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A member of the Camp Al Taqaddum Fire Department demonstrates the proper way to employ a fire extinguisher during the 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward) safety fair held aboard Camp Al Taqaddum, Iraq, Aug. 19, 2009. The purpose of the safety fair was to further Marines’ and sailors’ knowledge of general safety concerns and foster force preservation awareness. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Lance Cpl. Melissa A. Latty)::r::::n::::r::::n:: - A member of the Camp Al Taqaddum Fire Department demonstrates the proper way to employ a fire extinguisher during the 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward) safety fair held aboard Camp Al Taqaddum, Iraq, Aug. 19, 2009. The purpose of the safety fair was to further Marines’ and sailors’ knowledge of general safety concerns and foster force preservation awareness. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Lance Cpl. Melissa A. Latty)::r::::n::::r::::n::

Deployed service members bring safety to Al Anbar

The 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward) held a safety fair aboard Camp Al Taqaddum, Iraq, Aug. 19, 2009, to help fight complacent attitudes that sometimes plague units serving in deployed environments. Although security concerns have lessened for the Marines serving in Al Anbar, preventable accidents and injuries continue to be a

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2nd Lt. Suzie McKinley, G-6 communications operations officer for the 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward), is currently serving on her first deployment to Operation Iraqi Freedom aboard Camp Al Taqaddum, Iraq. She left teaching high school English in May 2004 and eventually found her calling as a Marine Corps officer. - 2nd Lt. Suzie McKinley, G-6 communications operations officer for the 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward), is currently serving on her first deployment to Operation Iraqi Freedom aboard Camp Al Taqaddum, Iraq. She left teaching high school English in May 2004 and eventually found her calling as a Marine Corps officer.

From leading kids in a classroom to leading Marines in Iraq

Being a high school teacher, a professional soccer player and a firefighter in one’s local town are all great accomplishments. For one woman who has been all three, there was still something more she desired to pursue. The majority of active-duty second lieutenants serving in the Marine Corps are right out of college or already have

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Iraqi army mechanics with 1st Brigade, 1st Iraqi Army Division, practice replacing a fuel filter after receiving a class on the fuel system of humvees at Camp Ramadi’s neighboring Iraqi Army base, Camp Ali, July 16, 2009. Marines with Support Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 4, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward), conducts biweekly, in-depth classroom instruction, followed by practical application with the IA unit’s maintenance shop. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Lance Cpl. Melissa A. Latty) - Iraqi army mechanics with 1st Brigade, 1st Iraqi Army Division, practice replacing a fuel filter after receiving a class on the fuel system of humvees at Camp Ramadi’s neighboring Iraqi Army base, Camp Ali, July 16, 2009. Marines with Support Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 4, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward), conducts biweekly, in-depth classroom instruction, followed by practical application with the IA unit’s maintenance shop. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Lance Cpl. Melissa A. Latty)

Marine helps transition team train Iraqi Army in vehicle maintenance

Staff Sgt. Donald L. Marsh, a platoon sergeant with Support Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 4, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward), has come a long way since beginning a maintenance partnership in February 2009 with the 1st Brigade, 1st Iraqi Army Division, and their Marine Corps advisors, Military Transition Team 9999, on Camp Ramadi’s Iraqi

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Airfield rescue firefighters rescue a Marine with Marine Wing Support Squadron 271, who is trapped under debris at a simulated plane crash site during an aviation mishap drill aboard Camp Al Taqaddum, Iraq, July 14, 2009. The purpose of the drill was to ensure that everyone involved with responding to a plane crash on base worked together efficiently. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Cpl. M. M. Bravo) - Airfield rescue firefighters rescue a Marine with Marine Wing Support Squadron 271, who is trapped under debris at a simulated plane crash site during an aviation mishap drill aboard Camp Al Taqaddum, Iraq, July 14, 2009. The purpose of the drill was to ensure that everyone involved with responding to a plane crash on base worked together efficiently. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Cpl. M. M. Bravo)

Marines, civilians train for plane crashes in western Iraq

When a plane crashes on a military installation, it takes teamwork between military and civilian agencies to respond to the crash, secure the scene, put out fires and rescue everyone on board. To ensure that all the different agencies involved in responding to plane crashes would be effective if faced with a real-life scenario, Marine Wing

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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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