Marine Corps News 

Making the switch
Field wiremen with Communications Technical Control Facility Detachment, a joint unit made up of Marines from Regimental Combat Team 1 and 9th Communications Battalion, set up a new multifaceted digital switch on Camp Baharia, recently.  The new ...
Familiarity, camaraderie key to truck teams’ success
No matter the location or the mission, Security Company is always there to help transport Marines or equipment to their destination safely and efficiently. The Marines of first squad, Security Co., Combat Logistics Battalion 5, 1st Marine Logisti...
Marines continue drawing down in al Anbar
Marines with 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, handed over control of several forward operating bases and combat outposts in the city of Fallujah, Iraq, to Iraqi Security Forces Jan. 1.  The turnover is concurrent with...
Afghanistan’s Farah Provincial governor, key Marine Corps leaders meet
  Key leaders of the Farah province of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan met with senior leaders of Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force – Afghanistan Jan. 3, 2009, to discuss the alliance’s progress and security advancements in the southw...
Afghanistan deployed Marines deliver FOB building materials
CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 466 delivered more than 95 thousand pounds of building materials to Marines operating in southern Afghanistan Jan. 2. The delivery was part of a Special Purpose Marine Air Gr...
26th MEU rings in New Year in Kuwait
The 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit arrived in Kuwait today for it scheduled sustainment training at Camp Beuhring, Kuwait, and its surrounding ranges. The Marines and sailors debarked from the ships of the Iwo Jima Strike group aboard Landing Cra...
Tank Marines work hard, stay on track
Heaving heavy tanks over miles of miles of rough terrain means that the tankers and tank mechanics in western al-Anbar province, Iraq, have their work cut out for them when it comes to keeping their vehicles running. The Marines of 3rd Platoon, Alph...
Marines empower Iraqi Police to help Iraqi citizens
Marines from 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5 and Police Transition Team 4 teamed up Dec. 26 to help Iraqi Police from the Port of Waleed to form good relationships with their new neighbors in the town of Walej. Over the...
Marines sacrificing in more ways than one
Deployed service members sacrifice more than just time away from home, they find ways to give to communities back home and around the world through the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC).  Marines of Headquarters Company, Regimental Combat Team 1, ...
Partnership provides Iraqis with mechanical know-how
Give a man a fish, he'll eat for a day, teach a man to fish and he'll eat for a lifetime. Marines with Maintenance Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 2, 1st Marine Logistics Group conducted an Iraqi partnership here Dec. 31. The CLB-2 mechanics tau...