Guide for Media Traveling With Marines

abcNEWS.com ^ | 2/10/03

[kattracks]

socks, cushion sole	1 pair
boots (mark left boot with blood type/ssn)	1 pair
nbc booties worn over field boots	1 pair
M-40 series field protective mask w/ filter	1
NBC meds: atropine and 2pamcl (in M-40 carrier)	1
armor, body, upper torso (mark w/ name and blood type)	1
canteens w/covers and NBC cap	2
first aid kit (contents listed below)	1
bandage, adhesive	18
bandage, gauze	1
bandage, muslin	1
bottle, snap-on	3
dressing, first aid, field	2
instruction card	1
chap stick	1
providone-iodine solution	1
bottle, water purification tablets	1
wristwatch	1
desert floppy cover (hat)	1
eye dressing	1

The following items are prohibited.

   no pornography or sexually explicit material.

   no drug other than prescribed medications which must be accompanied by the original prescription

   no alcoholic beverages

   no firearms, ammunition, explosives

   no bright colored/multi-colored bags — please use a black, tan, olive green, or woodland/desert camouflage bag.

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And stay the HE$$ out of our way!

[TomB]

Be prepared to get and stay dirty for extended periods of time.

Somewhere, Ernie Pyle is either laughing hysterically, or sobbing uncontrollably.

[ken5050]

Beautiful...absolutely beautiful....all it lacks is the "have a nice day"....LOL.....

Ya get the feeling the Marines are trying to discourage the reporters.....I can almost see them wanting to ad a qualifier...

"If you can't run three miles in 30 minutes while carrying a 25 lb ruck....don't bother to come..."

[mhking]

Paging Geraldo!

"Hold muh beer 'n watch this!" PING....

If you want on or off this list, please let me know!

[mhking]

We recommend males shave every day. Your NBC mask will not get a good seal if you have a beard or facial hair growth. Without a good seal in a chemical or biological contaminated environment, you may suffer severe adverse effects or die.

I presume this means that we'll finally see Gerry Rivers without his mustache...Ewwwww!

[Xenalyte]

Interesting ping!

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

Considering the type of reporters we have these days, that's not enough underwear.

[Blood of Tyrants]

Approval to transmit live from the battlefield rests with the battalion commander of the unit to which you are assigned. Hostile forces have the ability to "direction find" electronic emissions on the battlefield. When they triangulate that position, they usally fire on it with artillery. Media traveling with the 1st Marine Division will have restrictions placed upon the timing of the usage of communications equipment.

I can already hear some of the liberal moron media demanding their "right" to transmit the location of every U.S. division anytime they want.

[Blood of Tyrants]

Not quite. The NBC masks seal around the edge of your face and a mustache would not interfere with proper sealing.

[wimpycat]

No smoking at night and no alcoholic beverages at any time.

Those two prohibitions are enough to keep Christopher Hitchens from "embedding" with the 1st Marine Division.

[ken5050]

No condoms?

[1Old Pro]

nuclear-biological-chemical (NBC) suits...

I knew NBC was bad news.

[wimpycat]

The NBC suits serve as your prophylactics.

[piasa]

INstructions from the Navy for those media staying with them:

Bring along: Toilet paper
Momma's special rum cake(be discrete)
Swimsuit edition of Sports Illustrated
More toilet paper
Mail, lots of it.

Instructions: Don't touch anything and try not to get trampled by marines.

[reformed_democrat]

How can we talk Dan Rather into going along?

[ken5050]

Actually, it was my military issue black eyeglass frames...but let's NOT go into that again....

[ken5050]

He's going....it's his swan song...

[ken5050]

Ya know..the military better be careful with the word "embedding"......many correspondents are, well.....

[Wolfstar]

Priceless!

[Starrgaizr]

We strongly encourage you to purchase your own body armor (i.e. kevlar helmet and flak jacket).

...they will kill you.

...they will kill you.

Please ensure you have identification to assist us in the case you become unconscious. [Now, that is a soft touch!]

We look forward to having you here at the 1st Marine Division.