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story titleA Four Wheeled Approach To CommunicationsTaking a page out of a custom car shop catalogue, Soldiers of the 1-15th Inf. Regt. transformed a regular four-wheel, all-terrain vehicle into the DRAGON V, the first Deployable Radio Air to Ground Operational Network Vehicle. Read More

Citizens Hand Over Weapons CacheAL-OWESAT, Iraq - A group of local citizens turned over an extensive weapons cache to Coalition Forces. The hand off took place within a mile of the site where …

Medics play big role in joint fightKALSU, Iraq - Medics at the Troop Medical Clinic on Forward Operating Base Kalsu proved their worth under combat conditions with an especially intense week recently …

Concerned Citizens Move Toward Self-RelianceFOB hammer, Iraq - The Concerned Citizens is a group of local residents who have begun a reconciliation campaign with various extremist groups. …

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Command Corner

Messages from TFM Commanders

Major General Rick Lynch

Surge Producing Positive IndicationsAfter five months, we are seeing the benefits of the Surge. Our Division Headquarters, our Second Brigade Combat Team, our Third Brigade Combat Team… Read More

Soldiers' Stories

Perspective from the Field

Major General Rick Lynch

Riverside securitySpc. Russell Bonlinger, Company B, 1st Bn., 30th Inf. Regt., 2nd BCT, 3rd Inf. Div., provides Roof top security at a makeshift clinic in Arab Jabour in southern Baghdad during a medical aid mission… Read More

Video Features

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2nd BCT, 10th Mtn. Div
Night vision footage of U.S. Soldiers conducting a clear and search operation …

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4th BCT, Airborne
Soldiers from Company A, 2nd Battallion, 69th Armor Regiment …

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3HBCT, 3rd Squadron
Army Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey Jr. conducted …

Audio Clips

KSL-AM, Salt Lake CityMajor James Kanicki discusses recent possible cause of recent crash of Black Hawk helicopter in Northern Iraq.

Camp Victory, IraqExcerpts from remarks by Army Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey Jr during re-enlistment ceremony at TFM.

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Photo Gallery

The Images of TFM's Mission in Iraq

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Recent Press Releases

Amid war, factory workers spin stability in BabilAL HILLAH, Iraq A Department of Defense task force working to reinvigorate Iraq's economic landscape sees potential in deteriorated textile plants in Babil Province.

Operation Polar Schism IIIYUSIFIYAH, Iraq - Searching for information regarding the May 12 abduction of two U.S. Soldiers, Coalition and Iraqi troops detained 22 suspected terrorists.

Paratroopers capture rogue Jaysh al-Mahdi cell leaderKALSU, Iraq - Paratroopers captured the leader of a Jaysh al-Mahdi rocket cell and 10 other cell members during Operation Marne Avalanche Aug. 12.

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Dog Face Daily

Follow the News of Marne Soldiers

Major General Rick Lynch

1-15 teams with Iraqis on security Soldiers of 1st BattalionBattalion, 15th Infantry Regiment spent time working side-by-side with Iraqi Emergency Reaction Forces, running a traffi c control point Aug. 1, near Wa-hida. Read More

Marne Focus

Bi-Weekly Newspaper of TFM

Paratroopers take fight to insurgentsKALSU – Paratroopers from Strike Force Geronimo captured one insurgent from a cell responsible for attacks against citizens and security forces in North Babil during Operation Marne Avalanche northwest of Iskandariyah. Read More