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Toys for Tots Literacy Program Turns Dollars into Books
The UPS Store and Mail Boxes Etc. Give the Gift of Literacy to Children
SAN DIEGO, CA – While known for giving toys to under-privileged children during the holidays, the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation is teaming up with The UPS Store ® and Mail Boxes Etc. ® locations nationwide to provide books to needy children this holiday season through the Toys for Tots Literacy Program.
Iraqi Soldiers Train With U.S. Marines
By Cpl. Billy Hall, USMC
Special to American Forces Press Service
QAIM, IRAQ – Iraqi soldiers are learning to fight and win on the battlefield thanks to the efforts of U.S. Marines here.
2/24 Marines Take on Mojave Viper DAC
By Lance Cpl. Nicholas M. Dunn (MCAGCC)
MARINE CORPS AIR GROUND COMBAT CENTER TWENTYNINE, CA - The Marines and sailors of 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, completed the Deliberate Assault Course at Combat Center Range 210 Dec. 5-7.
The DAC brought 2/24 to their halfway point in the 30-day Mojave Viper training evolution.
Camp Foster Road on Okinawa Base Renamed in Honor of Fallen Marine
By Lance Cpl. Daniel R. Todd
MCB Camp Butler
CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA, JAPAN - The street in front of the Vehicle Registration Office on Camp Foster was dedicated as Captain Brock Road during a ceremony Nov. 16. The dedication was held to honor Capt. Sean L. Brock, who lost his life Feb. 2, 2005 while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Anbar Province during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Alpha Company of 1/1 Marines Helps Secure Fallujah
By Cpl. Bryce Muhlenberg,
Regimental Combat Team 6, USMC
FALLUJAH, IRAQ - For Marines, manning one of the only entrances available for entry into Fallujah from the city’s western side can mean long hours exercising extreme focus even during times of boredom, and using a sixth sense to detect danger during an otherwise calm and peaceful Iraqi day. This entrance, called an entry control point, is placed strategically at one of the largest roads into and out of Fallujah, and is manned by leathernecks with 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6.
MRAPs Now on Ground at LSA Anaconda in Iraq
By Spc. Thomas Keeler
316th Expeditionary Sustainment Command
LOGISTICS SUPPORT AREA ANACONDA, IRAQ – The military’s newest fighting vehicles are now on the ground at LSA Anaconda.
Leading Marines into new Fallujah
By Pfc. Brian Jones
Regimental Combat Team 6, USMC
FALLUJAH, IRAQ - It was a few hours past sundown, and Marines with Company I, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6, were preparing for their first excursion into the city of Fallujah upon their recent arrival into the city.
Darkhorse Marine Battalion Supports Iraqi Police
By Pfc. Brian Jones
Regimental Combat Team 6, USMC
FALLUJAH, IRAQ - While violence declines here, Iraqi police continue to grow stronger backed by the support of Marines.
Marines with 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6, are deployed throughout the city to continue their supporting role for the IPs and other security forces here.
3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment Returns to Fallujah
By Pfc. Brian Jones
Regimental Combat Team 6, USMC
FALLUJAH, IRAQ - As Marines fight the war in Iraq, the veterans lead the way as they return in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Vikings Serve as Pathfinder for Marines on the Ground
By Cpl. Zachary Dyer
2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (FWD)
