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Golf Battery undertakes myriad tasks as provisional rifle companySubmitted by: 22nd MEUStory Identification #: 200452404513Story by Gunnery Sgt. Keith A. Milks FORWARD OPERATING BASE RIPLEY, Afghanistan (May 24, 2004) -- While the Marines and Sailors of the 22d Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) are scouring south-central Afghanistan for Taliban and anti-coalition militia, it would be unable to complete its mission without a safe place for its Marines to call their home away from home. To ensure that Forward Operating Base Ripley remains a safe area for Marines to operate from, Golf Battery, the artillery unit assigned to Battalion...

 Marines and Afghan National Army work together for Afghanistan's futureSubmitted by: 22nd MEUStory Identification #: 200451864953Story by Gunnery Sgt. Keith A. Milks FORWARD OPERATING BASE RIPLEY, Afghanistan (May 18, 2004) -- As the Marines and Sailors of Battalion Landing Team 1st Bn., 6th Marines patrol the rugged mountains of south-central Afghanistan, interspersed among their tri-color desert uniforms are the green uniforms of the Afghan National Army. Less than three years after the Taliban regime was ousted from Afghanistan, the joint patrols and combat operations are a vital instrument in demonstrating to the Afghan people the legitimacy of the central...

BLT 1/6 continues to refine deadly skills aboard shipSubmitted by: 22nd MEUStory Identification Number: 2004227224955Story by Sgt. Matt C. Preston ABOARD THE USS WASP (Feb. 28, 2003) -- As the amphibious assault ships WASP, WHIDBEY ISLAND, and SHREVEPORT transit the sometimes rough seas of the Atlantic Ocean, the embarked Marines of the 22d Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) continue to refine and improve their marksmanship skills during live fire exercises. One such training evolution is a compressed Enhanced Marksmanship Program (EMP) conducted by Battalion Landing Team 1st Bn., 6th Marines, the MEU's ground combat element. EMP is designed...