builds soccer field for local Iraqi village

If someone was to take a walk through the village of Hasam, Iraq, they couldn't help but notice a town that looks like something described in a biblical setting. Mud houses baked by the harsh sun line small dirt alleys as the sounds of goats and chickens are heard in some of the resident's yards. Children play with rocks and sticks and local women

24th MEU (SOC)'s MSSG-24 improves roads for an Iraqi town

Marines of MEU Service Support Group 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), with the aid of Marines from Marine Wing Support Squadron 371 from Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, AZ., brought a Tractor Rubber-tired Articulated-steering Multi-purpose (TRAM) out to the small town of Al Rifa, Iraq to plow down berms blocking

24th MEU, 4th CAG lay groundwork for rebuilding by fixing up local Iraqi School

After establishing peace in their sector of operations, the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) has begun shifting its focus of operations from combat to peace support operations and humanitarian assistance. To initiate the process, Marines from the 24th MEU went to the local village of Hasham, which translates into "First

24th MEU Marines repatriate Iraqi freedom fighter, ending 12-year exile

Khuder al-Emeri, translator for the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), was a leader in his Shiite town's uprising against Saddam Hussein following Operation Desert Storm. The rebellion was crushed, leaving him with a bounty on his head of 50,000 Iraqi dinars, and nowhere to hide from the Ba'ath party's vengeance. With no

Echo Co. finds weapons, ammo at checkpoint; detain prisoners

Training counts. During the shipboard stages of their deployment Marines from the 24th MEU spent countless hours sharpening their skills though Marine Corps Martial Arts training. Those hours of training paid off in Iraq. During a vehicle search at a checkpoint near Al Mararah, Iraq, Marines from Echo Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Bn., 2nd

Fox Co. leads 24th MEU in combat operations in Iraq

Marines from Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Bn, 2nd Marines have spearheaded the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) into combat operations in Iraq. Much of their success can be attributed to the efforts of Fox Company, who experienced some of the first enemy resistance encountered by the MEU, and have accomplished some

24th MEU (SOC) Marines eliminate Ba'ath Party presence in Qalat Sukar

Songs of joy saying "U.S. Stay" and "this is the end of the suffering" rang out from the people of Qalat Sukar, Iraq in the afternoon of April 7 as Marines from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) rid the town of Ba'ath Party presence. Earlier that morning, Marines from the 24th MEU rolled into the center of town with

Iraqi citizens take to streets to celebrate arrival of 24th MEU Marines

Residents of the town of Qalat Sukar, Iraq crowded its streets and sidewalks to cheer on Marines of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) who arrived to destroy symbols of Saddam Hussein and the Baath Party regime, and welcome back a hometown hero. Khuder al-Emiri, the MEU's translator and an Iraqi forced into exile in

Fox Battery takes position in Southern Iraq

Marines of Fox Battery., Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Bn., 2nd Marines, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), set up their set up their guns, M-198 155 mm Howitzers, in Iraq in support of Task Force Tarawa. Once their Howitzers are set up and aimed in, the Marines await fire missions.