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Marines Get Mail for Christmas
Spending the holidays away from family is a routine occurrence for many service members, but during the holiday season, receiving a package from a loved one is a welcomed distraction. The postal operations center here is working overtime to distribute every package to the service members in time for Christmas. The postal operation center has had to reorganize their Marines so they get as many people to sort the mail during daylight hours. Also, numerous volunteers have … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, Marines, Military, War on Terror
A Marine Christmas in Afghanistan
In a combat zone it is hard for Marines to spend Christmas away from their families, but this year Marines at Camp Leatherneck are celebrating Christmas with their second family: each other. Regional Combat Team 2, motor transport, detachment 1, have planned different things to do while spending their Christmas holiday away from home. The detachment recently received a Christmas tree which is now lit up inside their workplace. “I have a friend in I Marine Expeditionary … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, Marines, Military, War on Terror
Solar power brings clean water in Afghanistan
NAW-ABAD, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan – Marines with Brigade Headquarters Group, Marine Expeditionary Brigade–Afghanistan, assembled a solar-powered water purification system here, Feb. 16, in order to provide the community with clean, drinkable water. This is the first time the system is being used outside of Camp Leatherneck, said 1st Lt. Timothy McCormick, the assistant operations officer with BHG. The system requires little to set up and is very efficient. The water purification system can filter … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, Green, Rebuilding, War on Terror
Navy Builds Noah’s Ark for Marines
The Marines affectionately call the structure “Noah’s Ark,” for its similarities to the vessel built before flood waters covered the earth in biblical times. In the rugged desert of southern Afghanistan sit hundreds of tents occupied by Marines for as far as the eye can see. Rising above the dust and grit that blow across the Helmand plains, one object stands out majestically amongst Marine Expeditionary Brigade-Afghanistan’s sprawling tent city at the unit’s base of operations at … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, Marines, Military, War on Terror
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