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Sgt. Andrew L. Dekruiff, the security noncommissioned officer-in-charge at Al Taqaddum Surgical, 2nd Supply Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward), spots his friend Petty Officer 3rd Class Korey M. Danico, a hospital corpsman with the emergency department of Al Taqaddum Surgical, during their strength workout at the gym aboard Camp Al Taqaddum, Iraq, June 26, 2009. The two service members have been working out together since April 2009. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Lance Cpl. Melissa A. Latty) - Sgt. Andrew L. Dekruiff, the security noncommissioned officer-in-charge at Al Taqaddum Surgical, 2nd Supply Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward), spots his friend Petty Officer 3rd Class Korey M. Danico, a hospital corpsman with the emergency department of Al Taqaddum Surgical, during their strength workout at the gym aboard Camp Al Taqaddum, Iraq, June 26, 2009. The two service members have been working out together since April 2009. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Lance Cpl. Melissa A. Latty)

Marines and sailors in Iraq stay fit to fight

Pumping iron, loading up on protein and doing maximum repetitions to get beefy, buff and ripped can only benefit a Marine or sailor if they take the right precautions.Hydrating, eating healthy and fully preparing for a workout with a warm-up and cool-down routine are what make physical training effective. These things are important to any service

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Cpl. Chris E. Robinson, a welder with 2nd Supply Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward), shows students defects to watch out for on an International Organization for Standardization container, during a container repair course held aboard Camp Al Taqaddum, Iraq, June 22, 2009. Robinson taught the five-day course as part of the effort to get all ISO containers in Iraq to a seaworthy condition for the transportation of supplies and equipment out of Iraq. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Cpl. M. M. Bravo) - Cpl. Chris E. Robinson, a welder with 2nd Supply Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward), shows students defects to watch out for on an International Organization for Standardization container, during a container repair course held aboard Camp Al Taqaddum, Iraq, June 22, 2009. Robinson taught the five-day course as part of the effort to get all ISO containers in Iraq to a seaworthy condition for the transportation of supplies and equipment out of Iraq. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Cpl. M. M. Bravo)

Containers in Iraq repaired for sea travel

As the Marine Corps’ mission in Iraq draws down, much of the equipment that has accumulated over the past six years must be either returned to the United States or be sent to support units operating in other locations. This has resulted in the increased need for seaworthy shipping containers that will be used to ship gear via commercial or military

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Lance Cpl. Micheal Waters, a packing specialist with the Preservation, Package, and Packaging (P3) section, 2nd Supply Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward), measures a piece of wood while constructing a shipping box aboard Al Asad, Iraq, June 2, 2009. Waters is one of only five Marines assigned to the P3 section at Al Asad who are responsible for packaging gear, personal effects and equipment for shipment to locations around the world. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Gunnery Sgt. Katesha Washington) - Lance Cpl. Micheal Waters, a packing specialist with the Preservation, Package, and Packaging (P3) section, 2nd Supply Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward), measures a piece of wood while constructing a shipping box aboard Al Asad, Iraq, June 2, 2009. Waters is one of only five Marines assigned to the P3 section at Al Asad who are responsible for packaging gear, personal effects and equipment for shipment to locations around the world. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Gunnery Sgt. Katesha Washington)

P3 Marines to see increased workload in Iraq for drawdown

The U.S. military is reducing its footprint and responsibly drawing down personnel from Iraq, as well as gear and military equipment that has 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

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Then-Staff Sgt. Jason Eckman, the staff noncommissioned officer-in-charge of the 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward) personal security detail, stands with the 2nd MLG (Fwd) commanding general, Brig. Gen. Juan G. Ayala, at Camp Al Taqaddum, Iraq, May 1, 2009. Eckman was combat meritoriously promoted to gunnery sergeant during a ceremony aboard Camp Al Taqaddum May 2. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Sgt. Richard McCumber III) - Then-Staff Sgt. Jason Eckman, the staff noncommissioned officer-in-charge of the 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward) personal security detail, stands with the 2nd MLG (Fwd) commanding general, Brig. Gen. Juan G. Ayala, at Camp Al Taqaddum, Iraq, May 1, 2009. Eckman was combat meritoriously promoted to gunnery sergeant during a ceremony aboard Camp Al Taqaddum May 2. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Sgt. Richard McCumber III)

Gunnery sergeant shares secrets to meritorious career

On May 2, 2009, then Staff Sgt. Jason Eckman was combat-meritoriously promoted to the rank of gunnery sergeant, becoming one of the few Marines that are ever bestowed with the rare honor of being combat-meritoriously promoted to such a prestigious rank.A meritorious promotion in the Marine Corps is an irregular promotion that allows particular

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The 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward) commanding general, Brig. Gen. Juan G. Ayala, Command Master Chief Tammy Heap and the former sergeant major, Sgt. Maj. Carl Green, stand with the general's Personal Security Detail, at Camp Al Taqaddum, Iraq, May 1, 2009. Among the experienced 14-man team are military policemen, a Navy corpsman, a motor transportation operator, a communications specialist and infantrymen. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Sgt. Richard McCumber) - The 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward) commanding general, Brig. Gen. Juan G. Ayala, Command Master Chief Tammy Heap and the former sergeant major, Sgt. Maj. Carl Green, stand with the general's Personal Security Detail, at Camp Al Taqaddum, Iraq, May 1, 2009. Among the experienced 14-man team are military policemen, a Navy corpsman, a motor transportation operator, a communications specialist and infantrymen. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Sgt. Richard McCumber)

PSD Marines, sailor use combat experience for current duty in 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 policemen, a Navy corpsman, a motor transportation operator, a communications specialist and infantrymen.The team

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Lance Cpl. Stephen D. Davis, an infantryman with 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, plays a song he wrote, June 17, 2009, at Camp Al Taqaddum, Iraq. Davis has been writing songs inspired by war veterans since he was 10 years old. - Lance Cpl. Stephen D. Davis, an infantryman with 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, plays a song he wrote, June 17, 2009, at Camp Al Taqaddum, Iraq. Davis has been writing songs inspired by war veterans since he was 10 years old.

From country roots to combat boots, Marine sings his patriotism

Sittin’ in the desert, a thousand miles away from home, Lance Cpl. Stephen D. Davis, an infantryman with 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, thinks about his lifetime and all the songs he wrote. Davis, currently deployed to Al Anbar province, Iraq, and winner of a recent talent show held aboard Camp Al Taqaddum, started playing the guitar when

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Staff Sgt. Jermarcus L. Tate (left), the assistant camp commandant of Camp Korean Village, Iraq, grips the sides of a 10-pound weight plate performing an exercise the CLB-7 Marines call the NASCAR driver during a physical training session at the Cross Fit Gym located aboard Camp Korean Village, Iraq, June 8, 2009. This improvised gym is made up of miscellaneous pieces of extra weight and exercise equipment as well as objects that can be found aboard any Marine Corps base, such as sand-filled ammunition cans filled (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Lance Cpl. Melissa A. Latty) - Staff Sgt. Jermarcus L. Tate (left), the assistant camp commandant of Camp Korean Village, Iraq, grips the sides of a 10-pound weight plate performing an exercise the CLB-7 Marines call the NASCAR driver during a physical training session at the Cross Fit Gym located aboard Camp Korean Village, Iraq, June 8, 2009. This improvised gym is made up of miscellaneous pieces of extra weight and exercise equipment as well as objects that can be found aboard any Marine Corps base, such as sand-filled ammunition cans filled (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Lance Cpl. Melissa A. Latty)

Marines adapt and overcome to stay in shape during Iraq deployment

Using limited resources, the Marines of Combat Logistics Battalion 7, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward), find creative ways to stay fit while awaiting the completion of their new Morale, Welfare and Recreation gymnasium, slated to open July 1.For some, the workouts are mandatory, but others come to prove and improve themselves physically. A

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Cpl. Rachelle J. Fernandez, a Lioness with Combat Logistics Battalion 7, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, greets a local Iraqi family outside of the City of Rutbah Hospital during a civil affairs mission, June 2, 2009. Fernandez was tasked to help the Civil Affairs Group, Regimental Combat Team 8, 2nd Marine Division gather information about the local economy using surveys and other methods of communicating. - Cpl. Rachelle J. Fernandez, a Lioness with Combat Logistics Battalion 7, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, greets a local Iraqi family outside of the City of Rutbah Hospital during a civil affairs mission, June 2, 2009. Fernandez was tasked to help the Civil Affairs Group, Regimental Combat Team 8, 2nd Marine Division gather information about the local economy using surveys and other methods of communicating.

Lionesses work to improve community in local Iraq city

Female Marines from Combat Logistics Battalion 7, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward), have been participating in civil affairs missions with the Civil Affairs Group 10, 2nd Marine Division for approximately three months in various cities surrounding Camp Korean Village, Iraq. The women are part of an all-female team called Lioness

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Lance Cpl. Alexander Angelikas, a food service specialist with Combat Logistics Battalion 4, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward), prepares a sandwich for a Marine with Company A, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, at Contingency Outpost Viking, Iraq, May 30, 2009. The six Marines from CLB-4 are able to cook one to three hot meals a day for the Marines and sailors aboard COP Viking. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Cpl. Robert S. Morgan) - Lance Cpl. Alexander Angelikas, a food service specialist with Combat Logistics Battalion 4, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward), prepares a sandwich for a Marine with Company A, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, at Contingency Outpost Viking, Iraq, May 30, 2009. The six Marines from CLB-4 are able to cook one to three hot meals a day for the Marines and sailors aboard COP Viking. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Cpl. Robert S. Morgan)

Field Food Service Marines support OIF efforts from a nontraditional front

Just north of the city of Fallujah lies Contingency Outpost Viking, home of Company A, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment. The infantrymen of the company are truly living ‘expeditionary.’ They have limited air conditioning, no Post Exchanges, and rely heavily on resupply convoys to bring them living necessities and materials they need to carry

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Joe Nichols and his band play to a crowd of U.S. service members and others at a concert aboard Camp Al Taqaddum, Iraq, June 6, 2009. The show was part of the country music star's ten-day tour of the country to honor the men and women who serve in the armed forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Cpl. Bobbie A. Curtis) - Joe Nichols and his band play to a crowd of U.S. service members and others at a concert aboard Camp Al Taqaddum, Iraq, June 6, 2009. The show was part of the country music star's ten-day tour of the country to honor the men and women who serve in the armed forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Cpl. Bobbie A. Curtis)

Country music star brings ‘sound of America’ to Iraq

Joe Nichols, a country music star, and his band performed before a crowd of U.S. service members at a concert aboard Camp Al Taqaddum, Iraq, June 6, 2009. The show was part of the country music star’s 10-day tour of the country to honor the men and women who serve in the armed forces.

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