Verizon Supports Marines With Communication

Verizon Business is again helping to put on an international holiday event at Camp Pendleton for U.S. Marines deployed to Iraq, and for their families here, as part of the company’s ongoing efforts to assist military families and loved ones stay connected across the globe. Verizon is also providing free calling again this year during the holiday period for U.S. troops in Iraq.




On Sunday, December 2nd, hosted by Southern California’s commuter rail system, Metrolink, Verizon Business teamed with TANDBERG, Mesh City, and the Freedom Calls Foundation to enable an international videoconference between Marines in Camp Fallujah, Iraq, and Al Asad Air Base in Iraq and their families at Camp Pendleton. Camp Pendleton is the headquarters for the I Marine Expeditionary Force, which has Marines in Iraq and is preparing to deploy additional forces in the coming months. The satellite video link, part of the holiday event for the second year in a row, will enable the Marines in Iraq to virtually participate in the festivities as their families and friends at Camp Pendleton meet Santa Claus, Mrs. Claus and other costumed characters who will arrive by the Metrolink Holiday Toy Express train. Verizon Business, TANDBERG and Mesh City are providing a 9-foot-by-12-foot large-screen video display, communications links and on-site technical support. The Freedom Calls Foundation, which offers free calls for troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, is providing the satellite link to the Freedom Calls centers at the two locations in Iraq—Camp Pendleton, California