1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company (ANGLICO) Deploys To Iraq

CAMP PENDLETON, CA - MARCH 13: Cpl Matthew Alford holds his 20-month-old daughter Aubrey and wife Tara-Sky Alford before he and other Marines and Sailors of the 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company (ANGLICO) deploy to Iraq for a seven-month tour in the Al Anbar Province on March 13, 2008 at Camp Pendleton, California. The 1st ANGLICO, lead by Lt. Col. Michael J. Gann II, will imbed with Iraqi Army units and other US or coalition forces to coordinate and use Close Air Support (CAS), cannon artillery, and rocket fires to deliver accurate and lethal fires upon their enemies. The air and naval gunfire liaison company evolved from the Joint Assault Signal Companies (JASCO) of World War II. It is historically paired with units such as the 82nd Airborne, 75th Ranger Regiment, and 5th Special Forces Group, and continues to operate with numerous Coalition and Allied forces, including the British Royal Marines and the ROK Marine Corps. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)