The Eagle and Bulldog

MiTT Marine fills many roles in MOS

2008-05-27T10:09:03Z

BASRA, Iraq – In the Marine Corps, intelligence drives operations. And as the Iraqi Army progresses more and more toward functioning on their own, they are picking that up from their Marine counterparts as well. Sgt. Jason M. Adcock, 3rd Bn, Q...

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Marines help Iraqi Army provide security in Basra

2008-05-11T10:00:45Z

AL-LATIF, BASRA, Iraq (May 3, 2008) – Citizens in the Latif district of Basra, Iraq, greeted Iraqi soldiers from 3rd Bn, Quick Reaction Force 1, 1st Iraqi Army Quick Reaction Force and military transition team Marines with smiles and waves May 3....

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Marines help clear Basra neighborhood

2008-05-11T09:58:26Z

BASRA, Iraq (May 3, 2008) – Marines with 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, fire control team 6, bring a lot to the fight here. Among other things, they provide air-strike and fire-support capabilities to their Iraqi Army counterparts s...

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Basra comes back to life

2008-05-11T09:53:26Z

SHAIBA AIRBASE, Basra, Iraq (May 11, 2008) – When the 1st Iraqi Army Quick Reaction Force arrived in Basra April 1, they fought their way into the city. Criminal elements of the Jaysh al-Mahdi had taken over parts of the city from local Ir...

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QRF-1 clears al-Latif

2008-05-05T10:59:22Z

AL-LATIF, Basra, Iraq (May 3, 2008) – Quick Reaction Force 1, 1st Iraqi Army Quick Reaction Force continued its successful operations in Basra today by clearing the neighborhood of al-Latif. At dawn this morning, QRF 1 moved into al-Latif a...

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Business as usual in Basra

2008-04-29T07:48:51Z

AL-JUMHULIYA, Basra, Iraq (April 28, 2008) – Business continued as usual while the Iraqi soldiers of Quick Reaction Force 1 moved into the al-Jumhuliya neighborhood of Basra. Shops selling everything from fresh fruit to electronics...

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QRF 1 continues Basra success in al-Huteen

2008-04-26T11:31:36Z

AL-HUTEEN, Basra, Iraq (April 24, 2008) – Quick Reaction Force 1, from the 1st Iraqi Army Quick Reaction Force kicked of the latest stage of Operation Charge of the Knights this morning when they began clearing and searching homes in al-Huteen. ...

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Iraqi Army clears Hyyaniyah of criminal militias

2008-04-20T12:26:29Z

(HYYANIYAH, BASRA, Iraq (April 19, 2008) – Operation Charge of the Knights entered its second phase today as soldiers from Quick Reaction Force 1, 1st Iraqi Army Quick Reaction Force and the 26th Brigade, 7th Iraqi Army Division began securing th...

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1st Iraqi Army Quick Reaction Force lives up to its name

2008-04-15T09:13:11Z

Shaiba Airbase, Iraq (April 14, 2008) – The 1st Iraqi Army Quick Reaction Force has come a long way. Literally and figuratively. As the first Iraqi division formed in 2004, the 1st Iraqi Army Division, renamed the 1st IA (QRF) in February, has...

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Quick Reaction Force 1 secures Quibla from criminal militias

2008-04-14T08:53:26Z

Quibla, Iraq (April 12) - As dawn broke over the town of Quibla, Iraq, soldiers from Quick Reaction Force 1 of the 1st Iraqi Army Quick Reaction force fanned out and began searching the city house-by-house for illegal weapons. ...

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