by Cpl. Shawn C. Rhodes
FALLUJAH, Iraq - Mamiriro ekurwisana kweMarines muIraq haasi chinhu chinongowanikwa chete. Zvechokwadi, pane "inofanira-kuva" zvinhu - zvombo, yambi yekubatsira yekutanga, helmete uye jekete yeflamk - asi kana zvasvika kune "zvakanaka-to-haves" ndeye Marine oga oga.
"Tiri kubuda patrol mumaminitsi mashanu! Tora gear yako pamwe chete!" vakadaro Staff Sgt. Christian B. Amason, chigaro chemajoni chekambani G, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, yakagoverwa ku 1 Marine Division.
Iko kwaiwanzove yakagadzirwa uye yakasarudzwa, asi nejasi remazuva ano , mitoro yekurwa yakagadzirirwa. Kunyange zvikwata zvinouya nezvikwama zvinoshandiswa, kuwedzera uye kubvisa nzvimbo ye gear. Iko kuenzanisa. Ikoti yakawanda kwazvo, inorema Marine pasi. Zvishoma, uye vanotambura zvisina basa.
Tora Amason, somuenzaniso. Iye aimbova Army Special Forces soldier uye Marine sniper. Ane nhamba dzakawanda dzepateri pasi pebhanhire rake. Anoziva zvaanoda uye zvaanogona kurarama pasina paanoenda kumunda.
"Ndinogara ndichitora zvandinodaidza kuti" catch-all-gear "," akadaro Amason, ane makore 32 kubva kuna Elora, Tenn. "Izvozvi ndizvo zvakakosha sechimbo chako, zvombo, optics, nzira dzekufamba nemaoko uye jekete yejasi uye helmete. Uine mvura, iyo inogadzira mapaundi makumi matatu pamuviri wako wepamusoro.Kana iwe uri (machine) gunner, zvino inogona kuva nyore mapaundi makumi maviri. "
Amason anoziva chii chichaita kuti arambe ari mupenyu mumunda, asi pane chimwe chinhu chaasina kumboita.
"Pasinei nokuti ndinoenda kupi mumunda, ndinogara ndichitora 'woobie yangu,'" akawedzera. "Ndizvo zvandinonzi mudzimai wangu poncho liner."
Maererano neAmason, iyo poncho liner ndiyo yakanakisisa yegasi yaanayo, ichiita kuti idziyirwe munzvimbo inotonhora uye kunotonhora mumamiriro okunze. Mamwe Marines ane zvidikanwi zvakasiyana-siyana zvavanosimbisa kutakura.
"Ndini iye-ku-guy pane patrol, kufamba nguva dzose 'Saigon Sam's,'" akadaro Lance Cpl. Ryan P. Taylor, achitaura nezvechitoro chezvitoro kunze kweCamp Lejeune, NC
The Dumfries, Va. Rifleman vanozivikanwa kuti vanogara vachigadziriswa magetsi emakemikari, tsvimbo yeparachute, tape inobhururuka, shangu-goo inoshandiswa kugadzirisa bhoti uye superglue, pakati pezvimwe zvinhu muhomwe yake.
"Iwe hauzivi kuti iwe unenge uchida chimwe chinhu, saka ndinoedza kuunza neni," akadaro.
Nzira yepamusoro yevasikana vari mumunda hapana mubvunzo chow. Kana kusina kutakura Zvokudya, Kugadzirira-ku-Kudya izvo zvinobudiswa, vazhinji veMarines vane huwandu hwakanaka hwezvokudya zvisina kudya.
Izvi zvinonyanya kuitika kune Sgt. James M. Shure, mutungamiri wenyika yeLogan, Utah. Anozivikanwa sekuti 'Zvokudya' kune avo vakaroorana navo, Marine nguva dzose ane zvokudya zvakakwana.
"Ndinozvipa mhosva pamusoro pemudzimai wangu," akadaro "Anonditarisira zvakanaka nemapakitiji, saka munhu wese anoziva kuuya kwandiri nokuda kwezvokudya zvisina kudya."
Dzoka zvakare rinonyatsoziva kuti rinotakura sei patrol. Kutakura dzimwe sergeant chevrons, zip zip, caffeine mapiritsi ekupedzisira patrol, mabheteri akasiyana-siyana, masikisi ega, seroti, sunscreen uye flashlight, Back inonzwa yakagadzirirwa chero chii chinogona kuuya.
"VaMarines vanodzidza kubva pane zvakaitika kune vatungamiri vavo uye vanozviwanira pachavo izvo zvinovashandira kwavari," Kare vakadaro.
"Zvinonyatsoitika kune zvauri kuda kutakura kuti ugadzirire chero chaunogona kupinda."