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MAG-16 intelligence focuses on operational integrity

For service members deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, constant security is a must to maintain the operational integrity and safety of their unit. The intelligence section with Marine Aircraft Group 16 (Reinforced), 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward), informs, trains and conducts security inspections for the Marines and sailors to

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MAG-16 provides aerial support to ground troops

A squad quietly patrols the streets of an Iraqi village, exchanging hand signals and muted commands, until … tink, tink, “Grenade!” BOOM! The grenade explosion followed by a barrage of small-arms fire forces the squad to take cover and identify the source. Pinned down by gunfire, the squad leader radios the location of the threat to their aerial

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Amidst a sea of aircraft jacks, Lance Cpl. Steven G. Klinger (right) reads off serial numbers to Cpl. Stephen G. Vega during an inventory of the equipment, Feb. 13. The Marines are with the Individual Material Readiness List section which is responsible for tracking inventory for more than 3,000 pieces of aviation equipment located on Forward Operating Bases throughout Iraq. The section is part of Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 16, Marine Aircraft Group 16 (Reinforced), 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, and supports Marine aviation squadrons operating in the country. Klinger is an IMRL manager and Berwick, Penn., native. Vega is also an IRML manager and Orlando, Fla., native. - Amidst a sea of aircraft jacks, Lance Cpl. Steven G. Klinger (right) reads off serial numbers to Cpl. Stephen G. Vega during an inventory of the equipment, Feb. 13. The Marines are with the Individual Material Readiness List section which is responsible for tracking inventory for more than 3,000 pieces of aviation equipment located on Forward Operating Bases throughout Iraq. The section is part of Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 16, Marine Aircraft Group 16 (Reinforced), 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, and supports Marine aviation squadrons operating in the country. Klinger is an IMRL manager and Berwick, Penn., native. Vega is also an IRML manager and Orlando, Fla., native.

Logistics Marines keep the books straight, aviation gear ready

Marines with the Individual Material Readiness List section ensure nearly a dozen Marine helicopter and fixed wing squadrons have the gear they need in Iraq when they need it. The IMRL section is part of Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 16, Marine Aircraft Group 16 (Reinforced), 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing. "As part of MALS-16, we support all the

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Lance Cpl. Pranil K. Shankar (left) discusses filling in a mud-filled bog behind the Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 16 headquarters building with 1st Lt. Randolph C. Chase Feb. 17. The Marine and four others with the logistics section are responsible for the embarkation of all squadron gear and personnel, squadron building maintenance and a variety of other jobs that spring up. Chase is the logistics officer for MALS-16, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing. Shankar is a logistics/embarkation and combat service support specialist with the support squadron. - Lance Cpl. Pranil K. Shankar (left) discusses filling in a mud-filled bog behind the Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 16 headquarters building with 1st Lt. Randolph C. Chase Feb. 17. The Marine and four others with the logistics section are responsible for the embarkation of all squadron gear and personnel, squadron building maintenance and a variety of other jobs that spring up. Chase is the logistics officer for MALS-16, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing. Shankar is a logistics/embarkation and combat service support specialist with the support squadron.

Logistics Marines keep Forerunners on the move and workspaces in repair

Issues Marines face on a daily basis, which can lessen their quality of life and hinder their mission, include downed power generators, lights not turning on, mud bogs created by standing water and gear or personnel needing transportation. The Forerunners can turn to five talented, multi-tasking Marines with the logistics section of Marine Aviation

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Local Iraqi starts independent newspaper

Ammar Alobaydi of Jooba, and Sevan Lousinian, Department of Defense Arabic interpreter, presented the pilot edition of The Voice of the Euphrates, the first independent newspaper for the local region, to Maj. Gen. James F. Amos, commanding general, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, here May 13. "For 35 years, Saddam teach people, in school and television,

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Leave program gives deployed service members 'once-in-a-lifetime' opportunities

A year is a long time. In the middle of the desert of a war-torn environment, it can seem like an eternity. Luckily, service members have the opportunity to take a short, but much-needed break during their year-long deployment to Iraq. "The Rest and Recuperation Leave Program is basically designed to give service members, serving 365 days in the

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Maintenance Marines with Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 242 pass through an aircraft hanger during a foreign object damage walk down at Al Asad, Iraq, Oct. 7. The dozens of maintenance Marines with VMFA(AW)-242, Marine Aircraft Group 16 (Reinforced), 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward), are responsible for keeping the high-performance jets in tip-top shape and ready to carry out the mission. - Maintenance Marines with Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 242 pass through an aircraft hanger during a foreign object damage walk down at Al Asad, Iraq, Oct. 7. The dozens of maintenance Marines with VMFA(AW)-242, Marine Aircraft Group 16 (Reinforced), 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward), are responsible for keeping the high-performance jets in tip-top shape and ready to carry out the mission.

Hornet maintainers toil away in shadows, missing limelight

Behind the scenes, film-industry carpenters toil in obscurity to create ornate movie sets, and their only recognition is a single line in the film credits, shown long after the crowds have left. A group of Marine mechanics and technicians at Al Asad, Iraq, share the carpenters' obscurity, as they spend long hours in the shadows of the Marine Corps'

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HMH-466 takes off in Iraq

Pilots and crews of Marine CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 466 began their first flight operations here Feb. 28. These are the first flight operations in Iraq to take place for Marine Aircraft Group 16 since its return to the country after the main combat phase of Operation Iraqi Freedom. For the squadron,

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HMM-268 takes over CASEVAC and aviation support missions from HMM-161

In what has become a familiar routine, Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 161, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, passed responsibility for casualty evacuation and general aviation support missions in Iraq Feb. 25 to HMM-268, MAG-16, 3rd MAW, ending another successful deployment to the newly democratic nation. "I was amazed at how

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Two CH-46 Sea Knights with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 774 stop at the Hot Pits at Al Asad, Iraq, March 2 to get refueled. HMM-774, Marine Aircraft Group 16 (Reinforced), 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, finished its second deployment to Iraq April 1, completing a total of 14 months in the desert in a time span of 19 months. - Two CH-46 Sea Knights with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 774 stop at the Hot Pits at Al Asad, Iraq, March 2 to get refueled. HMM-774, Marine Aircraft Group 16 (Reinforced), 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, finished its second deployment to Iraq April 1, completing a total of 14 months in the desert in a time span of 19 months.

HMM-774 finishes 2nd deployment in 19 months

Brushing the grit from their faces and the sand from their eyes, the Marines with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 774 completed their second deployment to Al Asad, Iraq, April 1, and are heading home to Norfolk, Va. The Marines with HMM-774, Marine Aircraft Group 16 (Reinforced), 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, have spent the last seven months

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