New York Times – With the Marines outside Fallujah.
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Category Archives: USMarines
US Marines – Corps Fashions ëProvisional Units,' Tighter Deployment Schedules
Sea Power – Among the messages delivered by Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Michael W. Hagee during the past year, one resurfaces time and again: the Marine Corps does not want ó or need ó a larger force.
US Marines – Leathernecks Guard the Streets of Ramadi, Itching for a Fight With an Invisible Foe
New York Times – With the Second Battalion, Fifth Marines in the town of Ramadi.
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US Marines – Marines vent anger, frustration as their comrades die
Associated Press – With the Marines on the Syrian border.
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US Marines – For Marines, a Frustrating Fight
Washington Post – An interview with a number of Marines in Iraq, who question how and why the war is being waged. They also feel the situation on the ground is far worse than is being portrayed in the US media, due to the upcoming US elections.
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US Marines – For marines on raids, an eerie silence
Christian Science Monitor – On patrol with the Marines in Iraq.
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US Marines – New Communication System Will Link Marines Ashore to Sea Base
Sea Power – To address challanges faced by Marines in Afghanistan in 2001, the Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory developed a new portable, over-the-horizon communications system that is being tested by Marine units in Iraq to assess its link between command centers, fire-support commanders and tactical units ashore during operations. The Expeditionary Tactical Communications System (ETCS) is a voice and data link between tactical units ó down to the company, platoon or squad level ó and their combat commanders. It is envisioned as a solution for rapidly advancing units that outstretch their ability to communicate with commanders.
US Marines – Officers In Iraq: War Tactics Offer Little Prospect Of Success
Inside the Pentagon – American military officers serving in Iraq are increasingly concluding that, without a change in tactics, the United States has little hope of prevailing over insurgents and restoring stability to the nation.
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US Marines – Marines fight to free rebel city so Sunnis can vote
The Times – With the Marines in Ramadi.
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US Marines – Marine boats take fight to waters of Euphrates
Boston Globe – On patrol on the Euphrates River with the US Marines.
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US Marines – A Legacy of Leadership
Marine Corps Gazette – Learning about leadership and developing leadership skills is
a continuous process that requires effort and imagination.
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US Marines – Stage Three
Defense and the National Interest – William Lind analyses the situation in Fallujah.
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US Marines – Dispelling the Myth of the MV-22
US Naval Institute Proceedings – Measures have been implemented to ensure the aerodynamic problem that grounded the Osprey in 2000 never happens again.
US Marines – Ready to attack when it suits you, Mr President
Daily Telegraph – With the Marines outside Fallujah.
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US Marines – Marines Defend Manpower Stance, Say Equipment is the Urgent Need
Sea Power – Is there a need for more Marines?
US Marines – Arrival in Afghanistan
Marine Corps Gazette – The author recounts an unforgettable plane ride to Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom.
US Marines – Marines Bide Their Time In Insurgent-Held Fallujah
Washington Post – With the Marines outside Fallujah.
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US Marines – 'Brilliance in the Basics' and Other Expectations of Combat Leaders
Marine Corps Gazette – Adherence to basics provides success on the battlefield.
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US Marines – Norfolk Marine tells story of rooftop fight in Iraq
Virginian Pilot – Marine Cpl. Lonnie Young waged the battle of his life in Iraq on April 4: Trapped on a rooftop with a handful of other men, he helped to face down hundreds of Iraqi insurgents attacking from all directions.
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US Marines – Marines see little progress in rebel-controlled Fallujah
Boston Globe – The Marines’ current evaluation of the situation in Fallujah.
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US Marines – Key General Criticizes April Attack In Fallujah
Washington Post – Lt. Gen. James T. Conway, the outgoing U.S. Marine Corps general in charge of western Iraq, said Sunday he opposed a Marine assault on militants in the volatile city of Fallujah in April and the subsequent decision to withdraw from the city and turn over control to a security force of former Iraqi soldiers.
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US Marines – In Western Iraq, Fundamentalists Hold U.S. at Bay
New York Times – A look at what the area around Fallujah is currently like for the US Marines stationed there.
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US Marines – Logistics Modernization: A Marine Corps Warfighting Imperative
Marine Corps Gazette – The program’s importance is either above or at least on the same level with weapons systems we have coming down the road . . . MVñ22, Joint Strike Fighter, and Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle. . . .
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US Marines – Heavy armor proved its worth to American forces in Najaf battles
New York Times – A look at the different roles played by the Army and Marines in the battle for Najaf.
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US Marines – Marine Corps Fratricide Reduction Efforts
Marine Corps Gazette – As the column of Marines advanced north to secure a strategic Euphrates River bridge just south of the city of An Nasiriyah they observed Iraqi soldiers along the roadside who appeared to be surrendering. Upon approaching them, the Iraqis opened fire with assault rifles and rocket propelled grenades. The Marines took cover in and around their assault amphibious vehicles and began to return fire, and then, in an incident tragically reminiscent of an engagement that occurred 12 years earlier during Operation Desert Storm, a U.S. Air Force Añ10 Thunderbolt strafed the columnódestroying one of the vehicles and killing as many as nine Marines.
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