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| Lance Cpl. Victor H. Morales, a mechanic with Combat Service Support Company 124, repairs wiring underneath a Marine Corps LVS truck (Logistics Vehicle System) on the side of an Iraqi road during a convoy from Camp Al Asad to Camp Korean Village, Iraq, Oct. 21, 2004. CSSC-124 provides vehicle maintenance support and recovery for the 1st FSSG at Camp Al Asad. The responsibility of delivering everything from food and water to mail and supplemental items, such as magazines and cigarettes, to the remote areas of western Iraq lies in the hands of the Marines of Combat Service Support Company-119. Since August, CSSC-119 Marines have logged in nearly 170,000 miles of road time and put in an average of 90 hours a week. “Marines are going out there and facing the threats that come with convoys – the heat, the distance – it’s incredible,” said 1st Lt. Chris J. Lefebvre, CSSC-119’s executive officer. Morales is a 20-year-old native of Dubuque, Iowa. Photo submitted 10/29/2004 Taken by Staff Sgt. Jim Goodwin
| photo#30 | | | Chilean Marines assist an India Battery Marine prepare the 155mm Howitzer rounds prior to firing the M198 155mm Medium-Towed Howitzer. Photo submitted 10/29/2004 Taken by Sgt. Roman Yurek
| photo#31 | | | A Chilean Marine moves away from a M198 155mm Medium-Towed Howitzer after loading a round in the tube. Photo submitted 10/29/2004 Taken by Sgt. Roman Yurek
| photo#32 | | | Sgt. Rene Munoz (left) and Cpl. Daniel Rubio (right), artillerymen with the Chilean Marine Corps, assist two India Battery Marines pull out the legs of the M198 155mm Medium-Towed Howitzer. Photo submitted 10/29/2004 Taken by Cpl. Eric R. Martin
| photo#33 | | | Lance Cpl. Douglas J. Merkes, a mechanic with the 1st Force Service Support Group’s Combat Service Support Company 119, looks for tools to repair a vehicle during a short stop while on a supply convoy from Camp Al Asad to Camp Korean Village, Iraq, Oct. 21, 2004. The responsibility of delivering everything from food and water to mail and supplemental items, such as magazines and cigarettes, to the remote areas of western Iraq lies in the hands of the Marines of Combat Service Support Company-119. Since August, CSSC-119 Marines have logged in nearly 170,000 miles of road time and put in an average of 90 hours a week. “Marines are going out there and facing the threats that come with convoys – the heat, the distance – it’s incredible,” said 1st Lt. Chris J. Lefebvre, CSSC-119’s executive officer. Merkes is a 20-year-old native of Dubuque, Iowa. Photo submitted 10/29/2004 Taken by Staff Sgt. Jim Goodwin
| photo#34 | | | Cpl. Ryan Clay, a Wilkesboro, N.C., native and a squad leader for 3rd Platoon, Fox Company, BLT 2/8, fires on the move during the first level of the Enhanced Marksmanship Program at Fort A.P. Hill, Va. Photo submitted 10/29/2004 Taken by Sgt. Roman Yurek
| photo#35 | | | Lance Cpl. Ryan J. Whitlock, a heavy equipment operator with the 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, uses a “5k” forklift to stack supply pallets after offloading them from a 1st Force Service Support Group convoy Oct. 21, 2004, at Camp Al Asad, Iraq. The responsibility of delivering everything from food and water to mail and supplemental items, such as magazines and cigarettes, to the remote areas of western Iraq lies in the hands of the Marines of Combat Service Support Company-119. Since August, CSSC-119 Marines have logged in nearly 170,000 miles of road time and put in an average of 90 hours a week. “Marines are going out there and facing the threats that come with convoys – the heat, the distance – it’s incredible,” said 1st Lt. Chris J. Lefebvre, CSSC-119’s executive officer. Whitlock is a 22-year-old native of Beaver, Penn. Photo submitted 10/29/2004 Taken by Lance Cpl. Travis J. Kaemmerer
| photo#36 | | | Lance Cpl. Luis Ortega, a New Britain, Conn., native and gunner with Weapons Platoon, Fox Company, BLT 2/8, sights in as Pfc. Damien Perez, an Atlanta, Ga., native and gunner with the platoon, waits to simulate loading the 60mm mortar. Photo submitted 10/29/2004 Taken by Sgt. Roman Yurek
| photo#37 | | | Marines from Golf Company, BLT 2/8, move from the 25 to the 15-meter firing line during the Enhanced Marksmanship Program at Fort A.P. Hill, Va. Photo submitted 10/29/2004 Taken by Sgt. Roman Yurek
| photo#38 | | | Lt. Col. Robert Gates, 3rd Battalion commanding officer congratulates Staff Sgt. Andrew L. Suthers on his award for technical excellence in a military field. Photo submitted 10/29/2004 Taken by Pfc. Dorian M. Gardner
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