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Deployed service members bring safety to Al Anbar August 23, 2009 — 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 MORE

From leading kids in a classroom to leading Marines in Iraq July 29, 2009 — 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 MORE

Marine helps transition team train Iraqi Army in vehicle maintenance July 27, 2009 — 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 MORE

Marines, civilians train for plane crashes in western Iraq July 20, 2009 — 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 MORE

Marines and sailors in Iraq stay fit to fight June 29, 2009 — 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 MORE

Containers in Iraq repaired for sea travel June 29, 2009 — 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 MORE

P3 Marines to see increased workload in Iraq for drawdown June 25, 2009 — 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 MORE

Gunnery sergeant shares secrets to meritorious career June 25, 2009 — 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 MORE

PSD Marines, sailor use combat experience for current duty in Iraq June 23, 2009 — 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 MORE

From country roots to combat boots, Marine sings his patriotism June 22, 2009 — 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 MORE

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