Afghan Border Police, Marine partnership furthers governance in southern Helmand
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:32:37 GMT
Situated in the southern portion of Afghanistan’s Helmand province, Garmsir district has historically been a highway for insurgent movement from Pakistan.
Though Garmsir is separated from the country’s northern border by only the sparsely populat
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Marines rescue Afghan Policemen from collapsed building
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:07:37 GMT
During a routine key leader engagement, Jan. 22, in Sangin Tufaan, Afghanistan, Marines with Afghan National Civil Order Police Mentorship Team Two, with 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines, found themselves in a situation that was anything but routine.
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Marines return from one of longest MEU deployments since WWII
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:42:37 GMT
Friends and family reunited with their Marines of Marine Attack Squadron 231 on the Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point flight line, Feb. 2, 2012.
The Marines were part of an AV-8B Harrier detachment attached to the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Un
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Round Table engages parents, school administrators
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:27:38 GMT
About 25 active duty parents met with a panel consisting of principals from across the Morongo Unified School District during a Round Table event at the community center on base Jan. 25 to discuss ways to enhance military students’ school experien
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Active, reserve Marines integrate: Undergo field exercise 'Grizzly Spartan'
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:47:39 GMT
After three weeks of studying in a classroom, communication Marines with Marine Wing Communications Squadron 28 took their lessons outside Jan. 30, unrolling wires and positioning tents and antennas for an exercise dubbed ‘Grizzly Spartan.’
“Gri
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VMA-231 feeds ‘Bold Alligator’
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:37:38 GMT
Marines with Marine Attack Squadron 231 supplied four MV-22 Ospreys on the Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point flight line Jan. 31 in support of Bold Alligator 2012, the largest sea to air exercise off the East Coast in ten years.
The supplies
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Hot topic: SMU Marines receive fire safety training
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:27:38 GMT
Marines with Marine Air-Ground Task Force Support Battalion 11.2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward), participated in fire safety training at the Supply Management Unit lot aboard Camp Leatherneck, Feb. 1.
The course was led by fire brigade in
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Marines talk leadership, diversity with PSU student group
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:42:41 GMT
When he was born in South Topeka, Kansas, in the 1930s, the odds of Frank Petersen becoming something -- anything -- were few and far between. America was the land of the free and the home of Jim Crow. Racial segregation and inequality flowed throug
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RLT-2 demonstrates importance of logistics
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:22:38 GMT
The logisticians with Regimental Landing Team 2 aboard the USS Kearsarge spent three days loading tons of equipment from Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune on board for Exercise Bold Alligator 2012.
The exercise focuses on today’s fight with today’s
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Marine team crushes through Armed Forces Boxing preliminaries
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:02:38 GMT
The preliminaries of the 2012 Armed Forces Boxing Championship are complete and the Marine Corps team takes six fighters to the finals on Feb. 3.
Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif. is hosting the Armed Forces Sports event this year.
Olym
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HQ Co. walks it out
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:08:16 GMT
Marines must maintain a high level of physical fitness to uphold their reputation of “First to Fight.”
The Marine Corps has a mandatory physical fitness test that consists of a three-mile run, crunches, and pull-ups or flexed-arm hang. They also
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Marine sergeant major serves with son in Afghanistan
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 07:47:39 GMT
As Sgt. Maj. Henry Prutch’s yearlong tour in Afghanistan draws to a close, only one thing worried him – he might not get to see his son out here.
But Lance Cpl. Scott Prutch, a landing support specialist with Combat Logistics Battalion 4, f
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31st MEU elements embark USS Germantown for Cobra Gold 2012
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:27:37 GMT
Following the lead of the USS Tortuga (LSD-46), Marines and Sailors of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit embarked the USS Germantown (LSD-42) en route to the Kingdom of Thailand, Feb. 2
For more than three decades, the United States has particip
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GMACC officials visit MCLB Albany
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:02:37 GMT
On their first stop as part of a planned Georgia military installations sweep, the top two officials with the Georgia Military Affairs Coordinating Committee visited Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany, Jan. 26.
Retired Army Maj. Gen. David Bockel
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Marine receives meritorious promotion again
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:27:38 GMT
Being No. 1 is nothing new for one member of the Office of the Staff Judge Advocate, here; however it’s something she speaks about humbly and gratefully.
A legal assistance noncommissioned-officer-in-charge, Cpl. JoAnna Sudduth just added being
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The Albany Movement
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:52:43 GMT
The struggle of African-Americans throughout history chronicles years of slavery, suffering, segregation and a renewed hope that one day things would change.
In the early 1960s, when the Civil Rights Movement began to garner national attention,
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Michigan Marine welcomes son to world via video chat in Afghanistan
Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:07:38 GMT
Cpl. Joseph Schank, a small arms repair technician with Marine Air-Ground Task Force Support Battalion 11.2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward), is familiar with missing monumental occasions in his young daughters’ life due to his responsibilities
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Afghanistan chapel dedicated to fallen Marines
Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:42:37 GMT
A newly constructed chapel at Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, was dedicated in a ceremony, Jan. 31, to Marines who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to their country.
During the ceremony, troops gathered at the chapel to read scripture, sing s
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Marine spouses enjoy laugh with comedian Mollie Gross
Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:42:38 GMT
Hundreds of spouses from Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune and MCAS New River packed into the Cherry Point Air Station Theater Jan. 27 to enjoy the comedic act of Mollie S. Gross.
Marine Corps Community Servic
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Base officials to make Piney Green gate outbound traffic safer
Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:07:37 GMT
Anyone who commutes to and from Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune knows it can be a long and treacherous morning or afternoon when it comes to being stuck in base traffic, and often times trying to merge with the rest of traffic can be a scary task.
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3/6 honors brotherhood and sacrifice during Purple Heart ceremony
Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:22:38 GMT
Though blood may have been shed and tears may have fallen, not one drop sacrificed by the brave heroes of 3/6 will ever be forgotten.
Nine of these unforgettable heroes were awarded the Purple Heart for their sacrifices, during a ceremony held b
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RLT-2 and Italian Navy partner during Exercise Bold Alligator 2012
Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:47:41 GMT
ABOARD USS KEARSARGE, At Sea, (Jan. 31, 2012) – Marines, Sailors and coalition partners from around the world are gathering aboard ships off the Virginia and North Carolina coasts in execution of Exercise Bold Alligator 2012.
Although the exerci
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Local high school students get first hand glimpse into MCAS Cherry Point
Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:27:38 GMT
Fifty three local high school students packed into busses headed to Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point Jan. 24, expecting a typical fieldtrip but generally unaware of what their day held in store.
The students, ranging from 9th to 12th grade,
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Killing Time: Hitting the books
Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:42:38 GMT
The small, dusty tent reeks of filthy gear and grimy infantrymen who haven’t seen a real shower in three months.
As the day falls into night, they’ve found a moment to escape the grind of their deployment duties. They stretch out on their cots, e
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24th Marine Expeditionary Unit conducts final at-sea training exercise
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:17:37 GMT
The 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit and their Navy counterparts of Amphibious Squadron 8 kicked off their final training evolution today to prepare their Marines and Sailors for an upcoming deployment this spring.
Certification Exercise, commonly
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