Marines Take Over Anbar Province

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Marines Take Over Anbar Province
October 06, 2008
Marine Corps News|by Cpl. Dean Davis

CAMP KOREAN VILLAGE, Iraq — Marines and Sailors of 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 5, finished movement here Sunday as they took the reins for mechanized security in al-Anbar province from 2nd LAR Bn., RCT-5.

“Once we have completed our turnover with 2nd LAR (Bn.) and we have all of our gear, the battalion as a whole will move out into the operation area in conjunction with Regimental Combat Team 5 to interdict and disrupt insurgent activity in the area,” said Maj. Henry H. Kayser, operations officer for 1st LAR. “Everybody is on deck now, and we are ready to do our job.”

That job could include a wide range of operations explained Sgt. James G. Hohenstein, a tube-launched, optically tracked, wire-guided (TOW) missile system gunner with Headquarters and Service Company, 1st LAR Bn.

“The realistic training we received while still in the states was vital to tackling the wide array of missions that could be assigned to us,” said Hohenstein, 28, from La Crescenda, Calif. “As the saying goes: ‘train like we fight.’ That’s what we did, and that’s why we will be ready for whatever comes our way.”

With the Iraqi Security Forces now having increased responsibilities for security in al-Anbar province, 1st LAR Bn. will assist the ISF by patrolling the open desert to disrupt insurgent activity.


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