Latest News from Iraq

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Deployed Marines endure Sufferfest and build morale

Cpl. Triah Pendracki

AL ASAD AIR BASE, Iraq - Under the Iraq sun, exhausted, sweat-drenched men and women hurl giant rocks with no apparent goal in mind. These are not cavemen from the Stone Age, but Marines and sailors from II Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters ...

[Submitted On: 01/17/2010]->Read More

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Stories from Operation Iraqi Freedom

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MAG-26 CO flies his last Phrog

Cpl. Meg Murray

AL ASAD AIR BASE, Iraq - The Marine Corps' CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter, more affectionately known as the "Phrog," has been a staple of Marine Corps aviation for more than 40 years. However, as MV-22 Osprey squadrons enter the Marine Corps aviation...

[Submitted On: 01/20/2010]->Read More

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'Purple Fox' reaches 5,000 flight hours with Sea Knight

Cpl. Joshua Murray

AL ASAD AIR BASE, Iraq - For 17 years, Staff Sgt. James McGuinness has dedicated his life to keeping CH-46 Sea Knights, or "Phrogs," operational and their crews out of harm's way. From the smallest bolt to the most complex machinery under its stee...

[Submitted On: 01/18/2010]->Read More

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Marine's mentorship leaves lasting impression

1st Lt. Steven Baldino

AL ASAD AIR BASE, Iraq - Sometimes in life, people are lucky enough to find a mentor whose experience and wisdom follows them throughout their careers and makes a personal impact on the way they live their lives. Three years ago, Maj. Chris Messi...

[Submitted On: 01/12/2010]->Read More

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II MEF leadership visits deployed service members

Cpl. Triah Pendracki

AL ASAD AIR BASE, Iraq - Marines packed into the theater aboard Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, for a town hall meeting with the II Marine Expeditionary Force leadership Jan. 6, 2010. Lt. Gen. Dennis Hejlik, the commanding general of II MEF, came to Al A...

[Submitted On: 01/12/2010]->Read More

More News & Information

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Deployed sailor lives by lessons learned in Africa

Cpl. Meg Murray

AL ASAD AIR BASE, Iraq - If Petty Officer 1st Class Tracy Roach, a religious program specialist with United States Force - West, had never left her hometown, she would mostly likely be married with four or five children, sell small goods as a stor...

[Submitted On: 01/11/2010]->Read More

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Combat engineers clear routes while building a close bond

1st Lt. Steven Baldino

AL ASAD AIR BASE, Iraq - The Red Horse Compound aboard Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, is quiet with the exception of the low grumble of an idling 7-ton truck and the conversations of the few mechanics working on it. Most of the Marines of Company B, 3rd ...

[Submitted On: 01/10/2010]->Read More

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Marines and brothers; Siblings share in service

Cpl. Joshua Murray

AL ASAD AIR BASE, Iraq - Lance Cpl. Timothy Goff has held his older brother's values and morals in the highest esteem since childhood. As long as his brother, Sgt. Jeffrey A. Goff can remember, Timothy has followed closely in his footsteps. Timoth...

[Submitted On: 01/06/2010]->Read More

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Marines and Iraqi soldiers spread cheer to students in Al Anbar

Cpl. Triah Pendracki

AL ASAD AIR BASE, Iraq - Americans are known to have a surplus of many things, which often go to waste or are forgotten about when the next "big thing" comes on the market. To combat some of that regular behavior, Marines from 3rd Bat...

[Submitted On: 01/05/2010]->Read More

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Service members bring electronic warfare to the ground in Iraq

1st Lt. Daniel Casey

AL ASAD AIR BASE, Iraq - Since 2006, sailors and airmen trained as Electronic Warfare Officers have been helping the Marine Corps protect themselves against improvised explosive devices. Joint Counter Radio Controlled IED Warfare Composite Squadr...

[Submitted On: 01/04/2010]->Read More