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a detachment of marines . First Marine

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Logistics Street have moved their

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operations south to Iraq's third

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largest city operating at a shy the air

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base just south of basra marines work

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together to support eight military

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transition teams or myths with 1st and

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7th Iraqi Army divisions . The

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significance is the military transition

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teams are here to advise the Iraqi army

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and by us coming down here with a four

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logistics element . We provide a

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maintenance program , logistics program

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that we can push supplies to the

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forward mid teams um , that are out in

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town in Bosnia and it allows them the

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time to continue advising the Iraqi

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army and they do not have to worry

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about the things that are going on here

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in the rear that we take care of . This

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detachment is the only one with first

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Energy that has ventured outside the

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Anbar province in support of myths .

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And with that being said , uh , I hope

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they continue to do this . The

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transition teams have got a job ahead

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of them . That is a tremendous asset to

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get the Iraqi army on their feet and we

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want to bring the elements to them so

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they can keep advising and we'll keep

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their stuff running to them . Normally

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a much larger regimental combat team

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with support of myths . But as long as

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the myth , operate away from the R . C .

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T . S in the Anbar province , there

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will be a need for the smaller

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logistics element to provide support .

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The marines have been in Bosnia since

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april providing food and water supplies ,

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course protection materials and vehicle

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parts which are vital to their mission .

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Marines with maintenance company are

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using their skills to keep things

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rolling for the units they support here .

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We formed a tight knit group and

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whatever , uh , we couldn't get done on

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the maintenance side of the house ,

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whether it was working on a generator

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or motor t asset or , or even working

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on a forklift , whatever the case ,

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what we all work together to make it

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happen , which was remarkable . We're

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only as weak as our weakest link and we

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don't have a weak link and , and that's ,

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and that's why I'm proud of these boys .

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And uh , they're just really great

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marines reporting from Bosnia Iraq .

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I'm Lance corporal robert C marina .