2nd MAW News

AL ASAD, Iraq ? Sgt. James W. Battisti (right), from Little Falls, N.Y., reviews equipment-receiving forms with Staff Sgt. Eric P. Baker, supply chief assigned to Marine Wing Support Group 27 and Burnsville, N.C., native, April 30. Battisti fills in 10 positions in Marine Air Control Squadron 1, Air Traffic Control Detachment Alpha. - AL ASAD, Iraq ? Sgt. James W. Battisti (right), from Little Falls, N.Y., reviews equipment-receiving forms with Staff Sgt. Eric P. Baker, supply chief assigned to Marine Wing Support Group 27 and Burnsville, N.C., native, April 30. Battisti fills in 10 positions in Marine Air Control Squadron 1, Air Traffic Control Detachment Alpha.

Little Falls native helps detachment stay afloat

The Marines from Marine Air Control Squadron 1, Air Traffic Control Detachment Alpha don’t have to look for many of the personnel in the unit. Whenever they want to locate their maintenance management officer, supply officer, supply chief, logistics chief, embarkation chief, ammunition chief, headquarters section leader, supply clerk, barracks

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AL ASAD, Iraq ? A CH-53E Super Stallion from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 465 approaches a hulk as Marines from a Combat Logistics Battalion 2 helicopter support team wait to hook the vehicle to the helicopter May 2. One Super Stallion from HMH-465 moved six hulks of Russian armored vehicles and avoided risking Marines? lives and damages to ground transportation equipment. - AL ASAD, Iraq ? A CH-53E Super Stallion from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 465 approaches a hulk as Marines from a Combat Logistics Battalion 2 helicopter support team wait to hook the vehicle to the helicopter May 2. One Super Stallion from HMH-465 moved six hulks of Russian armored vehicles and avoided risking Marines? lives and damages to ground transportation equipment.

Incredible hulk no match for power lifter

The strength and power of the CH-53E Super Stallion were demonstrated again May 2, when a helicopter from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 465 moved hulks of Russian armored vehicles from the airfield here to a test firing range. The old and rusted vehicles, used by the Iraqi army at one point, are now targets for aircrews to fire their weapons on

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AL ASAD, Iraq (May 3, 2005) - Sgt. David L. Van Bever, weather observer and native of Paramus, N.J., checks the temperature data on a wet-bulb thermometer. The special thermometer factors in actual temperature, a wet temperature and a special copper ball then uses an equation to determine the temperature as it relates to the human body. The wet temperature mimics the effect of perspiration. - AL ASAD, Iraq (May 3, 2005) - Sgt. David L. Van Bever, weather observer and native of Paramus, N.J., checks the temperature data on a wet-bulb thermometer. The special thermometer factors in actual temperature, a wet temperature and a special copper ball then uses an equation to determine the temperature as it relates to the human body. The wet temperature mimics the effect of perspiration.

It's going to get hot in here; weather outlook for Al Anbar province

With summer just around the corner, service members here, those who haven’t served here before, are soon to get a taste of one of the most unique climates in the world. The Iraqi climate is basically broken down into two seasons, winter and summer, with short transitional seasons in May and October. However, the different regions of the country

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The Deuce waves 'Snake Eyes' in Al Asad

Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron 2 deployed its unit’s flag here May 2. The new flag bears the squadron’s new logo ‘Snake Eyes’. Commonly referred to as, "The Deuce", the unit arrived in Iraq in mid February, and supports combat operations in the Al Anbar province. This deployment, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, marks the first time

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Mechanics keep helos in shape

Pilots and crewchiefs are often in the spotlight because of their actions on the front lines, but they probably wouldn’t have reached that point without the hard work of helicopter mechanics. Again and again, these Marines ensure the birds stay in the air. They don’t wear flight suits; they’re generally in grease-stained coveralls, turning

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AL ASAD, Iraq - Sergeant Douglas Acero an avionics technician with Marine Attack Squadron 311 stands in front of an AV-8B Harrier here April 29. Acero along with his fellow ?Tomcats? of VMA-311 are scheduled to return to Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., in May after a seven-month deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. - AL ASAD, Iraq - Sergeant Douglas Acero an avionics technician with Marine Attack Squadron 311 stands in front of an AV-8B Harrier here April 29. Acero along with his fellow ?Tomcats? of VMA-311 are scheduled to return to Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., in May after a seven-month deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Fighter jet mech shares unique perspective of war

Every Marine a Rifleman. This phrase has special meaning for Sgt. Douglas Acero, an avionics technician serving with Marine Attack Squadron 311 from Yuma, Ariz.In November, after the battle of Fallujah, the fighter jet mechanic was plucked from his unit here and attached to Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment from Kaneohe Bay,

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It was standing room only as Rabbi Seth Phillips, a lieutenant commander from the Naval Submarine Base in New London, Conn., leads more than 30 service members in the Seder meal here April 27. - It was standing room only as Rabbi Seth Phillips, a lieutenant commander from the Naval Submarine Base in New London, Conn., leads more than 30 service members in the Seder meal here April 27.

Observing Passover in Iraq

“Passover has a message for the conscience and the heart of all mankind. For what does it commemorate? It commemorates the deliverance of a people from degrading slavery, from most foul and cruel tyranny. It is God’s protest against unrighteousness,” says Morris Joseph in “Judaism As Creed and Life”. Passover began April 24 and what better place

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Greensboro native has churchgoers dancing worries away

There aren’t many opportunities for service members here to remove themselves from the stressors of war. One Marine assigned to the headquarters squadron of Marine Aircraft Group 26 (Reinforced) wants to make a difference. Lance Cpl. Troy M. Gray, an administrative clerk on his first tour in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, uses his down time

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AL ASAD, Iraq--A Marine inserts an IV needle into a fellow Marine. This training is necessary in the event a corpsman is tending to other patients in a combat situation. Close to 30 sailors make up the Marine Wing Support Squadrons 271 medical unit providing care for more than 1,200 Marines and sailors here. They utilize radiography equipment and have the ability to perform laboratory tests, issue medications, and provide the majority of preventive medicine for the forward operating bases of the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing. - AL ASAD, Iraq--A Marine inserts an IV needle into a fellow Marine. This training is necessary in the event a corpsman is tending to other patients in a combat situation. Close to 30 sailors make up the Marine Wing Support Squadrons 271 medical unit providing care for more than 1,200 Marines and sailors here. They utilize radiography equipment and have the ability to perform laboratory tests, issue medications, and provide the majority of preventive medicine for the forward operating bases of the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing.