Marine Corps News 

CLB-2 Supports Reconnaissance
  Convoys provide most of the supplies to service members throughout Iraq, but for some units, vehicle delivery isn’t an option. Combat Logistics Battalion 2, 1st Marine Logistics Group and Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 352, Marine Aircr...
A different approach to healthcare
Marines and sailors with Task Force 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, conducted a “health fair” combined medical engagement in the Sitcher area of Karmah, Iraq, Dec. 27.  Roughly 300 Karmah citizens attended the CME to...
Corps’ top leaders visit al Anbar Marines
Commandant of the Marine Corps General James Conway and Sergeant Major of The Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Carlton Kent visited Marines of Task Force 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, at Camp Baharia, Iraq, recently. Conway ...
Battalion takes root in new area of operations
The expeditionary nature of the Marine Corps requires a responsive and capable force able to adapt to the ever-changing mission of the Global War on Terror and operations in Iraq.  Marines and sailors with Task Force 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regime...
Marines are ‘family’ away from home during holidays
Snowstorms and sleigh bells were replaced by sandstorms and radio chatter here this holiday season. Marines with Task Force 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5 strung lights and hung stockings to remind themselves of home du...
CMC visits troops at TQ
Gen. James T. Conway, commandant of the Marine Corps, speaks to Marines, sailors and soldiers during a town hall meeting here Dec. 25. Conway and Sgt. Maj. of the Marine Corps Carlton W. Kent talked about the growth of the Corps and the Corps’ antic...
Santa brings Christmas spirit to CLB-2
Cpl. Joshua A. Mendenhall, 23, Kansas City, Mo., motor transportation mechanic, Transportation Security Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 2, 1st Marine Logistics Group, receives a present from Santa Claus here Dec. 25. Two-hundred and fifteen Mari...
MNC-I commander makes holiday visit
Lt. Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III, the commanding general of Multi-National Corps Iraq, visited Marines and Sailors with 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, at Camp Baharia in Fallujah, Iraq, Dec. 25.  The commander arrived t...
President-elect Obama visits troops
Marines and sailors at Marine Corps Base Hawaii were surprised with a special visitor during their holiday dinner at Anderson Mess Hall Thursday evening. As the troops enjoyed their turkey and pie, President-elect Barack Obama mingled with the se...
Wisconsin-native receives Christmas call from President Bush
How special would you feel if you received a phone call from U.S. President and Commander in Chief George W. Bush on Christmas Eve, while serving in Afghanistan? Just three days before her 21st birthday, Cpl. Louise M. Nowak, a combat engineer with ...