02 Jun 2008
U.S. Marines patrol the deserts of the Salah Ad Din province, Iraq, May 16, 2008. The Marines are assigned to 1st Platoon, Company A, 2nd Light Armor Reconnaissance, Task Force Mech, Ground Combat Element, Multinational Force West. U.S Marine photo by Sgt. Rome M. Lazarus
LAV in action below.
A U.S. Marine hands out candy to the children of a local village in the Salah Ad Din province, Iraq, May 18, 2008. The Marines are assigned to 2nd Light Armor Reconnaissance, Task Force Mech, Ground Combat Element, 1st Platoon, Alpha Company, Multinational Force West. U.S Marine photo by Sgt. Rome M. Lazarus
June 2nd, 2008 at 11:22 am
I suspect the merger of MND-N and MNF-W is in early stages. Why else would MEF elements be in MND-N. January is when the 25th ID arrives to replace the outgoing 1st AD and 4th ID. About the same time the MEF rotates…