The 2007 Iraq Embed was sponsored by the Spirit of America, Public Multimedia, Inc. and the generous readers of the The Fourth Rail.
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Prepping for a night patrol into Khalidiya. Click image to view. |
Bill Roggio’s Embed in Iraq, January 2007
In January of 2007, Bill embedded with a joint Marine and Army Military Transition Team in the Habbaniyah region. The 3/3-1 MTT is led by Major Owen West, the son of author Bing West, and is partnered with the the 3rd Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 1st Division of the Iraqi Army (3/3-1 IA). The Iraqi unit calls itself the “Snake Eaters,” and patrols the cities of Khalidaya, Albu Fleis, Sadiqaya, and the Civil and Coolie Camps. Bill patrolled and conducted day and night raids with the Snake Eaters in Khalidaya, Albu Fleis and Sadiqaya.
Photogalleries from Iraq:
Under contruction…. Click the photo below to view.
Posts from Iraq:
February 7, 2007:
Deploying the The Snake Eater in Khalidaya
A much needed biometric technology is brought to the battlefield in Khalidaya
January 24, 2007:
Inside the MTTs in Anbar
A look at the challenges facing a Military Transition Team in Iraq
January 22, 2007:
The Iraqi Army and the MTT in Khalidiya
Successes and shortcomings in the 3/3-1 of the Iraqi Army
January 20, 2007:
Patrolling with the Snake Eaters
On the streets with the Iraqi soldiers of the 3/3-1
January 19, 2007:
Habbaniyah and the 3/3-1 Snake Eaters
Joint Army, Marine Military Transition Team works with the Iraqi Army in one of the most dangerous regions in Anbar province
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The Snake Eater in action. Click photo to view. |
Media Coverage of the Iraq Embed:
February 7, 2007
The Snake Eater
Give our troops the tools our cops have.
Published in The Wall Street Journal
January, 24, 2007
Watch the embeds in Iraq
Published in The Spectrum