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Iraqi Police Learn River Patrol

October 9th, 2008 | Comments Off

Iraqi Police Learn River Patrol

The Euphrates River fulfills many of the economic needs for the people of Iraq. For all of its advantages though, it does create a challenge for the Iraqi police who are in charge of security for the area. To remedy this situation, Sailors with Riverine Squadron 3, Riverine Detachment 2, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5 have been holding classes for the IP on basic seamanship. “We are teaching them the basics so when … Read entire article »

Filed under: Iraq, Rebuilding, War on Terror

Keeping Water Pumping Engages Iraqis

August 22nd, 2008 | Comments Off

Members of the 542nd Support Maintenance Company work with local Iraqis to help sustain the flow of water into Contingency Operating Base Adder and Camp Cedar. Serving under the 7th Sustainment Brigade, the 542nd fuels and services generators located at nearby homes off base. Locals are hired to monitor water pumps and canals that run into the Euphrates River, so the team also practices community relations. Their efforts provide a steady water supply to the thousands of service members on COB Adder and Camp Cedar. The 542nd, a unit from Ft. Lewis, Washington, travels four or five times a week to visit the three sites. They routinely check pipes for leaks, annotate if a centrifugal pump is not working correctly, and make sure no one is stealing fuel from the generators. They … Read entire article »

Filed under: Iraq, Rebuilding, War on Terror

Navy Combat Forces Help Construct Bridge

June 27th, 2008 | Comments Off

From the blue Euphrates River, the tan bluff looked ominous as the huge shiny blade of the Seabee bulldozer pushed over the edge, shoving the first load of dirt down for the roadway to the new bridge site. Three bulldozers, two excavators, various graders, loaders, and dump trucks helped work the big dig, the largest project Naval Mobile Construction Battalion has worked during their deployment to Iraq, so far. Together with the U.S. Army’s 814th Multi-Role Bridge Company, the Marine Corps’ 3rd Combat Engineering Battalion, Mabey-Johnson Bridge Company and the Iraqi Ministry of Water Resources, NMCB 17 worked to complete the 301 meter long Mabey Johnson Float Bridge in Baghdad, Iraq. The completed bridge, in support of Multi National Force-West lines of communication, enables the support of coalition operations in the … Read entire article »

Filed under: Iraq, Rebuilding, War on Terror

Building the Longest Floating Bridge in Iraq

June 5th, 2008 | Comments Off

Building the Longest Floating Bridge in Iraq

In the small community of Baghdadi, service members and local Iraqis worked together to finish the Baghdadi Bridge, and a new way of crossing the Euphrates River is now open to traffic. Marines, Soldiers, Sailors and Iraqis worked together to complete the 301-meter bridge May 22, making it the longest floating bridge in Iraq, said Capt. Douglas R. Cunningham, company commander for Maintenance Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 6, 1st Marine Logistics Group. “I didn’t think the bridge … Read entire article »

Filed under: Iraq, Rebuilding, War on Terror