Copley News Service – When the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force resumes responsibility for volatile Anbar province in Iraq in February, the Marines will be bolstered by 18 battalions from the new Iraqi army, plus a large number of Iraqi police and border security forces.
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US Marines – Rumsfeld OKs Expansion of Commando Forces
Associated Press – In a historic step designed to bolster the military’s ability to fight a global war on terrorism, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said Tuesday he approved adding Marines to U.S. Special Operations Command.
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US Marines – New U.S.-Japan Plan to Realign Military Defenses
Washington Post – The United States and Japan agreed yesterday to move forward with the biggest overhaul of the Pacific alliance in decades, aimed at bolstering military cooperation against new threats while consolidating U.S. forces on the island and withdrawing about 7,000 Marines from Okinawa.
Japan Times – U.S. to shift 7,000 marines from Okinawa to Guam.
Associated Press – U.S., Japan Announce Military Agreement
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US Marines – No home where the dugong roam
Economist – The future of America’s security policy in the region pivots on one little beach. A look at the future of Marine bases on Okinawa.
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US Marines – Marines Who Stormed Fallujah Back in Iraq
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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US Marines – Iraq Town Yields Arms, Not Men
Washington Post – More on the current US Marine sweep operations in the city of Sadah near the Syrian border.
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US Marines – US forces attack Iraqi insurgents
BBC – US marines are conducting a major assault on al-Qaeda-linked militants in western Iraq.
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US Marines – Pentagon Gives Osprey Production Go-Ahead
Associated Press – The Pentagon on Wednesday gave the go-ahead to begin full-rate production of the V-22 Osprey, the hybrid helicopter-airplane that the Marine Corps considers vital to the future of its air fleet.
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Ground Combat – Mental Health Care and Combat Stress
Marine Corps Gazette – A perspective on combat stress from the psychiatrist of the 1st Marine Division.
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US Marines – Amphibious Operations in the Gulf War: 1990ñ91
Marine Corps Gazette – For all those who thought that Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm were merely land campaigns fought by opposing forces, the author provides a detailed view of the important role amphibious planning and operations played in bottling up the forces under Saddam Hussein.
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US Marines – Pachinko Ball Leadership or Leadership by Thirds, Quarters, and Five or Six Good Rules
Marine Corps Gazette – The author provides a fresh look at leadership challenges Marines and sailors face these days and offers some commonsense solutions using the Japanese pinball game of pachinko in his analogy.
US Marines – Getting Swept
Defense and the National Interest – William Lind criticize the use of sweep tactics by Marines in Iraq.
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US Marines – Bush orders more troops to Gulf Coast
CNN – The 1st and 2nd Marine Expeditionary Forces are to be sent to the Gulf Coast.
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US Marines – A Quick Look at Weapons Failures
Marine Corps Gazette – The author provides a no-nonsense primer on how to avoid negligent discharges.
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US Marines – Intervention and Nation Building in Expeditionary Maneuver Warfare
Marine Corps Gazette – This case study is designed to demonstrate how the concept of progressive reconstruction could fit into the future expeditionary maneuver warfare concept.
US Marines – Marines trade Humvees for donkeys
Associated Press – US Marines are trading Humvees for donkeys in Afghanistan.
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US Marines – U.S., Iraqis Begin Assualt in Volatile Area
Washington Post – The Marines begin another offensive near Anabar province.
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US Marines – Marines suffer disproportionate share of casualties in Iraq
Dallas Morning News – A look at why the Marines are suffering such a high rate of casualties in Iraq.
More from the Associated Press – Marines have one of roughest jobs in Iraq.
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US Marines – Providing Light Attack Air Support With a Potent Punch
Leatherneck – The “Coyotes” of Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 775, a Marine Forces Reserve unit, are back in the hunt in Iraq and rapidly making their mark.
US Marines – For combat-weary Marines, each stint adds to the strain
USA Today – The day the Marines crossed into Iraq, Cpl. James Welter Jr. killed his first man. During his second combat tour, he earned a commendation for leadership skills and coolness under fire, but he brought a nightmare home. Now, with six weeks left in his third fighting tour, his goal is simple???He hopes to survive.
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US Marines – Attack at Husaybah
Leatherneck – The suicide bombers did not factor in India/3/2’s willingness to fight when they attempted to breach the Marines’ perimeter with explosives-laden trucks.
US Marines – Joint Task Force Civil Support's Unique CBRNE Training Issues
Marine Corps Gazette – In the tumultuous post-11 September 2001 environment, protection from weapons of mass destruction has taken on a unique importance for the Department of Defense (DoD). Here the author provides a clear look into overriding training issues facing the Nation and DoD.
US Marines – The Uchinanchu Perspective
Marine Corps Gazette – For U.S. military personnel in receipt of orders to an overseas base, getting to know the culture, traditions and customs, and basic survival language skills are some of the obvious and fun things to do. For those en route to bases on Okinawa, Japan, becoming familiar with the sensitivities and politics of local nationals toward those bases is becoming an increasingly important ingredient in the cocktail of do’s and don’ts. Knowing how Okinawans view U.S. military bases (the Uchinachu perspective), and the U.S.-Japan Security Alliance they support, is critical to understanding public reaction and attitudes toward base issues and enables military personnel to become better neighbors.
US Marines – New Defenses
Sea Power – The Marine Corps foresees a web of integrated air defenses to replace its stove-piped systems and protect expeditionary forces far inland.
US Marines – Interview With the Commander of the Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Command
Sea Power – The Marines quickly adopt lessons and tactics from Iraq and Afghanistan to prepare them for combat
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