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Photo Essay: Leaders head to trenchesSubmitted by: 1st Force Service Support GroupStory Identification #: 200482510530Story by Staff Sgt. Bill Lisbon CAMP TAQADDUM, Iraq (Aug. 25, 2004) -- Several senior military leaders recently visited Marines, sailors and soldiers of the 1st Force Service Support Group here, while touring Marine bases throughout Iraq. The visits allowed leaders to see firsthand the conditions their men and women face daily, personally thank them for their service and gather knowledge which will assist them in making decisions that affect the troops. Approximately 30,000 troops with the I Marine Expeditionary Force are deployed throughout Iraq...

1st FSSG Supply Unit Delivers the GoodsBy Sgt. Matt Epright, Public Affairs Office, 1st Force Service Support GroupCAMP TAQADDUM, Iraq -- Delivering the supplies and equipment needed to sustain troops in forward areas is one of the hardest, most vital responsibilities in a combat zone.Instead of UPS or DHL, Marines in Iraq depend on SMU. As a nerve center for logistics in Iraq, the Supply Management Unit now controls essential supplies -- from bottled water to ball bearings - without which, units of the I Marine Expeditionary Force in the Al Anbar Province would cease to function. The SMU...

Oklahoma National Guard engineers lay foundation for smoother Marine convoysSubmitted by: 1st Force Service Support GroupStory Identification #: 20048643713Story by Sgt. Matt Epright CAMP TAQADDUM, Iraq (Aug. 6, 2004) -- Wearing desert camouflage instead of reflective orange and using armored humvees in place of traffic cones, National Guardsmen are repairing a rutted vital supply route Marines here rely on for survival. The 120th Engineer Combat Battalion (Heavy) is ripping out damaged sections of the road and replacing them with concrete patches, using materials bought by the 1st Force Service Support Group, who travel the route hauling supplies to Marines...

1st FSSG Parachute Pros Bypass Iraqi Highway Hazards to Air Drop SuppliesSgt. Matt Epright, Public Affairs Office, 1st Force Service Support Group CAMP AL ASAD, Iraq -- Avoiding the dangerous highways and taking to the open skies, Marines delivered a load of supplies by parachute May 20, 2004 -- their first since returning to Iraq earlier this year. The 1st Force Service Support Group's Air Delivery Platoon made it possible to deliver these supplies without sending a ground convoy through nearby hostile territory, exposing Marines and their cargo to roadside bombs and attacks by anti-coalition forces. The platoon's Marines...

Submitted by: 1st Force Service Support GroupStory Identification Number: 200441912541Story by Lance Cpl. Samuel Bard Valliere CAMP FALLUJAH, Iraq (April 19, 2004) -- Marine Corps and Army engineers finished construction of a barrier around much of Fallujah April 15, 2004, which blocks off the majority of pathways leading into or out of the city, and is expected to deter insurgents from bringing in weapons and gear. Fallujah, a hotbed for insurgent activity, is the focus of I Marine Expeditionary Force's Operation Vigilant Resolve, launched April 4 to re-establish security in the city and to account for the March 31...

1st FSSG's MPs prepare for worst when escorting convoysSubmitted by: 1st Force Service Support GroupStory Identification Number: 20043262014Story by Lance Cpl. Samuel Bard Valliere CAMP TAQADDUM, Iraq(March 26, 2004) -- Marines convoying through Iraq delve into a risky business, where potential danger lurks along the roads beset on halting the lifelines of support and slowing the progress of coalition forces. The guardian angels who strive provide a halo of protection for convoys of the 1st Force Service Support Group, and who push out supplies and other support to Marines in Iraq, carry a badge, somewhere, underneath their Kevlar. Military...