Latest News from Iraq

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8th Comm Det uses one mind and any weapon during deployment

Cpl. Triah Pendracki

AL ASAD AIR BASE, Iraq - Marines with 8th Communications Detachment hit the mats daily for Marine Corps Martial Arts Program training aboard Al Asad Air Base, Iraq. MCMAP has played a major role in a Marine's training since 2001, and ...

[Submitted On: 11/20/2009]->Read More

Family Readiness Information

MNF-W Family Readiness Officer

        Email: IIMEFFWDFRO@usmc.mil

        On 27 October 2009, the Family Readiness Officer sent a test message via the Mass Communication Tool (MCT) Software Program. This message was a test and the MCT will NEVER be used to communicate any negative, casualty or injury information. Please refer to the link on the left under MNF-W Unit Family Readiness under "Mass Communication Tool Information" to learn more about the MCT. If you have questions, please contact the Family Readiness Officer at 910-451-3224.

        Phone: 910-451-3224
        After Hours: 910-376-2479

        Return and Reunion Workshop information has now been updated please check 'Return and Reunion Workshops' link for new dates.

        For the most recent family email, please click on the "News You Can Use" link.

        For upcoming activities and briefs, please click on the "Key Dates" link.

Family Readiness Information Line

Toll Free: 1-877-817-7322 prompt 7

Camp Lejeune Local: 910-451-8780 prompt 7

Stories from Operation Iraqi Freedom

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7th IA Division leads advances in riot control

Cpl. Joshua Murray

CAMP MEJID, Iraq - In an instant, an assembly of hostile pedestrians can flood the streets of a city with one mission - to make their point known through force. Small business owners' livelihoods can be pillaged and burnt to the ground. Innocents ...

[Submitted On: 11/18/2009]->Read More

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Iraqi Air Force rains Hellfire

Cpl. Joshua Murray

AL ASAD AIR BASE, Iraq - As Iraqi Security Forces continue pushing forward in their proficiency, ranging from hand-to-hand fighting techniques to weapons tactics and training, they advance as skilled defenders of their nation. With all the capabil...

[Submitted On: 11/16/2009]->Read More

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Deployed service members observe Veterans Day with memorial service

Cpl. Triah Pendracki

AL ASAD AIR BASE, Iraq - In 1919, President Woodrow Wilson declared the American people would remember the fallen heroes of the nation on Armistice Day, which was named for the armistice between the allies and Germany on Nov. 11, 1918, which calle...

[Submitted On: 11/13/2009]->Read More

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Marines celebrate 234th birthday aboard Al Asad Air Base

Cpl. Meg Murray

AL ASAD AIR BASE, Iraq - Each year, military correspondents across the globe work hard to put down on paper the significance of Nov. 10 to Marines worldwide. The Marine Corps birthday is saturated with deep-rooted traditions and represents a culmi...

[Submitted On: 11/11/2009]->Read More

More News & Information

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CrossFit Al Asad: A new approach to physical fitness

Cpl. Triah Pendracki

AL ASAD AIR BASE, Iraq - Service members deployed to Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, are given many opportunities to improve their physical fitness. While some people spend hours in the gym or hitting the pavement running every day, a group of service mem...

[Submitted On: 11/07/2009]->Read More

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234th birthday of the Corps celebrated in Iraq

Cpl. Triah Pendracki

AL ASAD AIR BASE, Iraq - Though many Marine Corps birthdays have been celebrated in Iraq in recent years, on Nov. 10, 2009, Marines with Multi National Force - West celebrated not only another year of service, but also the success story that brings t...

[Submitted On: 11/12/2009]->Read More

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Deployed Marines celebrate 234 years of excellence

Lance Cpl. Jason Hernandez

AL ASAD AIR BASE, Iraq - While a great many celebrate birthdays with drinks, days off work, relaxation and cake, U.S. Marines are celebrating the Marine Corps birthday in true Marine fashion, with competition, exertion, vigor and yes … cake...

[Submitted On: 11/09/2009]->Read More

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Marines end wing-level operations in Iraq

Multi National Force - West Public Affairs

AL ASAD AIR BASE, Iraq -Aviation operations have played an integral part of Marine Corps participation in Operation Iraqi Freedom. Marine Aircraft Wings have controlled the skies above Al Anbar province since Marine operations began here in Februa...

[Submitted On: 11/04/2009]->Read More

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MNF-W DCG promoted to 2-star as family watches via VTC

Cpl. Meg Murray

AL ASAD AIR BASE, Iraq - The Marine Corps added a new major general to the ranks Nov. 3, 2009, as the deputy commanding general of Multi National Force - West pinned on his second star aboard Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, while deployed in support of Op...

[Submitted On: 11/06/2009]->Read More