New York Times – On patrol with the 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit in Iraq. An excellent example of how strong morale in a unit can overcome any material deficiences it has.
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Category Archives: USMarines
US Marines – Initial Look at Distributed Operations Reveals Potential and Problems
SeaPower – Commanders are beginning to see vast potential for interagency cooperation and intelligence sharing in Distributed Operations (DO), the Marine Corpsí new operational concept. The plan is a major change in how the Corps deploys in response to unconventional warfare threats.
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US Marines – A Marine company and a month in Fallujah
Christian Science Monitor – A look at the men behind the Marines.
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US Marines – US sends marines to Philippines
BBC – The US is sending up to 600 marines to the Philippines to help with disaster relief efforts in the country
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US Marines – Marine Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company
SeaPower – During Operation Iraqi Freedom, a small, ill-equipped, yet elite unit of Marines fanned out across Iraq, attached to U.S. Army 3rd Infantry Division, British Commandos and Marine Task Force Tarawa. The 46 men of 2nd ANGLICO, one of the Marine Corpsí Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Companies, were at the forefront of battle in every major battlespace of the war.
US Marines – Gaining a Toehold in Iraqi Town
Washington Post – With the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit which has started taking the town of Haswah back from the Insurgency.
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US Marines – A Semiautomatic Sniper Weapons System?
Marine Corps Gazette – Is it time to replace the scout/sniper rifle?
US Marines – Convoy Driver in Iraq Stays Upbeat to Keep Focus Off the Danger
Washington Post – With a Marine convoy driver in Iraq.
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US Marines – Marines Widen Their Net South of Baghdad
Washington Post – With the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit in Babil province, where they are fighting the Islamic Army in Iraq.
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US Marines – 'Stunning' arms haul in Falluja
BBC – US marines combing the Iraqi city of Falluja after a major offensive say they found weapons stocks sufficient to mount an insurgency across the country.
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US Marines – Medics Testify to Fallujah's Horrors
Washington Post – A look at the battle of Fallujah, from the eyes of US Navy corpsmen.
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US Marines – Hunting 'Satan' in Falluja hell
BBC – Paul Wood was embedded with the 1st Battalion of the 8th Marine Regiment during the battle of Falluja. This is what he saw.
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US Marines – DÈjá Vu All Over Again?
Marine Corps Gazette – The more things change, the more they seem to stay the same. Here, the author reminds Marines that as they look toward the future, many lessons can be learned by studying the Small Wars Manual.
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US Marines – In Falluja, Young Marines Saw the Savagery of an Urban War
New York Times – A close-up chronicle of the most sustained period of street-to-street fighting that the U.S. has encountered since Vietnam.
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US Marines – Marine Officers See Risk in Cuts in Falluja Force
New York Times – Senior Marine intelligence officers in Iraq are warning that if American troop levels in the Falluja area are significantly reduced during reconstruction there, as has been planned, insurgents in the region will rebound from their defeat.
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US Marines – Small Unit Leadership in Future Security and Stability Operations
Marine Corps Gazette – Several years ago the Army began the use of the acronym, SASO (stability and support operations), as a counter to the staid MOOTW (military operations other than war). The Marines have adopted the SASO acronym to mean security and stability operations as describing current activities in Iraq. The author stresses the importance of decentralization and small unit leadership in SASO.
US Marines – War Images
PBS NewsHour – The U.S. military began investigating the videotaped shooting of an unarmed and wounded man in Fallujah by a Marine. Ray Suarez leads a discussion about what ramifications the footage will have on the U.S. military in Iraq and the Arab world.
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US Marines – Battle 'almost over' in Falluja
BBC – US and Iraqi forces in the city of Falluja say they are now in control of almost all of the former rebel stronghold.
Washington Post: Troops Battle for Last Parts Of Fallujah
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Daily Telegraph: Iraqi rebels slip away to fight another day.
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US Marines – For the First Time Since Vietnam, the Army Prints a Guide to Fighting Insurgents
US Marines – Fearsome power of marines in Fallujah
BBC – A summary of the latest from Fallujah.
Daily Telegraph – US troops stretched to limit as insurgents fight back
New York Times – Marines and snipers in a contest of wills
Christian Science Monitor – New rebel tactics emerge in Fallujah
Washington Post – U.S. Forces Meet Fierce Resistance In Fallujah
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US Marines – U.S. Tries To Corner Fallujah Insurgents
Washington Post – Eyewitness reports of the fighting in Fallujah.
More from the New York Times.
More from the BBC.
Even more from the Washington Post.
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US Marines – 'Three quarters' of Falluja taken
BBC – The latest from Fallujah.
More from the Daily Telegraph and Washington Post.
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US Marines – U.S. Forces Battle Into Heart of Fallujah
Washington Post – The latest from Fallujah.
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US Marines – US attacks Iraq rebel stronghold
BBC – The attack on Fallujah begins. More from their embedded correspondents.
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US Marines – Tensions Rise Across Ranks In Iraq As Troops Are Told To Gut It Out
Inside the Pentagon – As the battle for Fallujah begins, here is a fascinating, inside look at what is really going in regards to peace and stability operations, inside the rest of Iraq.
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