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Archive: 2004

MSSG-24 Dental Helps Marines Fight With A Better Bite

A large hypodermic needle looms overhead as a Marine with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit slowly opens his mouth in apprehension. With eyes wide, unflinching, he watches the dentist’s hand maneuver the needle against his gums, piercing his soft, pink flesh with repeated injections of Lidocaine. Carefully, the dentist sets the needle down and

Combat Box Kickers do more than pass out gear

It takes a lot of gear and moving parts to keep an infantry battalion operating at full capacity. Be it parts for the vehicles or gear for the individual Marine, a lot of work is put into acquiring the equipment to keep the battalion ready. The responsibility of this falls to one section – supply. On any given day here, Marines from the supply

MSSG-24 celebrates life of fallen brother

In a sunrise memorial gathering, Marines and sailors of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit paid tribute to a fallen warrior here Aug. 28. Friends and colleagues came together to remember Cpl. Barton R. Humlhanz, a field military policeman assigned to Marine Expeditionary Unit Service Support Group 24, 24th MEU, who was killed in action Aug. 26.

ING, 24th MEU capture large weapons cache during raid

Marines from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, working closely with Iraqi National Guardsmen, conducted a raid in central Iraq Aug. 26, netting a large weapons cache that included dozens of weapons, munitions and explosive making devises. The raid, led by the MEU’s Force Reconnaissance Platoon and members of Delta Company of the Iraqi National

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