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Sgt. Karter Elliott arm wrestles an Iraqi while deployed as a patrol leader with Marine Wing Support Squadron 274. Elliott and his Marines interacted with Iraqis while conducting their security patrols. - Sgt. Karter Elliott arm wrestles an Iraqi while deployed as a patrol leader with Marine Wing Support Squadron 274. Elliott and his Marines interacted with Iraqis while conducting their security patrols.

Bellows Falls native returns home after six-month deployment; sees progress in Iraq

Crowds of children playfully surrounded Sgt. Karter Elliott while on missions through small Iraqi villages in al-Anbar Province.The children knew Elliott, a Bellow Falls, Vt. native, as one of the Marines who brought them small toys and candy while leading security patrols with Marine Wing Support Squadron 274, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward).

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Lance Cpl. Derrick Vess test fires a mounted machine gun prior to a security patrol. The 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward) support squadron conducts patrols around al-Anbar province throughout the day and into the night often stopping at villages to build relationships with the local Iraqis. - Lance Cpl. Derrick Vess test fires a mounted machine gun prior to a security patrol. The 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward) support squadron conducts patrols around al-Anbar province throughout the day and into the night often stopping at villages to build relationships with the local Iraqis.

MWSS-274 provides security, essential services to local villages

For seven months, Marine Wing Support Squadron 274’s security battalion has patrolled the desert outside the gates of Al Asad Air Base 24 hours a day.While patrolling the area, the Marines of the security battalion do more than look for suspicious activity. They go out of their way to interact with the locals and conduct missions that provide the

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