Associated Press – The 3rd Battalion, 1st Regiment from Camp Pendleton, Calif., is one of three Marine battalions sent to Iraq three times. Last November it joined in the battle for Fallujah, where several of its Marines were killed and dozens earned Purple Hearts while clearing out insurgents. Now it is trying to tame Anbar Province’s Sunni Arab cities in the west that previously had no U.S. or Iraqi security forces.
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Daily Archives: October 10, 2005
Royal Australian Navy – Navy ship heads for Iraq
The Advertiser – The frigate HMAS Parramatta has been deployed to the Gulf, becoming the 12th Royal Australian Navy ship to serve in support of operations in the Middle East.
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US Navy – Redefining Tech Support
Sea Power – The Operational Readiness Test System Tech Assist Remote Support (ORTSTARS) redefines the Navyís current notion of long-distance technical support, and is improving readiness and reliability during its initial deployment.