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P3 Marines to see increased workload in Iraq for drawdown
AL ASAD AIR BASE, Iraq — The U.S. military is reducing its footprint and responsibly drawing down personnel from Iraq, as well as gear and military equipment accumulated in Iraq since the beginning of Operation Iraqi Freedom.Over the next six months, the Marines of 2nd Supply Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward), will find themselves more engulfed in the mission of responsibly drawing down gear than most subordinate units of the MLG. But one section within the battalion is expected to put in overtime to meet the needs of Multi National Force – West, the Marines of Preservation, Package and Packaging, also known as P3.  Corpsmen celebrate 111 years of saving lives
AL ASAD AIR BASE, Iraq — In June 1898, Congress passed a bill that established a hospital corps for enlisted medical personnel in the United States Navy. Since then, Navy corpsmen have been taking care of Marines and sailors, and tending to illnesses and injuries in stateside hospitals and on the battlefield of every major conflict.One hundred and eleven years later, corpsmen gathered together to celebrate the birthday of the U.S. Navy Hospital Corps aboard Al Asad Air Base, June 19.
PSD Marines, sailor use combat experience for current duty in Iraq
CAMP TAQADDUM, Iraq — The 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward) commanding general’s personnel security detail is a rich melting pot of experienced, seasoned Marines who perform a particularly specialized mission.Among the 14-man team’s members are military police, a Navy corpsman, a motor transportation operator, a communications specialist and infantrymen.
22nd MEU grants Father’s Day wish to new dads
ABOARD USS BATAAN — Father’s Day can be a rough time for deployed dads, especially those whose wives have given birth since the start of the deployment. The 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit is using modern technology to ease the separation.Marines from the 22nd MEU whose wives gave birth after the mid-May start of the MEU’s deployment got to see and hear their newborns for the first time via Video Tele-Conferencing aboard USS Bataan, June 20.
Riders ’step up’ for Semper Ride
A low, almost burping sound reverberated from the engine as hundreds of Marines and sailors congregated around a barricaded area.Then, as sudden as an explosion, the engine spiked into a high, wailing pitch, throwing the motorcycle forward toward a steep ramp. All breathing stopped as the mechanical bones lifted into the air, dancing above the crowd for mere seconds before once again meeting the earth.
Intel section clears RCT-8’s fog of war
AL ASAD AIR BASE, IRAQ General Custer, commander of the 7th Calvary Regiment, was ill-informed on the number of Lakota and Northern-Cheyenne Indians that he would encounter during the Battle of Little Big Horn, and because the military intelligence was weeks old, he lost this battle and his life on June 26, 1876.Today, our military uses up-to-date information; from weather patterns, photography, signals, and human intelligence to give commanders a clear-sight picture of what Marines will be facing when they venture outside of forward operating bases. |
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