September 25, 2005 — General Michael Hagee, 33rd Commandant of the Marine Corps, and Sgt. Maj. John L. Estrada, 15th Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, visited Al Asad, Iraq, Sept. 25. The two leaders’ visit brought them to other Marine Corps installations throughout the Al Anbar province, as they checked on their Marines fighting the War on Terror. After arriving in MORE
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September 24, 2005 — The Tactical Air Command Center security guards here recently received support from two “Untouchable” Marines. Staff Sgt. Remko Wouters and Lance Cpl. Kyle Paulson, engineer equipment operators with the Untouchables of Marine Wing Support Squadron 272, helped TACC security install and fortify new guard shacks, Sept. 19 through 24. The Marines MORE
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September 22, 2005 — The Moonlighters of Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 332 are sticking to one job during their deployment here, supporting the Marines on the ground. The F/A-18 Hornet squadron based aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, S.C., joined the deployed 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing in July. The Moonlighters have been actively supporting II Marine MORE
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September 20, 2005 — Time and time again, the Marine Corps’ senior leaders remind anyone willing to listen that noncommissioned officers are the backbone of the Corps. At Al Asad, Iraq, a group of NCOs are demonstrating that fact, taking charge of a base improvement project aimed at making down time and physical training a little more enjoyable. Corporals Thomas E. MORE
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September 19, 2005 — The Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 26’s Mobile Air Cargo Handling team finished its deployment on a high note as Maj. Marion D. Jones, the executive officer of MALS-26, presented the MACH team with awards, Sept. 26, to thank them for their efforts. The MACH III team is being replaced by the MACH IV team, which was also present for the awards MORE
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September 11, 2005 — “As the Iraqis stand up, we will stand down.” Those are the words of President George W. Bush, stating the U.S. policy of slowly relinquishing control of Iraq to its own people. At the heart of this policy is the successful evolution of the Iraqi Security Forces, who, despite bombs and death threats, continue to learn the ropes of combat patrols MORE
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September 10, 2005 — During the beginning stages of Operation Iraqi Freedom, many U.S. casualties came as the result of inadequately armored vehicles being struck by improvised explosive devices. Now, as the struggle to establish a free and secure Iraq continues, those who are trying to throw the country back into chaos have developed larger and more destructive IEDs MORE
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September 10, 2005 — Marines, Soldiers and Sailors gathered in the Al Asad, Iraq, base theater to celebrate Patriot Day, Sept. 10, a day of remembrance for the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.“Four years have passed since our country was brutally attacked on a quiet September morning. On that day, thousands of innocent lives were taken from us,” said MORE
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September 05, 2005 — When Gunnery Sgt. Ron S. Smith, the Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 26 aviation information systems chief, reenlists, he likes to mark the occasion by doing something no one else has done.For one of his reenlistments, the Brooklyn, NY, native, tried to spring out of a helicopter. For his most recent, Smith decided to become the first forward MORE
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September 04, 2005 — Keeping in touch with friends and family at home is always a challenge during deployments. Though communications in combat zones have evolved, some still find it difficult to contact people they care about. Freedom Calls Foundation, a nonprofit organization founded to keep military personnel closer to those they love, is taking the next step in MORE
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