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15th MEU tests amphibious skills during first at-sea periodSubmitted by: 15th MEUStory Identification #: 2004930141915Story by Lance Cpl. Scott L. Eberle ABOARD THE USS BONHOMME RICHARD (Sept. 25, 2004) -- The 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard, USS Rushmore, and the USS Duluth, recently put their amphibious skills to the test during their first at-sea period, Expeditionary Strike Group Exercise. Deep into their workup cycle, this exercise is the first time this year the entire 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit embarked ships and headed out to sea in preparation for their upcoming six-month deployment. “This is the...

This is the second of a series of stories detailing events and people who served in Iraq. The series continues next Tuesday. CHERRY POINT -- Despite the temperature extremes, dust storms and the underlying threat of nuclear, biological or chemical attacks posed by the war in Iraq, medical staff members from Halyburton Naval Hospital brought back stories of a warm welcome by the Iraqi people, and a sense of pride in the humanitarian aid they were able to provide during their three-month deployment. "From what we saw, the Iraqi people were very glad to have us there," said Senior Chief...

With mixed emotions, nearly 2,000 Marines returned home Saturday from a six-month tour of duty that included combat in Iraq. While they were happy to rejoin their loved ones and proud of what they had accomplished, they were concerned about continuing sniper attacks and ambushes on U.S. forces that remain in Iraq to secure the peace. "It's frustrating for us," said Gunnery Sgt. Charles Englert, a 19-year veteran of the Marines who also served in Afghanistan last year. "It kind of makes you want to go back." Staff Sgt. Matthew Dorman, 26, a radio chief from Michigan, said the attacks...

Sailors and Marines will stop in Hawaii en route to San Diego Nearly 6,400 sailors and Marines will arrive at Pearl Harbor this morning for a brief Hawaiian port call on their way home to San Diego and Camp Pendleton from the Iraq war. The Marines belong to Regimental Combat Team 1, while the sailors are assigned to five amphibious ships -- USS Boxer, USS Bonhomme Richard, USS Cleveland, USS Dubuque and USS Pearl Harbor. They are part of the first groups of Marines that shipped out for the Iraqi war from San Diego as part of the USS Tarawa...

Submitted by: Headquarters Marine Corps Story Identification Number: 200342885347 Story by Sgt. W.A. Napper Jr. KUWAIT(aPR. 25, 2003) -- During an all-hands staff noncommissioned officer meeting at a Kuwait air base April 22, Maj. Gen. James F. Amos, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing commanding general, announced that the Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. Michael W. Hagee, has selected the 15th Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps - Sgt. Maj. John L. Estrada, 3rd MAW sergeant major. "I've never met anybody that's moved into that job," Maj. Gen. Amos said to the crowd. "And to think, you're one of us. What...

Submitted by: 15th MEU Story Identification Number: 200342534427 Story by Cpl. Anthony R. Blanco AN NASIRIYAH, Iraq(April 25, 2003) -- Marines and Sailors of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) are working together with local law enforcements to restore law and order in an area where it has been absent since the start of the war. Some of the first steps in re-establishing the legal system is to clean up the courthouse, institute a police force and start a penal system to help Iraqi's transition from a United States military presence to a local one. To kick things...

Submitted by: 15th MEU Story Identification Number: 200341915137 Story by Cpl. Anthony R. Blanco SUQ ASH SHUYUKH, Iraq (April 19, 2003) -- Marines and Sailors of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) retrieved 10 wounded Iraqis from a hospital during what has been dubbed a "humanitarian raid" April 9. The Iraqis were retrieved because they were not receiving adequate medical care from injuries sustained during the recent fighting in the city. After the main firefights shifted from the boarder into the cities, many Iraqi citizens became victims of combat injuries. Shortly after the 15th MEU (SOC) arrived here,...

An Iraqi girl waves an American flag to U.S. Marines of the15th Expeditionary Unit at the Marines Battalion CombatOperation Center in Nasiriyah, southern Iraq, on Monday,April 7, 2003.(AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)

<p>NEAR AZ ZUBAYR, Iraq (AP) -- Just after dawn, an armored assault vehicle with the words, "Saddam Vaccine" painted on four sides drew close to an Iraqi naval base.</p> <p>The back ramp dropped and 23 Marines from Echo Company's 1st Platoon poured out, flopping onto their stomachs in defensive positions behind sand dunes.</p>

Tigris Thrust UnlikelyMar 26, 2003 - 1925 GMT Summary U.S. Marines appear to have abandoned an attempt to launch another advance up the Tigris. British troops could continue that advance, but operational constraints suggest they more likely will be called on to support advances at An Najaf and An Nasiriyah. Before they do, they will need to secure Basra, a time-consuming battle. As such, U.S. advances toward Baghdad may need to await U.S. troops still en route for the region. Analysis After a two-day media blackout, elements of the 7th Regiment, 1st Marine Division turned up near An Nasiriyah...

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U.S. Marines say control Umm Qasr port By Adrian Croft UMM QASR, Iraq, March 22 (Reuters) - U.S. Marines said they won control of the strategic Iraqi port of Umm Qasr on Saturday despite pockets of resistance in residential areas of the town. The Marines also said that U.S. and British forces had taken between 400 and 450 Iraqi prisoners in fighting around Umm Qasr, Iraq's only deep-water port, and the nearby Faw peninsula which controls access from the Gulf to Iraq's tiny coast. "Both the new and the old ports are secure," Marine Captain Rick Crevier, one of the...

GOTTA SEE THIS - War for Enduring Freedom 03/21/03 Pt2 - Road to Baghdad,Battle at Umm Qasr, Al-Faw Peninsula,Safwan,Az Bayer,Iraqis surrender Disguised BREAKING: Start of the Air War BREAKING: Road to Baghdad BREAKING: Battle at Umm Qasr BREAKING: Al-Faw Peninsula - Iraqis surrender BREAKING: Safwan - Iraqis surrender BREAKING: Az Bayer.- Iraqis surrender BREAKING: Iraqis surrender Disguised ========= Baghdad ========= In Baghdad, Saddam's complex in central Baghdad. ========= Kalak ========= At , Iraqi soldiers and their defense at the Great Zab river. ========= Kuwait-Iraq border On the Road to Baghdad ========= Heroes on a US Cobra fire at Iraqi positions....

Allied Troops Capture Key Oil Facilities By RAVI NESSMAN and BRUCE STANLEY .c The Associated Press SOUTHERN IRAQ (AP) - U.S. and British troops have captured many key facilities in Iraq's southern oil fields, saving them from possible sabotage and ensuring their use for the country's postwar reconstruction, senior military officers said Friday. American units advancing west of the southern city of Basra secured the Rumeila field, whose daily output of 1.3 billion barrels makes it Iraq's most productive. Coalition forces also discovered that only seven oil wells were on fire in southern Iraq - far fewer than many officials...

GOTTA SEE THIS - War for Enduring Freedom 03/16/03 -USS T.Roosevelt, USS Kitty Hawk, B-2, GR7, A10, AV-8B, leaflets BREAKING: US SEEKS PEACE ---- BUT IS READY - GOOD MORNING BAGHDAD!!!!!!!!!!!!! BREAKING: USS Theodore Roosevelt, USS Kitty Hawk BREAKING: B-2, 'Spirit of Oklahoma', 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, BREAKING: Harrier GR7, A10, Harrier AV-8B, Living Support Area 7, 633 Squadron Royal Air Force BREAKING: Nutcakes in Saddam City BREAKING: Leaflets dropped BREAKING: B-1 JDAMs in measured response ========= USS Kitty Hawk ========= Somewhere near Iraq, heroes on the USS Kitty Hawk prepare. ========= USS Theodore Roosevelt =========...

SAN DIEGO &#8211; The San Diego-based Tarawa Amphibious Ready Group will leave today on a six-month deployment to the Western Pacific, Persian Gulf and Indian Ocean, carrying a 2,200-member Marine Corps unit from Camp Pendleton. Although the group's departure coincides with a buildup of U.S. forces in the Persian Gulf in possible preparation for a war with Iraq, Lt. Charlie Brown, a Navy spokesman, called it a regularly scheduled "routine deployment." Besides the USS Tarawa, an amphibious assault ship that looks like a small aircraft carrier and is used to land troops onto hostile shores, the group includes the USS...