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Marines from Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit perform a fast-roping exercise during a Vessel Boarding Search and Seizure training mission onto the flight deck of the USS Iwo Jima. Exercises like these prepare Marines to enter combat situations where the aid of helicopters can not be used for an extended period of time. (US Marine Corps photo by Lance Corporal Andrew J. Carlson) - Marines from Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit perform a fast-roping exercise during a Vessel Boarding Search and Seizure training mission onto the flight deck of the USS Iwo Jima. Exercises like these prepare Marines to enter combat situations where the aid of helicopters can not be used for an extended period of time. (US Marine Corps photo by Lance Corporal Andrew J. Carlson)

24th MEU Marines practice VBSS

While deployed with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), Marines with Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment practiced fast-roping techniques onto the flight deck of the USS Iwo Jima during a Vessel Boarding Search and Seizure training mission Sept. 18. The exercise was conducted to

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Private First Class Ladetra V. Reese, a Marine with Special Purpose MAGTF St. Bernard, throws a tree limb into a large pile of other branches in an effort to help New Orleans residents with tasks that they may have difficulty doing on their own.::n::Groups of Marines have been volunteering to assist residents near New Orleans by removing fallen trees and other debris from the yards of victims of Hurricane Katrina. - Private First Class Ladetra V. Reese, a Marine with Special Purpose MAGTF St. Bernard, throws a tree limb into a large pile of other branches in an effort to help New Orleans residents with tasks that they may have difficulty doing on their own.::n::Groups of Marines have been volunteering to assist residents near New Orleans by removing fallen trees and other debris from the yards of victims of Hurricane Katrina.

Marines remove debris for New Orleans residents

Marines with the Special Purpose MAGTF St. Bernard command element, have been volunteering their time in the last few weeks to go out into the community and assist local New Orleans residents with a clean-up of debris and damaged property. In the past three days a task force of some fifty Marines and Sailors have been out in the residential areas

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Georgia Marine makes memories out of the woodwork

When Lance Cpl. Benjamin S. Condra volunteered to leave Trenton, Ga., and go south to provide humanitarian assistance to the scores of U.S. citizens affected by Hurricane Katrina, he knew it was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. As he traveled through the devastation left by the category-four storm, he picked up a few pieces of history to take

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A convoy of heavy equipment rolls into the Ninth Ward District of New Orleans to continue clean up efforts. The Marines of MSSG-24 have been working throughout Orleans and St. Bernard parishes to clear roads of rubble, vehicles and fallen trees. - A convoy of heavy equipment rolls into the Ninth Ward District of New Orleans to continue clean up efforts. The Marines of MSSG-24 have been working throughout Orleans and St. Bernard parishes to clear roads of rubble, vehicles and fallen trees.

Photo Essay: MSSG-24 clears the way for New Orleans residents

As search-and-rescue efforts come to an end here and reconstruction begins, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force St. Bernard continue to lend a helping hand to the citizens of Orleans and St. Bernard parishes.Marines from Marine Expeditionary Unit Service Support Group 24 continue to help in these areas, some of the hardest hit by the

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Violet, La. (Sept. 15, 2005) - During a patrol through Violet, La., a community in St. Bernard Parish, Marines from 3rd Platoon, Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marines, had to negotiate many obstacles caused by fallen trees, mud and debris to conduct their aid-and-recovery efforts. - Violet, La. (Sept. 15, 2005) - During a patrol through Violet, La., a community in St. Bernard Parish, Marines from 3rd Platoon, Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marines, had to negotiate many obstacles caused by fallen trees, mud and debris to conduct their aid-and-recovery efforts.

Charlie 1/8 puts shoulders into Katrina relief push

Just 10 months ago, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, was clearing the streets of Fallujah during Operation Phantom Fury. In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, the Marines of 1/8 have taken up a new mission - provide relief to the survivors of the worst natural disaster in modern American history.Departing Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., on

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Marines flex to fit changing mission

After nearly two weeks of humanitarian-assistance operations in the storm-battered Gulf Coast, Marines from 1st Battalion, 8th Marines, flew back to North Carolina Thursday to make final preparations before heading to Africa for a long-scheduled training mission. Second Platoon, Charlie Company, will be part of an international team tasked with

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Group effort makes hurricane aid possible

When Hurricane Katrina demolished the Gulf Coast, hundreds of Marines, led by the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, flocked to the storm-stricken area to offer aid to hurricane victims, a mission impossible unless the Marines could sustain themselves. The Marines of the MEU Service Support Group 24 pulled double duty during their short stay in the

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NEW ORLEANS--A Navy corpsman with 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment washes off his waders after patrolling the filthy streets of the 9th District in St. Bernard's Parish. - NEW ORLEANS--A Navy corpsman with 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment washes off his waders after patrolling the filthy streets of the 9th District in St. Bernard's Parish.

1/8 Marines break through to St. Bernard Parish

With the “crisis” stage of Hurricane Katrina winding down quickly for St. Bernard Parish, the focus of the humanitarian mission shifts to the most rudimentary steps of restoring the communities. The excitement of a new beginning means starting with a clean slate. An overall assessment of the area being conducted by Marines from Bravo Company, 1st

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ST. BERNARD’S PARISH, La. (Sep. 10, 2005) - Infantrymen with 1st Platoon, Company B., 1st Battalion, 8th Marines, search for survivors through piles of debris in a remote part of St. Bernard's Parish. - ST. BERNARD’S PARISH, La. (Sep. 10, 2005) - Infantrymen with 1st Platoon, Company B., 1st Battalion, 8th Marines, search for survivors through piles of debris in a remote part of St. Bernard's Parish.

Bravo 1/8, 4th Tracks continue search for Katrina survivors

The empty silence of a decimated New Orleans street is broken by the call of an infantryman, "United States Marines. Is anyone in there?" For the past six days, Marines from B Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, have been conducting search-and-rescue patrols with the help of Assault Amphibian Vehicles from 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion.

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NEW ORLEANS (Sep. 9, 2005) - A Marine with 4th Amphibious Assault Battalion surveys the damage during a search and rescue operation in New Orleans' Ninth Ward District. - NEW ORLEANS (Sep. 9, 2005) - A Marine with 4th Amphibious Assault Battalion surveys the damage during a search and rescue operation in New Orleans' Ninth Ward District.

Photo essay: Marines in awe of Katrina’s power

As Americans view images on TV and in newspapers of the damage and flooding in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama, the Marines of Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, and Bravo Company, 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion, are witnessing the power of mother nature first hand.Arriving in New Orleans on Sept. 5, the battalions are part of

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