Palinso zinthu zina zomwe zimapangitsa kuti Marines ndi chidziwitso cholimbanirana azikhala "akuyenera" pamene akutumikira kumalo omenyana. Pano pali mndandanda wa zinthu zoposa 20 zomwe zimalimbana ndi ma Marines a Platoon yachitatu, C Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment amaona kuti chofunikira kwambiri kuti Nyanja ikhale nayo nkhondo, kupatula pazochitika za zida ndi zida. Mndandanda unalembedwa ndi Sgt. Clinton Firstbrook, ndipo poyamba inafalitsidwa mu May 2005 ya Marines , magazini yotchuka ya Marine Corps .
1. Mfuti Yopambana Yopambana Yogwira Maso kapena Mipukutu : "Mukakhala pazithunzi, mutha kudziwa zomwe anthu akuyenda mumsewu (zotseka kutali) akunyamula," anatero Cpl. Michael Fredtkou, mfuti wa M-203. "Mdani sakuyembekezera kuti uwaone kutali."
2. Zofukiza Zamagetsi : "Iwo ndi opepuka, osavuta kufika," anatero Staff Sgt. Luis Lopez, mtsogoleri wa asilikali. "Zowonjezera sizimakhala zovuta ngati MREs."
3. Kevlar Cushions : "Chakale (helmets padding) chimakupatsani mutu kumapeto kwa maola angapo," adatero 1 Lt. Travis Fuller, mkulu wa asilikali. "Pambuyo pangopita mphindi zochepa ndi zokometsera, simungathe ngakhale kuti zili pamenepo."
4. Malembo a Elbow & Knee Pads : "Ngati sichida chifukwa cha zinthu izi, maondo anga angadulidwe tsopano," anatero Lance Cpl. Tim Riffe, woponya makina. "Mukhoza kungothamanga kwambiri pamalo opanda chitetezo popanda iwo."
5. Radiyo Yofunika Kwambiri : "Kulankhulana kwakhala kofunika kwambiri pa ntchito zathu," anatero Cpl.
Tyrone Wilson, mtsogoleri wa gulu lachiwiri. "Pamene gulu langa linkadutsa mumsewu pamalo otetezeka, gululo linandilola kuti ndidziwe kuti zigawenga zinali mnyumba yomwe ili pafupi ndi ife. Ndani amadziwa chomwe chingachitike ngati sakanakhoza kundilankhulana."
6. Padziko Lonse Positioning System : "Ndikhoza kudziwa malo athu pamtunda wa mamita 10 poyitanitsa malipoti ndi malo a medevacs," anatero Lance Cpl.
William Woolley, opanga ma wailesi. "Sitidzatayika konse ngati titakhala nayo."
7. Zosungira Zowonjezera : "Mapazi anga ndi abwino ndipo amauma pakali pano," anatero Lance Cpl. Kaleb Welch, msilikali wodzitetezera wamba. "Ndapita popanda kusintha masokisi anga musanayambe masewera olimbitsa masiku atatu kapena anayi ndipo nthawi zonse ndinadandaula."
8. Magolovesi : "Amagwira ntchito chifukwa pamene mukukwera pamwamba pa khoma simuyenera kudandaula za galasi losweka," anatero Cpl. Gabriel Trull, mtsogoleri woyamba wa mtsogoleri. "Inunso simuwotcha manja anu mukasintha mipiringidzo ya Golf (M-) 240". "
9. Ana Ophika Ana : "Chida chogwiritsira ntchito zambiri," adatero Kalasi Yakale Yachitatu Irving Ochoa, yemwe anali msilikali wa asilikali. "Mulibe nthawi yambiri yoyeretsa, choncho ndiyo njira yabwino kwambiri."
10.Three-Point Sling : "Pamene mukudumphira pamwamba pa denga simukudandaula za kugwetsa zida zanu," anatero Cpl. Dave Willis, mtsogoleri wachitatu. "Nthawi iliyonse mungathe kufika pansi ndikugwira."
11. Alice kapena Tsiku phukusi : "Popanda izi sindikudziwa momwe ndinganyamulire zanga zonse," anatero Lance Cpl. Geoffery Bivins, SAW gunner. "Zimapangitsa kuti thupi langa likhale lolemera kwambiri, choncho sindikumva bwino. Pamene mukuyenda ndi mapaundi 100 kumbuyo kwanu, ndikofunikira."
12. Masomphenya a Usiku Goggles : "Kuvala izi usiku kukupindulitsani mdani," adatero Lance Cpl. Marquirez Chavery, injiniya wotsutsa. "Ukakhala padenga usiku, ukhoza kuona chilichonse."
13. Mankhwala Odzipangira Munthu : "Madzi ndi chimodzi mwa zinthu zomwe mukufunikira nthawi zonse kuti muzitsimikizira kuti muli nazo," anatero Mfuti Hugo Lara, yemwe anali msilikali wa Navy. "M'malo movutikira kuti mutulutse canteens wanu, chingwecho chilipo pomwe mungathe kupeza madzi ambiri."
14.Kambani ndi Compass : "Mumalandira mafoni pomwe muyenera kuika moto pambali ina ndipo mmalo mowononga nthawi kuti mufunse njira yomwe ili kumpoto kapena kum'mwera, mukhoza kungoyang'ana pa dzanja lanu," anatero Lance Cpl.
Lonny Kelly, woponya makina. "Kudziwa nthawi ndikofunika chifukwa aliyense amakoka kusinthana kuti azisamalira kapena kuimirira."
15. Ma Batri AA : "Mumagwiritsa ntchito ma NVG anu ndi ma radio omwe amagwiritsa ntchito - zomwe zimapangitsa kuti amenyane kwambiri," anatero Cpl. Bryan Morales, mtsogoleri woyamba woyamba wa timu yoyamba moto. "Simukufuna kuti zinthu zonsezi zife pa inu, kotero kuti kukhala ndi mabeleketi osungira mozungulira ndikofunikira kwambiri."
16. Poncho & Poncho Liner : "Kutentha usiku kuli kosiyana kwambiri ndi tsiku," anatero Lance Cpl. Jonathan Etterling, mtsogoleri wa gulu la mfuti. "Ngati mulibe chitetezo usiku, mumatha kuzizira chifukwa chakuti mumamera mumadzimadzi osakanikirana masana."
17. Goggles ya Ballistic : "Ndinali woyendetsa (wothandizira) woyendetsa wina wa nthumwi zathu ndipo tinagwidwa ndi chipangizo chosokoneza bongo ," anatero Lance Cpl. Anthony Johnson, munthu wozunza. "Shrapnel inandimenya m'magalasi anga, ndikusunga masomphenya anga."
18. Zowonjezera Zowonjezera Zida : "Zili ngati kunyamula mpeni, nyundo ndi zong'onoting'ono m'dzanja limodzi," anatero Lance Cpl. Evan Fernandez, munthu wozunza. "Kudula MREs kutseguka, kukonza chida chanu, kumangiriza zikuluzikulu pa gear yanu, izo zimagwiritsa ntchito chikwi."
19. Nkhokwe : "Chilichonse chomwe mungagwire pazomwe mukuchita, simukufuna kukumba m'matumba anu kuti mupeze," anatero Pfc.
Jason Kurtz, SAW gunner. "Ndi izi mungathe kugwirizanitsa chirichonse ndi fungo lanu ndipo muli ndi ufulu wanu."
20. Powered By Flashlight : "Zimadabwitsa," anatero Cpl. Chris Williams, gulu lachiwiri, mtsogoleri woyamba wa gulu la moto. "Mukaponyera grenade yogawanika m'chipinda, zimakhala zovuta kuwona chifukwa fumbi liri lonse likuzungulira. Palibe amene angawabisire."