April 30, 2004 — The Marine lay in the Army medical evacuation helicopter while an Army flight medic went to work stabilizing his broken leg. He thought about the rocket-propelled grenade that had hit his leg, and about why it hadn't exploded when it hit him. Staff Sgt. Bryan P. Resh, flight medic, Army 507th Medical Company (Air Ambulance), also thought about the MORE
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April 29, 2004 — A center of Islamic faith here was reopened for Muslims looking for a place to worship April 25. More than 20 private contractors, all workers of Muslim faith, teamed up with Lance Cpl. Mohammad U. Qayyum, security augment to Charlie Company, 3rd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, to restore the mosque in order to afford MORE
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April 26, 2004 — The Iraqi sheep herders heard them coming long before they saw anything appear from behind the blind spot created by the glare of the morning sun. With hands shielding their eyes from the sun's punishing rays, they looked up and saw a CH-53E Super Stallion externally hauling a Weather Van through the sky like a fairytale stork carrying a baby in a MORE
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April 25, 2004 — The events occurring behind the scenes of the "winning the hearts and minds" campaign are now unfolding with the help of three Marine reservists with the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing. They work in what has become known as "the mayor cell." The crew of Marines includes a colonel, a master gunnery sergeant and a lance corporal, all with different MORE
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April 22, 2004 — The two Marines at the watchtower surveyed the desert expanse squinting to protect their eyes against the bright rays of the midday sun. Their gear was set up perfectly, and each Marine's M-16A2 service rifle was locked, loaded and ready for any enemy attack. One Marine pointed out in the distance where something, or someone, was stirring the MORE
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April 22, 2004 — The Marine Corps' mission of winning the hearts and minds of the Iraqi people brought the Air Base staff, here, to a local date palm grove to foster friendship with the local communities and villages, April 17. A local contractor presented an idea to the Marine Corps "mayor" of Al Asad to allow a group men from local communities to clean, irrigate MORE
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April 19, 2004 — As infantry Marines fight through the streets of Fallujah they have an ally in the sky. They may not be able to see or even hear them most times, but their help is invaluable. Marine Unmanned Aerial Squadron 2, here all the way from Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., has planes airborne 24 hours a day in support of Operation Vigilant MORE
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April 18, 2004 — Marines and Sailors from 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing are deployed to air bases, forward operating bases and forward arming and refueling points across the Western Province of Iraq. At Al Asad, there are also Marines and Sailors from Combat Service Support Battalion 7, 1st Force Service Support Group, and Regimental Combat Team 1, 1st Marine Division. MORE
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April 17, 2004 — The commandant and sergeant major of the Marine Corps flew with Marines of the composite Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron from Al Asad, Iraq, comprised of reserve and active-duty Marines from VMGR-234 and VMGR-352, April 6. General Michael W. Hagee, commandant of the Marine Corps, and Sgt. Maj. of the Marine Corps John L. Estrada, were in MORE
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April 17, 2004 — The 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, with the help from Headquarters Marine Corps, has supplied the Marines, Sailors and support personnel of 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing here with morale, welfare and recreation equipment. "We have more than $250,000 in gear out here for the Marines," said Col. Paul D. McGraw, assistant chief of staff for manpower, 3rd MORE
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