2nd Marine Expeditionary Force to deploy to Iraq
(AP) - Personnel assigned to the 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force command element are deploying to Iraq tomorrow.
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Wednesday, Jan 31, 2007 - 11:15 AM
Associated Press
A statement from Camp Lejeune says approximately 200 Marines will deploy as part of the command element that will replace 1st MEF in the role as Multi-National Force West, the coalition force responsible for western Iraq.
The force will be based in Fallujah. Officials say their mission will be to enable Iraqis to defeat the insurgency by building their own security forces and enhancing the political and economic environments of Al Anbar Province.