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Recon Marines rescue seamen, save vessel
Just after dawn on September 9, 24 Marines in two boats approached the Merchant Vessel (M/V) Magellan Star. She had been dead in the water since being boarded by an unknown number of pirates the day before. The ship’s captain had been in contact with the Marines by cell phone until early that morning when the phone died on him. The events of this raid were described to reporters by LtCol. Joseph R. Clearfield, unit commander. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Crime and Punishment, Marines, Military, Original writing, Reporting, War on Terror
Marine Hymn still echoes: Pirates taken down off Somalia
Marines versus pirates, a battle as old as the Marine Corps itself. In the Marine Hymn, the “shores of Tripoli” refers to Marine action against pirates at the dawn of our nation. The battle continues today off the coast of Somalia. MV Magellan Star radioed a distress call on September 8, 2010. The flagship of the anti-piracy task force CTF-151, TCG Gökçeada, a Turkish frigate, was the first ship on scene. U.S.S. Dubuque and Princeton followed. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Marines, Military, Original writing, Reporting, War on Terror
Operation Moshtarak – Marjah – update for March 3
The first phase of a Marine offensive in a former Taliban stronghold in Afghanistan’s Helmand province is nearing completion, the Pentagon’s No. 2 official said, March 2. As the military operations of the roughly 15,000 NATO and Afghan forces that have been engaged in Operation Moshtarak since Feb. 13 begin to wind down, the focus in the Marja section of central Helmand is shifting from clearing out the enemy to holding the gains the operation has … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, Rebuilding, War on Terror
Operation Moshtarak in Marjah – update for February 25
British Army Maj. Gen. Patrick Carter (GB), Commander of ISAF Regional Command [RC] South and Brig. Gen. Larry Nicholson (US), MEB-A Commanding General talk to a military reporter about returning Marjah back to the Afghans free of taliban influence and intimidation and the efforts of the Marines and Afghan forces during Operation Moshtarak. Video by 1st Lt. Joe Reney The Afghan flag-raising ceremony in the Marjah District Center, Helmand province, Afghanistan, attended by the Helmand provincial … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, Rebuilding, War on Terror
Marjah and Operation Moshtarak update February 21
Follow the links for the complete story. Marines Near Marjah Hold First Meeting With Elders, Kill Taliban Attackers A patrol of Marines and Sailors of Combined Anti-Armor Team 1 and Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, held their first impromptu meeting with village elders in the “Five Points” area Feb. 14, and only moments later came under hostile fire from Taliban attackers. Five Points is a small farming community between the cities of Nawa and Marjah where … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, Rebuilding, War on Terror
Operation Moshtarak gains in Marjah – February 19
NATO and Afghan forces have made early progress in an ongoing offensive on a Taliban stronghold in Afghanistan, but have encountered some stiff resistance and may need another 25 to 30 days to secure the entire area, a top military official said. Overall the multinational force has reached the “end of the beginning” of the operation in central Helmand province in southern Afghanistan, said British Maj. Gen. Nick Patrick Carter, commander of NATO forces in International … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, Rebuilding, War on Terror
Army aviation supports Marines and Afghan Army in Marjah
When Operation Moshtarak kicked off here Feb. 13, Army helicopter crews from the 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade inserted nearly 300 Marines and Afghan security forces into Marja, Afghanistan, under cover of darkness. UH-60 Black Hawks, CH-47F Chinooks and AH-64 Apaches from Task Force Pegasus facilitated the air assault of Kilo Company, 3/6 Marines, in seizing their objective area. “Protected by Apache air weapons teams, the Marines and their partnered Afghan security forces quickly began moving to their … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, Military, War on Terror
Videos about the Marjah operation – Operation Moshtarak
1st Lt. Joseph Reney (US), Spokesperson / Public Affairs Officer, briefs the media on day four of Operation Moshtarak in the city of Marjah, Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Operation Moshtarak Video press release offered by Gov. Haji Zahir, elected district governor of Marjah. The governor addresses concerns regarding current operations in the city of Marjah and passes word directly from the president of Afghanistan that insurgents may lay down their weapons and join their government. Produced by … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, War on Terror
Operation Moshtarak update for February 16
NATO’s Operation Moshtarak site ANA and Brits take Showal The national flag of Afghanistan flew over the former Taleban “capital” of Showal yesterday, signaling the end to nearly two years of insurgent rule. Shortly after dawn, a soldier of the Afghan National Army (ANA), climbed up a 60ft disused crane from which the white flag of the Taleban had flown – the colour is a symbol of their alleged Islamic purity. Using a knife borrowed from a British … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, War on Terror
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