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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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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. 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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Marines with the 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward) provide security for a combat logistics patrol in Al Anbar province. Combat Logistics Battalion 4’s Security Company has conducted 110 missions during March and April 2009. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Cpl. M. M. Bravo) - Marines with the 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward) provide security for a combat logistics patrol in Al Anbar province. Combat Logistics Battalion 4’s Security Company has conducted 110 missions during March and April 2009. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Cpl. M. M. Bravo)

Out of the office and onto the roads of Al Anbar: Security Company protects their own

As the last rays of sunlight duck behind the security barriers aboard Camp Baharia, Iraq, a chorus can be heard. It is not the crickets emerging to greet the night —it’s the Marines of Security Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 4, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward), gearing up to provide security for a convoy. The sounds of idling engines,

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An Iraqi soldier from the 1st Brigade, 1st Iraqi Army Division, watches as Staff Sgt. Donald L. Marsh, a platoon sergeant with Combat Logistics Battalion 4, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward), gives him and his fellow mechanics a class on troubleshooting a humvee’s protective control box at Camp Ali, Iraq, May 13, 2009. Marsh provided classes to the brigade to assist Military Transition Team 9999 in teaching the Iraqi soldiers maintenance and logistics. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Cpl. Bobbie A. Curtis) - An Iraqi soldier from the 1st Brigade, 1st Iraqi Army Division, watches as Staff Sgt. Donald L. Marsh, a platoon sergeant with Combat Logistics Battalion 4, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward), gives him and his fellow mechanics a class on troubleshooting a humvee’s protective control box at Camp Ali, Iraq, May 13, 2009. Marsh provided classes to the brigade to assist Military Transition Team 9999 in teaching the Iraqi soldiers maintenance and logistics. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Cpl. Bobbie A. Curtis)

CLB-4 Marine picks up where counterparts left off

In December 2008, Combat Logistics Battalion 5 began a maintenance partnership with the 1st Brigade, 1st Iraqi Army Division and their U.S. Marine Corps advisors, Military Transition Team 0110, on Camp Ramadi’s neighboring IA base, Camp Ali.The partnership was developed by the MiTT to assist the Iraqi brigade in improving their logistics skills –

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Sgt. Anthony R. Tripp, a platoon sergeant with Security Company, 2nd Supply Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward), plays the role of a lost Marine who has just been found by a convoy, during an immediate action training exercise, May 14, 2009, aboard Camp Al Taqaddum, Iraq. The monthly exercise tested the Marines' immediate action skills during three scenarios; finding a lost Marine, searching for a possible improvised explosive device, and reacting to an explosion that resulted in casualties. - Sgt. Anthony R. Tripp, a platoon sergeant with Security Company, 2nd Supply Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward), plays the role of a lost Marine who has just been found by a convoy, during an immediate action training exercise, May 14, 2009, aboard Camp Al Taqaddum, Iraq. The monthly exercise tested the Marines' immediate action skills during three scenarios; finding a lost Marine, searching for a possible improvised explosive device, and reacting to an explosion that resulted in casualties.

Security Company defies complacency with immediate action training

Knowing how to respond immediately to any combat situation that may occur during missions takes diligence and training. Marines with Security Company, 2nd Supply Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward), conducted immediate action training May 14, at Camp Al Taqaddum, Iraq, to maintain this vital skill set.The training consisted of a

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Capt. Christopher Cowen, a logistics officer with Combat Logistics Battalion 7, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward), assists Iraqi soldiers with the 7th Iraqi Army Division’s maintenance shop, in checking the fluids of one of their vehicles at Camp Mejid, Iraq, April 25, 2009. Cowen volunteered to work with the maintenance shop to advise them on improving their logistics capabilities. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by LANCE CPL. MELISSA A. LATTY) - Capt. Christopher Cowen, a logistics officer with Combat Logistics Battalion 7, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward), assists Iraqi soldiers with the 7th Iraqi Army Division’s maintenance shop, in checking the fluids of one of their vehicles at Camp Mejid, Iraq, April 25, 2009. Cowen volunteered to work with the maintenance shop to advise them on improving their logistics capabilities. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by LANCE CPL. MELISSA A. LATTY)

Marine officer helps enhance Iraqi Army logistics capabilities

Until recently, the Iraqi Army has depended on U.S. forces to aid them in the areas of logistics, communications, intelligence, fire support, and infantry tactics. The primary conduit for learning these new skills has been Military Transition Teams. As the Iraqi Army continues its progression toward operating as an organized force free of direct

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