Photo By Cpl. Daniel Redding | As he speaks over a radio with the other vehicles in his convoy, Sgt. Willie T. Carr...... read more read more
CAMP FALLUJAH, Iraq - As the sun goes down, a convoy pushes across the treacherous roads of the Al Anbar Province performing combat operations under the cloak of the settling darkness.
Vehicle after vehicle drive on as their machine gunners perched in their armored turrets scan the desert landscape with a steady eye, staying on the lookout for anything suspicious.
Towards the front end of the convoy, the scout vehicle spots something suspicious further down the road. The vehicle commander immediately assesses the situation and radios an alert to the rest of the long trail of vehicles fading into the darkness behind him. Everyone is now aware of the possible threat.
With an ever present danger from roadside bombs and enemy ambushes, being able to pass this type of information throughout a convoy is extremely important in this insurgent-plagued region west of Baghdad.
With around 300 convoys and other trips successfully conducted throughout the Fallujah area Marines with the Communications Platoon of Combat Logistics Battalion 5 are running strong, if not better than ever, said platoon sergeant Sgt. LaRoyce M. Broom.
The battalion directly supports the Marine infantry unit in the Fallujah area, Regimental Combat Team 5, by making daily re-supply runs to the different camps and outposts scattered throughout the city and its surrounding communities.
Communication is critical for convoy commanders like 2nd Lt. Autumn D. Swinford, a 24-year-old native of Fredericktown, Mo.
| Date Taken: | 06.07.2006 |
| Date Posted: | 06.07.2006 14:30 |
| Story ID: | 6719 |
| Location: | FALLUJAH, IQ |
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