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01-13-04, 10:36 AM
Marines heading to Iraq
Quantico personnel gear up for deployment to Iraq.
By PAMELA GOULD
Date published: 1/11/2004
Quantico to send at least 14 over
At least 14 Marines from Quantico Marine Corps Base are being deployed as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom 2--the second rotation of Defense Department personnel into Iraq.
The Marines from Quantico will be among 25,000 deploying servicewide, Maj. Douglas Powell, a spokesman at Marine Corps headquarters, said.
The deployments will be for seven months and will begin on a small scale next month, Powell said. The vast majority of the Marines will depart in March.
Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld in November announced plans to send to Iraq a second rotation of military personnel to keep deployments no longer than 18 months.
The Marines are planning a one-year tour of duty carried out in two waves of seven-month deployments, Powell said.
Though the number could change, Quantico is currently sending 14 people--a group comprising communications specialists, combat correspondents, an infantryman, someone from the intelligence field and a chaplain, according to Capt. Jeff Landis, a base spokesman.
Additionally, the Marine Corps Combat Development Command--based at Quantico--is putting together a team that will spend four to six months gathering information to compile a list of lessons learned from efforts in both Iraq and Afghanistan.
Known as the Enduring Freedom Combat Assessment Team, the group will include at least 40 people, Landis said. A departure date for that group hasn't yet been established.
Quantico routinely sends what are referred to as "augmentees" for military operations. As a training command, the base can offer people with specialized skills to complement units that are deployed.
To reach PAMELA GOULD: 540/657-9101 pgould@freelancestar.com
Date published: 1/11/2004
http://www.freelancestar.com/News/FLS/2004/012004/01112004/1224447
Sempers,
Roger
:marine:
Quantico personnel gear up for deployment to Iraq.
By PAMELA GOULD
Date published: 1/11/2004
Quantico to send at least 14 over
At least 14 Marines from Quantico Marine Corps Base are being deployed as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom 2--the second rotation of Defense Department personnel into Iraq.
The Marines from Quantico will be among 25,000 deploying servicewide, Maj. Douglas Powell, a spokesman at Marine Corps headquarters, said.
The deployments will be for seven months and will begin on a small scale next month, Powell said. The vast majority of the Marines will depart in March.
Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld in November announced plans to send to Iraq a second rotation of military personnel to keep deployments no longer than 18 months.
The Marines are planning a one-year tour of duty carried out in two waves of seven-month deployments, Powell said.
Though the number could change, Quantico is currently sending 14 people--a group comprising communications specialists, combat correspondents, an infantryman, someone from the intelligence field and a chaplain, according to Capt. Jeff Landis, a base spokesman.
Additionally, the Marine Corps Combat Development Command--based at Quantico--is putting together a team that will spend four to six months gathering information to compile a list of lessons learned from efforts in both Iraq and Afghanistan.
Known as the Enduring Freedom Combat Assessment Team, the group will include at least 40 people, Landis said. A departure date for that group hasn't yet been established.
Quantico routinely sends what are referred to as "augmentees" for military operations. As a training command, the base can offer people with specialized skills to complement units that are deployed.
To reach PAMELA GOULD: 540/657-9101 pgould@freelancestar.com
Date published: 1/11/2004
http://www.freelancestar.com/News/FLS/2004/012004/01112004/1224447
Sempers,
Roger
:marine: