Stories

AL TAQADDUM, Iraq (March 29, 2005) - A wounded Marine is carried on to a CH-46 from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 364. The HMM-364 'Purple Foxes' are currently flying casualty evacuation missions in support of the 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward) CASEVAC team. The team responds to calls from throughout the Al Anbar province, flying into the face of danger to extract wounded Marines, soldiers and civilians. - AL TAQADDUM, Iraq (March 29, 2005) - A wounded Marine is carried on to a CH-46 from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 364. The HMM-364 'Purple Foxes' are currently flying casualty evacuation missions in support of the 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward) CASEVAC team. The team responds to calls from throughout the Al Anbar province, flying into the face of danger to extract wounded Marines, soldiers and civilians.

AL TAQADDUM, Iraq - Lance Cpl. Kevin Cota, a crew chief with Marine Light/ Attack Squadron 775 greases the rotor of a UH-1N here May 22. Cota and the Coyotes are working hard to support casualty evacuations and ground Marines throughout Iraq. - AL TAQADDUM, Iraq - Lance Cpl. Kevin Cota, a crew chief with Marine Light/ Attack Squadron 775 greases the rotor of a UH-1N here May 22. Cota and the Coyotes are working hard to support casualty evacuations and ground Marines throughout Iraq.

Lt. Cmdr. Ray Stewart, chaplain for Marine Air Control Group 28 and Lance Cpl. Chase R. Hartsell, a tactical network systems specialist assigned to 2nd Force Service Support Group’s Combat Logistics Battalion 2 pose for a phtograph here. Stewart and Hartsell were reunited here. They had not seen each other since 1997. - Lt. Cmdr. Ray Stewart, chaplain for Marine Air Control Group 28 and Lance Cpl. Chase R. Hartsell, a tactical network systems specialist assigned to 2nd Force Service Support Group’s Combat Logistics Battalion 2 pose for a phtograph here. Stewart and Hartsell were reunited here. They had not seen each other since 1997.

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KALSU, Iraq ? Cpl. Curtis M. Fike, a refrigeration mechanic assigned to Marine Wing Communications Squadron 38, Alpha Company, Detachment Kalsu originally from Cincinnati, Ohio, troubleshoots a diesel generator in the squadron?s compound May 16. The generator provides the detachment with the power necessary to execute their mission. - KALSU, Iraq ? Cpl. Curtis M. Fike, a refrigeration mechanic assigned to Marine Wing Communications Squadron 38, Alpha Company, Detachment Kalsu originally from Cincinnati, Ohio, troubleshoots a diesel generator in the squadron?s compound May 16. The generator provides the detachment with the power necessary to execute their mission.

AL ASAD, Iraq - Sgt. Seth Thornton, a CH-53E Super Stallion crewchief assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 465, talks with the helicopter aircraft commander after shutting down the aircraft after a mission May 19. Thornton, from Abilene, Texas, is on his third deployment to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. - AL ASAD, Iraq - Sgt. Seth Thornton, a CH-53E Super Stallion crewchief assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 465, talks with the helicopter aircraft commander after shutting down the aircraft after a mission May 19. Thornton, from Abilene, Texas, is on his third deployment to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

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AL ASAD, Iraq ? Petty Officer 1st Class Jennifer Vann, a steel worker with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 24, uses a concrete saw to cut a section of the runway here out so that it may be replaced. Vann is one of the Seabees who works the day shift for the runway reconstruction project scheduled to take the duration of their deployment here. - AL ASAD, Iraq ? Petty Officer 1st Class Jennifer Vann, a steel worker with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 24, uses a concrete saw to cut a section of the runway here out so that it may be replaced. Vann is one of the Seabees who works the day shift for the runway reconstruction project scheduled to take the duration of their deployment here.

AL QAIM, Iraq - Lance Cpl. Daniel Nance, crash crewman with Marine Wing Support Squadron 271's Aircraft, Rescue and Fire Fighting section comes from a family of first responders. His mother, stepfather, cousin and uncle have all been emergency response personnel at some point in their lives. - AL QAIM, Iraq - Lance Cpl. Daniel Nance, crash crewman with Marine Wing Support Squadron 271's Aircraft, Rescue and Fire Fighting section comes from a family of first responders. His mother, stepfather, cousin and uncle have all been emergency response personnel at some point in their lives.