U.S. Soldiers Work with Baghdad Reps to Clean Graffiti

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U.S. Soldiers Work with Baghdad Reps to Clean Graffiti

BAGHDAD, Iraq - U.S. Soldiers are working with the Iraqi Civil Defense Corps, Iraqi police, local leaders and citizens to clean up graffiti on Baghdad streets.

Patrols have been asked to report how widespread the graffiti is, and then to work with the ICDC to paint over anti-Coalition messages. The teams are tasked with putting up posters to inform the citizens on how to report criminal activities such as vandalism.

They plan to paint entire walls in some neighborhoods, and will encourage the citizens to paint over graffiti on their own as well.

In addition, the teams plan to install street lamps and park benches.


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1st MEF Awards Contracts Worth $280K


AL ANBAR PROVINCE, Iraq - The 1st Marine Expeditionary Force recently awarded a $215,000 contract for an emergency generator at a copper mine and a $65,000 contract for security services for a water pipeline in Iraq's western desert.

The first contract, for delivery and installation of a 1,000-KVA diesel generator, will provide emergency power for a water station at a copper factory in Al Ameria. The contract was awarded to the Al Thaqeef Company.

The second contract, signed with the Ministry of Western Desert Irrigation, provides security services for water pipelines.

1st MEF officials said the contracts are part of an on-going effort to help the Iraqi people become self-sufficient as they work toward a prosperous future.





Marines Embark on Clean Water Project for Ramadi


AR RAMADI, Iraq - Civil Affairs representatives from the 1st Marine Division and Navy Seabees signed a $3.2 million contract for the Al Jazeera Water Project in Ramadi.

The project will provide clean drinking water to 51,000 people. It will include chemical treatment facilities and new piping, and its construction will employ at least 200 Iraqis.

In Fallujah, Navy Seabees, working with Marines from the 1st Marine Division, began constructing two huts for Iraqi Civil Defense Corps at the Civil Military Operations Center. Additionally, a $30,000 paving project began after an Iraqi contractor was awarded the project.

Marines in Fallujah received 23 bids for the Al Sakaniya apartment improvements. The estimated cost for construction on the apartments is more than $500,000. Additionally, 22 bids were received for school and mosque repair projects.


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