Lance Cpl. Nick Jenkins greets his wife, Mrs. Amee Jenkins, after returning home from Operation Iraqi Freedom with about 130 fellow Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion 14th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division Marines and Sailors Oct. 20. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jacque Lickteig)

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Lance Cpl. Nick Jenkins greets his year-old son, Dylan, and his wife, Mrs. Amee Jenkins, after returning home from Operation Iraqi Freedom with about 130 fellow Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion 14th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division Marines and Sailors Oct. 20. The Marines and Sailors served as a provisional military police company. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jacque Lickteig)

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Dylan Jenkins, son of Lance Cpl. Nick Jenkins, walks in front of his father's unit, Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, as the members stand in formation awaiting to be released after returning home from Iraq Oct. 20. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jacque Lickteig)

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About 130 Buckley Marines and Sailors return from Iraq

Lance Cpl. Nick Jenkins, Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, 14th Marines, 4th Marine Division member, kisses his wife, Mrs. Amee Jenkins, after being away from her for 10 months. He and about 130 members from his unit spent about seven of those months in Iraq supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jacque Lickteig)

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Local Marine Reserve Unit returns from Operation Iraqi Freedom

Published Oct. 20, 2006

BUCKLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. -- Approximately 130 Marines and Sailors from Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion 14th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division stationed here returned home today from service with 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, or I MEF, in Iraq.

These Colorado Marines were called to active duty in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom on Dec. 1. They departed Buckley Jan. 2 for 29 Palms, Calif., where they participated in Mojave Viper, a deployment training course all Marines go through before deploying. The unit deployed to Iraq March 21 .

The Marines and Sailors of Alpha Battery served in OIF as a provisional military police company in western Iraq providing security and stability to the region. Over the last seven months, Alpha Battery has performed detention operations at various Regional Detention Facilities and trained Iraqi police forces throughout the restive Al Anbar Province.

This is the second activation for Alpha Battery since the beginning of the Global War on Terror. In 2003, Alpha Battery was activated and deployed to Iraq as part of I MEF.

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About 130 Buckley Marines and Sailors return from Iraq