Flat

04/19/1997-Marines from Alpha Company, 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance (LAR) Battalion, change a War Pig (LAV-25) flat tire.

USMC photo PFC J. L. Shelhart,

China Lake

At China Lake 08/05/1997, a Marine scout team from the 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance (LAR) Battalion, unload guiding stakes from their Light Armored Vehicle (LAV) as they prepare to guide the remainder of the company through a simulated mine field.

USMC photo Jay M. Dostal

Vet Foundation Transition Program for Wounded Warriors

Life after getting shot up--AKA getting a job and making a living-- gaining a healthy perspective and making good life choices--the Vet Foundation is taking the point as a guide for wounded warriors who need help in the transition from military to civilian life.

VET Foundation was started by veterans for veterans to make the transition from military to the civilian world. COMPASS Transition Program - a five day holistic event, held several times a year and comprised of 25 to 30 participants.

The mission for these participants is to leave the military and "transition forward.” VET Foundation brings dedicated professionals to COMPASS to help them accomplish that mission.

The purpose of the video is this:

Convince other Wounded Warriors that they should sign up for this.

There is no cost, and the Chow is awesome.

contact Chris. (chris.hadsall@ablebody.net) (www.vetfoundation.org)

tks:cc

Civil outreach Mission-2LAR

3rd Platoon, A Company, 2nd Light Armor Reconnaissance (LAR) Battalion Pfc. Daniel Wingo, a scout, participates in a civil outreach mission in a village in the Salah Ad Din province of Iraq May 2, 2008.

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2nd Light Armor Reconnaissance (2nd LAR) Battalion, patrol a fisherman's village in the Salah Ad Din Province of Iraq, May 2, 2008, during Operation Iraqi Freedom. photo Sgt. Rome M. Lazarus

Comm links via Two LAR

Sgt. Daniel Saecho, multi-channel radio operator (MCO) Alpha Company, 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, and Lance Cpl. Tony Sullivan, a radio operator, set up a radio antenna at a communication post during operations at Salah Ad Din, Iraq, May 2, 2008. photo Sgt Fudge

Too Late To Shovel, boys, Grab Your Hip boots and Run!

Benefit run in memory of B4LAR Lance Cpl. Jeremy Kane of Cherry Hill.

TKS: Carrie

Courier Post Online:

Over 350 friends and family of B4LAR Lance Cpl. Jeremy Kane led by a motorcycle honor guard participated in a 2 mile run benefit in his memory and raised funds for a memorial for all Rutgers graduates who were killed in action during Iraq and Afghanistan operations.

The two mile Memorial run started at Cherry Hill High School East, where Kane graduated, and ended at Congregation M'kor Shalom, where he worshiped.

Story and Photos@: "Rain doesn't hamper Memorial Run for Cherry Hill Marine"

Lt. Taylor Thompson Two LAR

2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance (LAR) Battalion, 2nd Lt. Taylor Thompson, communications officer, doing coffee and chat with Iraqis about the situation on the ground in the Salah Ad Din province of Iraq May 3, 2008, during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
USMC photo- Sgt. Jason W. Fudge

Lance Cpl. Jacob Conley, Two LAR

Lance Cpl. Jacob Conley installs an antenna on a Light Armored Vehicle 25 armored personnel carrier in northern Anbar province, Iraq, May 2, 2008. U.S. Marine Corps photo Cpl. Tyler Hill

Lance Cpl. Daniel Hardy, Two LAR

U.S. Marine Corps 3rd Platoon, A Company, 2nd Light Armor Reconnaissance (LAR) Battalion Lance Cpl. Daniel Hardy, a scout gunner, passes out candy to Iraqi children in a village in the Salah Ad Din province of Iraq May 2, 2008. USMC photo by Sgt. Rome M. Lazarus

Mr. Wonderful POTUS Comments On Genocide

Calling it one of the worst atrocities of the 20th century, President Barack Obama observed the 95th anniversary of Armenian Remembrance Day in remarks Saturday, but avoided calling the Ottoman era killing of 1.5 million Armenians genocide.

bet that's gonna sting.

Democrat Chuck Schumer Talks Brass Tacks To POTUS

"This has to stop," Chuck Schumer said of the administration's policy of publicly pressuring Israel to end construction in Jerusalem.

I told the President, I told Rahm Emanuel and others in the administration that I thought the policy they took to try to bring about negotiations is counter-productive, because when you give the Palestinians hope that the United States will do its negotiating for them, they are not going to sit down and talk. Palestinians don’t really believe in a state of Israel, they, unlike a majority of Israelis, who have come to the conclusion that they can live with a 2-state solution to be determined by the parties, the majority of Palestinians are still very reluctant, and they need to be pushed to get there. If the U.S. says certain things and takes certain stands the Palestinians say, “Why should we negotiate?”…

New York Senator Chuck Schumer on Nachum Segal Show

War Pigs in Trenches

I found this on the fishing nets today. I have no idea of the who, what or when. The only id that came with the picture was LAV-25 and trenches. Your guess is as good as mine.

Netanyahu To Mr. Wonderful: Bugger OFF!

"I am saying one thing. There will be no freeze in Jerusalem," Netanyahu said. "There should be no preconditions to talks."

JERUSALEM – Israel's prime minister on Thursday rejected U.S. calls to halt construction in disputed east Jerusalem, clouding a new peace mission by Washington's Mideast envoy.

Benjamin Netanyahu's comments were broadcast on Israel's Channel 2 TV shortly after envoy George Mitchell arrived for his first visit in six weeks. Mitchell's efforts had been on hold due to disagreements over east Jerusalem, the section of the holy city claimed by Israel and the Palestinians.

War Pigs and Mates

In Training. usmc photo

Philly Eagles cheerleaders Visit Two LAR

Lance Cpl. Matthew T. Enger, 20, a light armored vehicle driver from Morris, Illi., with Headquarters and Service Company, 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 5, shows the LAV to a group of Philadelphia Eagles cheerleaders during a visit at Camp Korean Village, Iraq. USMC photo

3rd squad, Security Platoon 4th LAR Hunt IEDs

Story by Sgt. Shawn Coolman

Date: 04.14.2010
Posted: 04.21.2010 01:08

COMBAT 3rd squad, Security Platoon 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, , Helmand province, Afghanistan - Marines with 3rd squad, Security Platoon 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, conducted a patrol of the surrounding area and discovered an improvised explosive device, April 14.

The Marines began this routine patrol by speaking with the local Afghans while collecting census data for future patrols in the area.

"The people have kind of turned over to us, they give us the benefit of the doubt," said Sgt. Nathan A. Goodland, platoon sergeant, 4th LAR. "They don't like the trouble that the Taliban have been bringing with them so they have been cooperating with us."

The Marines collect information on the Taliban presence from the locals to use later, but sometimes patrols don't go according to plan.

"It started off like a regular patrol, but a lot of unexpected things happened like running out of water and finding an IED, which happens every once in a while," said Cpl. Juan M. Perez, 24, Security Platoon from San Diego.

The Marines continued and occasionally stopped at local Afghan compounds to speak with the household elder.

Before the Marines could make it safely back, they checked on a possible IED located off a traveled road a mile away from their present position.

The order, which came four hours into a foot patrol, caught the Marines a little off guard due to the amount of water each Marine had left.

"Water conservation really kicked us in the butt," said Goodland, from Redlands, Calif. "Searching for the possible IED wasn't the original mission. We got [intelligence] once we were out there to go check out the possible IED."

The Marines patrolled to the possible IED site and conducted sweeps of the area until the possible IED was found. A cordon was set around the possible IED and a quick reaction force and an explosive ordnance disposal team was sent to eliminate the threat.

"Its pretty hard to find an IED. All of our patrols are foot patrols, and if we don't have solid intelligence then it's basically on us as the foot patrol [to find an IED]," said Sgt. Daniel Yim, 3rd squad leader, Security Platoon, 4th LAR, 28, from Huntington Beach, Calif.

The possible IED turned out to be an actual IED, and was eliminated by the EOD team.

"We take each patrol day by day and after the debrief we see what we can work on and what we can't," said Yim.

"We have to prepare for the worst," said Perez.

Beach time for the War Pigs

A little R and R. USMC PHOTO

War Pigs On the Cover and Autograph Copy of New Dawn

Richard S. Lowery's New Dawn is due out next month but order now and you can get your autographed copy and no shipping charges in the USA. Lowery's website here.