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Information & Referral Hotline Numbers for Families of deployed Marines:

The below toll-free numbers are intended primarily for concerned family members who are seeking accurate information, useful resources, and helpful referrals related to Marine Corps deployments.

These hotlines do NOT provide information on current operations or casualties. If a Marine becomes a casualty, the Marine Corps will personally notify all next of kin as soon as possible.
These hotline numbers are NOT for news inquiries.

East Coast Marine Units:
800-451-6227
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800-253-1624
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Marine Corps OIF Press Releases

Release date: Oct 14, 2004
IRAQIS, U.S. FORCES INCREASE SECURITY OPERATIONS IN AND NEAR FALLUJAH
Release date: Oct 13, 2004
Searches of local mosques net suspected insurgents, bomb-making material
Release date: Oct 12, 2004
ING, 11TH MEU Marines graduate recruits
Release date: Oct 12, 2004
1st Marine Division supports Iraqi security force raids on local mosques
Release date: Oct 12, 2004
Insurgents use mosques for attacks
Release date: Oct 11, 2004
Marines Kill Would-be Suicide Bomber
Release date: Oct 11, 2004
Iraqu SWAT, Marines kill 2 AID, capture 10 south of Baghdad
Release date: Oct 11, 2004
Marines return fire from mosque
Release date: Oct 8, 2004
INSURGENTS DESTROY RED CRESENT BUILDING
Release date: Oct 7, 2004
Iraqis and Marines Net 11 More Suspected Insurgents
Release date: Oct 6, 2004
Iraqi and U.S. Forces continue push
Release date: Oct 6, 2004
11th MEU Marines make additional payments to Najaf residents
Release date: Oct 5, 2004
Iraqi, U.S. Forces Launch Operation In Northern Babil
Release date: Oct 4, 2004
Marines distribute condolence, damage payments
Release date: Oct 4, 2004
Multi-National Force - Iraq conducts precision strike against Anti-Iraqi Forces
Release date: Oct 3, 2004
Marines and Sailors assist Iraqi village
Release date: Oct 3, 2004
Foreign fighters captured in Al Anbar
Release date: Oct 3, 2004
Precision strike conducted against building on outskirts of Fallujah
Release date: Oct 2, 2004
ISF, 24th MEU Capture Anti-Iraqi Militants
Release date: Oct 2, 2004
INSURGENTS BLOW UP IRAQI INFRASTRUCTURE
Release date: Oct 2, 2004
Precision strike conducted against Anti-Iraqi Forces
Release date: Sept 30, 2004
Marine Convoy Engages Vehicle
Release date: Sept 30, 2004
Children injured by IED; Multinational forces treat victims
Release date: Sept 29, 2004
Insurgents kill innocent civilians
Release date: Sept 29, 2004
24th MEU uncovers 3rd weapons cache in Northern Babil
Release date: Sept 26, 2004
INSURGENTS FIRE ON CIVILIANS
Release date: Sept 26, 2004
MARINES THWART SUICICE BOMBER ATTACKS
Release date: Sept 25, 2004
Multi-Narional Forces-Iraq respond to attack
Release date: Sept 25, 2004
SERIES OF OPERATIONS LAUNCHED AROUND RAMADI
Release date: Sept 20, 2004
Multi-National Forces conduct strike against Anti-Iraqi Forces
Release date: Sept 18, 2004
RAMADI IN PATH OF OPERATION HURRICANE II
Release date: Sept 16, 2004
24th MEU Uncovers Weapons Cache In Northern Babil
Release date: Sept 10, 2004
AR RUTBAH REGIONAL HOSPITAL CONSTRUCTION TO BEGIN SUNDAY
Release date: Sept 9, 2004
ISF, 24th MEU Arrest 17 In Hunt For Criminals And Militants In Haswah
Release date: Sept 5, 2004
Iraqis and Marines work together on reconstruction efforts in Najaf and Kufa
Release date: Sept 4, 2004
Iraqi Security Forces, Backed By 24th MEU, Launch Citywide Hunt For Criminals
Release date: Aug 23, 2004
IRAQI SPECIAL FORCES LEAD RAID ON MOSQUE AFTER RECEIVING FIRE; CAPTURE LARGE WEAPONS CACHES
Release date: Aug 23, 2004
U.S., Iraqis coordinate precision strike on enemy position
Release date: Aug 21, 2004
POLICE CHIEF OF AL ANBAR PROVINCE DETAINED
Release date: Aug 16, 2004
Marines make strides in education, civic projects
Release date: Aug 13, 2004
11th MEU assists Iraqi forces with raid on Muqtada Militia troops
Release date: Aug. 12, 2004
Marine helicopter crashes
Release date: Aug. 10, 2004
I MEF assumed control of An Najaf and Al Qadisiyah Provinces
Release date: Aug. 6, 2004
Marines continue funding municipal improvements
Release date: Aug 5, 2004
al-Sadr's militia launches attacks on 11th MEU Marines, Iraqi security forces
Release date: Aug 2, 2004
11th MEU Marines come under enemy fire in Najaf
Release date: Aug 2, 2004
Marines give advanced training to Iraqi police
Release date: Aug 2, 2004
11th MEU (SOC) assumes operational control of two Iraqi provinces
Release date: Aug 1, 2004
24MEU, ING hunt down enemy mortarmen
Release date: July 28, 2004
24th MEU arrives in Iraq
Release date: July 27, 2004
Marines interdict record number of mortar rounds
Release date: July 18, 2004
Police advisors, donated gear arrive for Iraqi police in Marine zone
Release date: July 13, 2004
Marines prepare Iraqi police recruits for Baghdad Academy
Release date: July 9, 2004
Marines shepherd improvement projects along
Release date: July 9, 2004
DoD Announces Marine's Return to Military Control
Release date: June 26, 2004
Marines deliver lifesaving medical equipment to Iraqi hospital
Release date: June 24, 2004
Insurgents attempt to intimidate; attack polic stations and government cnter
Release date: June 22, 2004
Marines deliver textbooks for police literacy program
Release date: June 20, 2004
Marines provide construction, security and farming aid
Release date: June 18, 2004
24th MEU’s Iraq-Bound Infantry Battalion Departs
Release date: June 18, 2004
Marines provide construction, security and farming aid
Release date: June 11, 2004
1st Marine Division signs several construction, repair contracts
Release date: June 8, 2004
24th MEU Begins Flow to Iraq
Release date: June 7, 2004
Marines jump start Iraqi Police Literacy Program
Release date: June 3, 2004
Al Anbar governor, Marines talk summer electricity
Release date: June 3, 2004
ICDC soldiers assume security in Khalidiyah
Release date: June 1, 2004
Marines bolster electricity, city clean-up and youth sports
Release date: May 30, 2004
Marines See Progress In Al Anbar Schools
Release date: May 28, 2004
Marines deliver on firefighting, farming gear for Iraqis
Release date: May 22, 2004
1st Marine Division considers Fallujah housing project
Release date: May 16, 2004
1st Marine Division opens detention facilities to Iraqi leaders
Release date: May 16, 2004
Marines Help Step Up Iraqi Workforce
Release date: May 14, 2004
Terrorists target Iraqis after Marines visit
Release date: May 11, 2004
Improvements on tap for Fallujah, Al Kharma
Release date: May 08, 2004
Terrorist attack wounds detainees slated for release
Release date: May 08, 2004
Approximately 1600 from II MAW to deploy to Iraq
Release date: May 08, 2004
Approximately 5,000 from II MEF to deploy to Iraq
Release date: May 07, 2004
Marines donate farming supplies to Iraqi village
Release date: May 06, 2004
Marines, soldiers propose infrastructure upgrades to sheiks
Release date: May 05, 2004
Marines Pump Up Security Forces, Civil Affairs Throughout Al Anbar
Release date: May 04, 2004
Marines and Soldiers Propose Infrastructure Upgrades To Sheiks
Release date: May 03, 2004
DoD Identifies Marine Casualties
Release date: May 03, 2004
Marines facilitate weapons shipments to ICDC, pay out projects
Release date: May 02, 2004
Mosques, police, schools benefit from Marine-run renovations
Release date: May 01, 2004
Marines deliver supplies, begin work projects
Release date: April 29, 2004
Marines deliver computers to hospital, medical school
Release date: April 28, 2004
DoD Identifies Marine Casualty
Release date: April 21, 2004
Anti-Iraqi Forces Attempt To Sabotage Peace Agreement in Fallujah
Release date: April 20, 2004
ANNOUNCEMENT OF I MEF UNITS RETURNING TO IRAQ
Release date: April 20, 2004
Enemy fires on Abu Ghurayb prison, kills 22
Release date: April 19, 2004
Marines uncover weapons cache near Fallujah
Release date: April 18, 2004
Marines battle enemy forces near Iraqi border town
Release date: April 18, 2004
Anti-Iraq forces fire on Marines from mosque
Release date: April 17, 2004
Marines adjust cordon in Fallujah to assist ambulances in passage and give hospitals greater access



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