Marine Corps News Room

By Lance Cpl. Donald T. Peterson | Okinawa Marine | October 31, 2013

CAMP HANSEN, OKINAWA, Japan --
"I’m letting my dog go!” warned the dog handler to the fleeing suspect.

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http://www.okinawa.marines.mil/News/NewsArticleDisplay/tabid/18973/Article/153489/military-working-dogs-handlers-build-relationship.aspx

Posted by KC at 12:38 PM | Permalink

By Sgt. Paul Robbins Jr. | 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit | October 31, 2013

CAMP HANSEN, Okinawa, Japan -- From the rooftops of buildings to the streets winding throughout the base, the Marines tested their skills in nearly every situation they could face in combat.

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http://www.31stmeu.marines.mil/News/tabid/2392/Article/153649/on-the-roof-or-the-street-anglico-stays-ready.aspx

Posted by KC at 12:02 PM | Permalink

By Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Amara Timberlake | Headquarters Marine Corps | October 29, 2013

FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md. --
1. All Americans are required by law to have minimum essential coverage.

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http://www.hqmc.marines.mil/News/NewsArticleDisplay/tabid/3488/Article/153353/five-things-marines-sailors-should-know-about-new-law.aspx

Posted by KC at 10:10 PM | Permalink

Story by LCpl Michael Dye
Date Taken:10.24.2013 | Date Posted:10.29.2013 08:50

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE – Nine Marines and one sailor with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, received the Purple Heart medal and one Marine received the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal for their actions in their support of Operation Enduring Freedom, October 24, 2013

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http://www.dvidshub.net/news/115880/9-marines-1-sailor-awarded-purple-heart-medals#.Um_E6qSHekU#ixzz2j7ZBOR7P

Posted by KC at 9:49 PM | Permalink

Oct. 28, 2013 - 06:00AM
By James K. Sanborn
Staff writer

CAMP GEIGER, N.C. — Four female Marines have passed what is considered the most strenuous aspect of enlisted infantry training, prompting officials here at the Marine Corps’ School of Infantry – East to surmise that at least some of the 15 women who began the course in September will graduate next month.

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http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20131028/NEWS/310280038/Four-female-Marines-pass-key-hurdle-during-enlisted-infantry-training

Posted by KC at 10:25 PM | Permalink

Photos by Cpl Caitlin Brink
Date Taken:10.22.2013 | Date Posted:10.28.2013 17:48

New recruits of Mike Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, in-processing.

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http://www.dvidshub.net/image/1041983/photo-gallery-marine-recruits-begin-journey-title-parris-island-foot-prints#.Um788bK9KSN

Posted by KC at 7:16 PM | Permalink

by LCpl Demetrius Morgan
Date Taken:10.25.2013 | Date Posted:10.26.2013 20:58

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. - During every training evolution, there is a discernible goal that is accentuated before, during and after the exercise. It serves as the incentive and motivation for Marines to accomplish a task with the most speed, intensity and efficiency possible.

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http://www.dvidshub.net/news/115783/11th-meu-hikes-through-gas#.Um2ge7K9KSN

Posted by KC at 6:29 PM | Permalink

By 22nd MEU Public Affairs | 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit | October 26, 2013

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. -- U.S. Marines and U.S. Navy Sailors with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) and Bataan Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) are set to conduct the ARG/MEU Exercise (ARG/MEU Ex) in preparation for their upcoming deployment.

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http://www.22ndmeu.marines.mil/News/ArticleView/tabid/196/Article/153885/22nd-meu-continues-pre-deployment-training-with-argmeu-ex.aspx

Posted by KC at 10:34 AM | Permalink

By Cpl. Codey Underwood | 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit | October 25, 2013

CAMP HANSEN, Okinawa, Japan -- A group of sailors walk through the halls of a Marine battalion headquarters with their heads held high. These sailors hold the title of corpsman, a moniker of medical and combat proficiency well respected throughout the Marine Corps.

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http://www.31stmeu.marines.mil/News/tabid/2392/Article/153282/docs-compete-in-corpsman-cup.aspx

Posted by KC at 9:58 PM | Permalink

1st Marine Expeditionary Force Forward heads out in early 2014

By Jeanette Steele
5:35 p.m.Oct. 25, 2013

Camp Pendleton Marines conducted an activation ceremony on Wednesday for the headquarters unit that will supervise the wind down of Marine forces in southern Afghanistan over the next year.

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http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2013/oct/25/1mef-forward-activation-pendleton/

Posted by sr at 7:48 PM | Permalink

By Jennifer Hlad
Stars and Stripes
Published: October 25, 2013

The Marine Corps Uniform Board has pulled its survey of options for a gender-neutral dress and service cover after widespread negative reaction to one of the options, which has been slammed as “girly” and “appalling.”

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http://www.stripes.com/news/us/marine-corps-pulls-uniform-survey-after-loud-and-clear-opposition-1.249171

Posted by sr at 7:03 PM | Permalink

Story by Cpl Timothy Childers
Date Posted:10.25.2013 17:49

SCHWENKSVILLE, Pa. – Standing on the porch were two Marines. On the right was an older Marine wearing a service uniform with a stack of ribbons below his left shoulder. To his left was a much younger Marine; a veteran standing at attention as the senior Marine pinned a Purple Heart to his chest. The senior Marine was his father.

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http://www.dvidshub.net/news/115760/1st-mlg-commanding-general-awards-purple-heart-son#.Um2UMrK9KSM

Posted by KC at 6:15 PM | Permalink

by Cpl Paul Peterson
Date Posted:10.25.2013 01:00

CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan - Raised rough and tumble in the modest midwestern city of Mineral Point, Wis., Gunnery Sgt. Robin Baker came from an extended family dominated by males.

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http://www.dvidshub.net/news/115711/service-milestones-combat-engineer-becomes-first-female-gunny#.Um2WXrK9KSM

Posted by KC at 6:00 PM | Permalink

Caitlin Johnston, Times Staff Writer
Friday, October 25, 2013 6:14pm

When asked what gets him out of bed every morning, J.T. Doody's response is simple: Jesus, football and women. • His morning ritual involves an hourlong process in which the 30-year-old Iraq War veteran depends on his mom or a nursing assistant to do everything. Brush his teeth. Scrub his body. Wash his hair. • Doody spends his life in constraints, paralyzed because he contracted a hospital-borne infection while under treatment for injuries suffered in Iraq. • His days consist of a series of movements between his hospital bed, a 375-pound motorized wheelchair, and a sling that transfers him from his bed to his shower. • But Chris Ott refuses to let her son's limitations define his life.

To continue reading:

http://www.tampabay.com/news/military/veterans/with-mother-at-his-side-a-wounded-veteran-fights-to-stay-positive/2149205

Posted by sr at 4:36 PM | Permalink

Story by LCpl Henry Antenor
Date Taken:10.19.2013 | Date Posted:10.25.2013 02:25

CAMP HANSEN, Okinawa — Marines and sailors with Battery F returned to Camp Hansen Oct. 17 after completing training at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji in support of Artillery Relocation Training Program 13-3.

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http://www.dvidshub.net/news/115717/battery-f-returns-catc-camp-fuji#.UnFVQLK9KSM

Posted by KC at 2:09 PM | Permalink

Photos by Cpl Kyle N. Runnels
Date Taken:10.20.2013-10.20.2013 | Date Posted:10.24.2013 04:25

U.S. Marines and Sailors assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) perform duties during the 26th MEU's wash down aboard Naval Station Rota, Spain, Oct. 20, 2013.

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http://www.dvidshub.net/image/1039337/26th-meu-wash-down-naval-station-rota-spain#.UmlkaTK9KSM

Posted by KC at 11:19 PM | Permalink

By Jennifer Hlad
Stars and Stripes
Published: October 24, 2013

The story is sweeping the Internet: President Barack Obama is trying to emasculate male Marines by making them wear a girly cover with their famed dress uniforms. The only problem? It’s not true.

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http://www.stripes.com/news/us/marines-shoot-down-internet-story-on-obama-s-alleged-push-for-girly-hats-1.248963

Posted by KC at 10:49 PM | Permalink

Story by Sgt. Jennifer Pirante | 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit | Date: 10.23.2013

ARABIAN SEA - No more green logbooks, stubby pencils or fat codebooks.

To continue reading about the 13th MEU:

http://www.dvidshub.net/news/115584/13th-meu-sustains-readiness-with-gcss-mc#.UmfvXhAlJPY

Posted by sr at 10:50 AM | Permalink

Cebu : Philippines | Oct 23, 2013 at 2:41 AM PDT
By skooter

Skooter reports 10/23/13

Just two Army brigades are combat-ready, that’s what Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno said this week and that with budget cuts the military’s ability to train its own troops is being held back

To continue reading:

http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/15803045-army-chief-warns-budget-cuts-making-us-military-dysfunctional

Posted by sr at 10:44 AM | Permalink

By Hope Hodge Seck
Staff writer
Oct. 22, 2013 - 05:00PM

The Marine Corps’ representative for the Pentagon’s Quadrennial Defense Review said a pared-down Marine Corps force of 150,000 would require significant changes across the military services, but stopped short of saying such a cut would not happen.

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http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20131022/NEWS05/310220027/McKenzie-Marine-force-of-150K-unviable-

Posted by sr at 10:41 AM | Permalink

By Gina Harkins
Staff Writer
Oct. 22, 2013 - 11:31PM

JACKSONVILLE, N.C. — On a quiet Sunday morning in Beirut, Lebanon, 30 years ago, a truck laden with explosives careened toward the barracks housing U.S. Marines on a peacekeeping mission. The explosion that followed, the largest non-nuclear bomb in history up to that point, leveled the building and killed 241 American troops, including 220 Marines.

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http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20131022/NEWS/310220034/Echoing-through-history-lessons-Beirut-remain-relevant-today

Posted by sr at 10:17 AM | Permalink

By Scott Neuman
Tuesday, October 22, 2013

Michael Landsberry, the 45-year-old middle school math teacher and Afghan War veteran who was killed Monday trying to talk down a student shooter at a Nevada middle school, is being remembered as a hero.

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http://www.capradio.org/news/npr/story?storyid=239681615

Posted by sr at 10:12 AM | Permalink

By James K. Sanborn
Staff writer
Oct. 21, 2013 - 06:00AM

The Marine Corps Uniform Board may recommend the adoption of a universal cover for men and women to be worn with dress and service uniforms.

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http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20131021/NEWS07/310210028/Marine-Corps-seeks-feedback-universal-cover-men-women

Posted by sr at 6:19 PM | Permalink

Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Michael C. Dye
Date Taken:10.18.2013 | Date Posted:10.21.2013 14:26

Marines and sailors with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, return home after about a 8 month deployment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, Oct. 18, 2013.

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http://www.dvidshub.net/image/1037663/2-2-fox-co-returns-home#.Um2SWLK9KSM

Posted by KC at 5:50 PM | Permalink

October 21st, 2013 | by Crystal Chatham
(Official Marine Corps photos by Lance Cpl. James Mast / Released)

Marines from 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment (3/7), who are currently deployed from Twentynine Palms to Afghanistan, were photographed Saturday during a security patrol outside their home away from home.

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http://voices.mydesert.com/2013/10/21/photos-marines-from-twentynine-palms-on-patrol-in-afghanistan/

Posted by KC at 11:22 AM | Permalink

By Lance Cpl. Cuong Le | Marine Corps Base Quantico | October 21, 2013

MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO Va. -- Tommy is the symbol of what it means to be a firefighter.

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http://www.quantico.marines.mil/News/NewsArticleDisplay/tabid/10834/Article/152440/firefighters-find-a-hero-in-3-year-old-boy.aspx

Posted by KC at 11:06 AM | Permalink

By THOMAS BRENNAN Daily News Staff
Published: Monday, October 21, 2013 at 20:28 PM.

Hundreds of Marines from America’s Battalion returned Monday night under escort of the Patriot Guard.

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http://www.jdnews.com/news/local/america-s-battalion-returns-home-1.222104

Posted by KC at 10:23 AM | Permalink

Photos by Master Sgt. Daniel F. Kauppila, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Combat Camera/Released)
Date Taken:10.19.2013 | Date Posted:10.21.2013 22:02

U.S. Marines from 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment (1/5), 1st Marine Division from Camp Pendleton, Calif. conducting battalion training and combined arms operations at MCMWTC Bridgeport, in order to continue pre-deployment training program (PTP).

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http://www.dvidshub.net/image/1037914/mountain-exercise-mtnex-6-13-marine-corps-mountain-warfare-training-center-mcmwtc-bridgeport-california#.UmvypjK9KSM

Posted by KC at 11:56 AM | Permalink

by Matt Doyle
Story Created: Oct 19, 2013
Story Updated: Oct 19, 2013

Milwaukee -- "We just knew we had to get up here for it," U.S. Marine Lance Corporal Brian Harris said.

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http://www.cbs58.com/news/local-news/Family-friends-celebrate-life-of-fallen-US-Marine-228482801.html

Posted by sr at 11:42 AM | Permalink

Story by Sgt Christopher O'Quin
Date Posted:10.19.2013 04:45

GAO, India - Thirteenth Marine Expeditionary Unit has already been deployed more than a month and travelled far from the sunny shores of Southern California. Goa, a state on the Western side of India, known for its fish dishes, spices, beautiful beaches and unique architecture marked this deployment’s first foreign port visit for the Marines and Sailors serving aboard USS Harpers Ferry.

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http://www.dvidshub.net/news/115418/13th-meu-marines-sailors-train-venture-volunteer-goa-india#.UmfssDK9KSM

Posted by KC at 10:48 AM | Permalink

by American Forces Press Service
October 18, 2013 3:45PM

Military Postal Service Agency officials recommend that parcel post packages for troops stationed overseas be mailed by Nov. 12 to ensure delivery by the holidays.

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http://usoonpatrol.org/frontlines/2013/10/18/deadlines-for-holiday-mail-del

Posted by sr at 5:37 PM | Permalink

Jim Michaels, USA TODAY
6:02 p.m. EDT October 17, 2013

WASHINGTON — The Marine Corps' top officer is calling on the service to renew its focus on discipline and standards amid early signs that 12 years of combat have caused some "fraying" of the service's values.

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http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/10/17/amos-marines-hoffman/3004027/

Posted by sr at 11:38 PM | Permalink

Oct. 17, 2013:
By Suzanne S.K. Whang, Public Affairs

Bureau of Diplomatic Security, U.S. Department of State
Talk to anyone who has served overseas, and they will have something positive to say about the Marine Security Guards (MSG) at U.S. embassies and consulates who help safeguard missions worldwide. Here is what a State Department’s regional security officer says about the MSG detachment at U.S. Embassy Tunis.

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http://www.mca-marines.org/leatherneck/meeting-milestones-expansion-marine-security-guard-program

Posted by KC at 2:19 PM | Permalink

By Matthew M. Burke
Stars and Stripes
Published: October 15, 2013

SASEBO NAVAL BASE, Japan — The Marines have announced new alcohol restrictions for Marine Corps Exchange stores around the world aimed at curbing irresponsible drinking.

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http://www.stripes.com/news/marines-limiting-alcohol-sale-to-curb-irresponsible-drinking-1.247191

Posted by sr at 7:48 PM | Permalink

By Hendrick Simoes
Stars and Stripes
Published: October 15, 2013

MANAMA, Bahrain — Encompassing the volatile Middle East and northeast Africa, the 5th Fleet area of responsibility can be tense at any time. But for the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group, the past six months were particularly eventful.

To continue reading about the 26th and 13th MEUs:

http://www.stripes.com/news/uss-kearsarge-leaves-middle-east-boxer-moves-in-1.247254

Posted by sr at 7:42 PM | Permalink

By Travis J. Tritten
Published: October 15, 2013

CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — The Marine Corps warned troops on Okinawa Tuesday that a fitness supplement banned from military exchanges in 2011 following soldier deaths might have been a factor into an outbreak of liver disease.

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http://www.stripes.com/news/marines-warn-against-oxyelite-pro-citing-liver-damage-link-1.247180

Posted by sr at 6:05 PM | Permalink

Stars and Stripes
Published: October 11, 2013

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan — The Australian government is spending $11 million to upgrade facilities at two Darwin military bases in preparation for an increase in the number of U.S. Marines deployed there.

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http://www.stripes.com/news/australia-upgrading-facilities-for-expanded-marines-contingent-1.246487

Posted by KC at 12:14 AM | Permalink

By Thomas Brennan
The Daily News, Jacksonville, N.C.
Published: October 12, 2013

CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. — The Marine Corps’ largest fitness center opened this week.

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http://www.stripes.com/news/us/marine-corps-supreme-fitness-center-opens-at-camp-lejeune-1.246864

Posted by KC at 11:47 PM | Permalink

Story by Cpl Scott Reel
Date Posted:10.11.2013 14:17

OCEANSIDE, Calif. - Every Tuesday around noon, Marines with Marine Air Group 39 visit Del Rio Elementary School in Oceanside, Calif.

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http://www.dvidshub.net/news/115084/mag-39-marines-make-pt-elementary#.UloNrTK9KSP

Posted by KC at 11:58 PM | Permalink

New Marines receive Eagle, Globe and Anchor at Camp Pendleton ceremony

By Gretel C. Kovach
07:42p.m. Oct 11, 2013

The recruits are starving and exhausted by the time they crest The Reaper, the last hill at the end of a grim 72-hour stretch of basic training known as The Crucible.

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http://m.utsandiego.com/news/2013/oct/11/marines-eagle-globe-anchor-ceremony-boot-camp/

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http://m.utsandiego.com/photos/galleries/2013/oct/11/marines-crucible/

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http://bcove.me/cgtd134v

Posted by sr at 11:17 PM | Permalink

Published in The Star-Herald from Oct. 10 to Oct. 12, 2013

Our Hero that wore combat boots, United States Marine Lance Corporal Jabe Austin Hammack, 20, of Gering unexpectedly passed away Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013 at Camp Pendleton in Calif.

To continue reading about LCpl. Hammack:

http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/starherald/obituary.aspx?n=jabe-austin-hammack&pid;=167475605&fhid;=10469

Posted by KC at 10:37 PM | Permalink

Pentagon says foundation to pay death benefits.

By FROM STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS
Thursday, October 10, 2013 at 2:00 pm

The founder of a Columbia-based group that supports Marines praised the stopgap measure announced yesterday to provide death benefits to families of fallen soldiers and again called on Congress to end the government shutdown.

To continue reading about MarineParents.com, Inc:

http://www.columbiatribune.com/news/local/local-group-sends-checks-to-families-of-marine-soldier/article_28e2aa34-3128-11e3-a0d0-001a4bcf6878.html

Posted by sr at 11:59 PM | Permalink

Story by LCpl Paul Martinez
Date Posted:10.10.2013 19:38

TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. - Marines and sailors with 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines, 7th Marine Regiment, were reunited with their friends and family members after a seven-month deployment to Afghanistan when they arrived at Del Valle Field Oct. 9, 2013.

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http://www.dvidshub.net/news/115038/3-4-marines-sailors-return-deployment#.Uly6kDK9KSM

Posted by KC at 11:12 PM | Permalink

By Sue Scheible
The Patriot Ledger
Posted Oct 10, 2013 @ 11:26 AM

RANDOLPH —
Sgt. Bill McNamara of the Randolph Police Department has good news about his twin sons, who headed off to serve their country last spring.

To continue reading:

http://www.wickedlocal.com/randolph/features/x2139022997/Randolph-twins-progress-in-their-military-careers

Posted by sr at 9:42 PM | Permalink

Measure cleared Senate Thursday
By Rick Maze
Staff writer
Oct. 10, 2013 - 09:05PM

The Senate moved Thursday to put an end the embarrassing situation of military death benefits being canceled because of the partial government shutdown.

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http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20131010/NEWS05/310100016/Congress-votes-restore-death-gratuities-military-families

Posted by KC at 8:52 PM | Permalink

By ELIZABETH FLOCK
October 10, 2013

In the months before Joseph Petit, a trained Army airborne ranger, died in a bathroom at the Atlanta Veterans Affairs Medical Center, his sister Brandie watched her brother age far beyond his 42 years.

To continue reading:

http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2013/10/10/congress-hears-tales-of-over-medication-of-injured-veterans-by-va

Posted by KC at 12:49 PM | Permalink

by Mark Slavit
Posted: 10.09.2013 at 6:15 PM

A Columbia-based not-for-profit group supporting military families collected $40,000 during the past 24 hours.

To continue reading about MarineParents.com:

http://www.connectmidmissouri.com/news/story.aspx?id=956818#.UlhPxBAlI_z

Posted by sr at 10:23 PM | Permalink

Death gratuity is not being paid during government shutdown.

By Rudi Keller
Tuesday, October 8, 2013 at 6:32 pm

Columbia-based not-for-profit Marine Parents raised $10,000 in an hour on Tuesday afternoon, its founder said, when it learned that military death benefits were not being paid and a Wisconsin family needed help covering in the burial and transportation expenses for Lance Cpl. Jeremiah Collins Jr., who died Saturday in Afghanistan.

To continue reading:

http://www.columbiatribune.com/news/local/local-group-raises-money-for-family-of-dead-marine/article_e18e2fc0-3071-11e3-acfb-0019bb30f31a.html

Posted by sr at 10:48 PM | Permalink

Posted: Oct 8, 2013 7:53 PM by Hailee Hopkins, KOMU 8 Reporter
Updated: Oct 8, 2013 10:24 PM

COLUMBIA - Due to the U.S. government shut down, military families who have lost their loved ones have not been able to receive death benefits.

To continue reading:

http://www.komu.com/news/marine-parents-raise-10-000-to-support-marine-funeral-costs/

Posted by sr at 10:42 PM | Permalink

By Tony Perry
October 5, 2013, 5:33 p.m.

A brush fire Saturday afternoon at Camp Pendleton burned more than 250 acres, damaged three buildings and forced evacuation from an housing area, officials said.

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http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-brushfire-at-camp-pendleton-forces-housing-evacuation-20131005,0,1919255.story

Posted by sr at 9:34 PM | Permalink

Hospital patients, O'Neil housing evacuated
By J. Harry Jones and Gretel C. Kovach 1:57 P.M. OCT. 5, 2013 Updated 5:28 P.M.

CAMP PENDLETON — A large fire on Camp Pendleton Saturday afternoon prompted evacuations at the base hospital and some housing, and sent up an enormous plume of black smoke that could be seen halfway across the county.

To continue reading:

http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2013/oct/05/fire-pendleton-camp-smoke/

Posted by KC at 8:47 PM | Permalink

by Sgt Jennifer Pirante
10.05.2013

CHANGI NAVA BASE, Singapore - U.S. Marine explosive ordnance disposal technicians with Combat Logistics Battalion 13, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, welcomed Cmdr. K.H. Chew, Singapore Navy EOD officer in charge, and 15 Singapore Navy EOD technicians and divers aboard the USS Boxer at Changi Naval Base, Singapore, Oct. 4.

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http://www.dvidshub.net/news/114813/eod-conducts-professional-exchange-with-singapore-navy#.UlHP7jK9KSM

Posted by KC at 4:52 PM | Permalink

by LCpl Matthew Bragg
10.04.2013 | Date Posted:10.05.2013 01:29

KAHUKU TRAINING AREA, Hawaii — Marines and sailors with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment completed a weeklong exercise at Kahuku Training Area Oct. 4, 2013. The exercise focused on familiarizing new Marines with current training methods used within the company while helping seasoned Marines sustain knowledge they were already taught.

To continue reading:

http://www.dvidshub.net/news/114807/lava-dogs-instill-squad-level-tactics-new-marines#.UlHYZDK9KSN

Posted by KC at 4:36 PM | Permalink

Story by Sgt Michael Cifuentes
10.04.2013

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. - Marines serving with Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, endured what they said was one of the most painful training courses they’ve experienced in the Marine Corps.

To continue reading:

http://www.dvidshub.net/news/114798/red-face-marines-endure-pepper-spray-training#.UlHQfjK9KSM

Posted by KC at 4:25 PM | Permalink

Courtesy story
10.04.2013

CAMP PENDLETON Calif. – Working for the Navy can provide opportunities to see the world, broaden horizons and become an effective leader.

To continue reading:

http://www.dvidshub.net/news/114794/1st-med-bn-sailor-returns-corpsman-duty-brazil#.UlHR_zK9KSN

Posted by KC at 4:03 PM | Permalink

By Cpl. Matthew A. Callahan | Marine Corps Base Hawaii | October 04, 2013

MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII -- Marines and sailors with Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, returned from their deployment in Darwin, Australia, arriving at the 3rd Bn., 3rd Marines headquarters building Sept. 26, 2013.

To continue reading:

http://www.mcbhawaii.marines.mil/News/NewsArticleDisplay/tabid/6999/Article/151398/lima-company-returns-from-australia.aspx

Posted by KC at 10:59 AM | Permalink

October 3rd, 2013 | Posted by Dan Lamothe

Former Army Capt. Will Swenson will receive the Medal of Honor on Oct. 15, more than four years after he and other U.S. forces tried desperately to find and save three Marines and a Navy corpsman who were trapped under heavy fire in the infamous Battle of Ganjgal in Afghanistan.

To continue reading:

http://blogs.militarytimes.com/battle-rattle/2013/10/03/next-medal-of-honor-recipient-sends-touching-invitation-to-gold-star-families/

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By Staff Sgt. Robert Storm | U.S. Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command | October 03, 2013

The MWTC near Bridgeport, Calif., has begun teaching an advanced horsemanship training course in order to teach Special Operations Forces (SOF) personnel the necessary skills to enable them to ride horses, load pack animals, and maintain animals for military applications in remote and dangerous environments.

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http://www.marsoc.marines.mil/News/NewsArticleDisplay/tabid/1213/Article/151309/mountain-warfare-training-center-teaches-advanced-horsemanship.aspx

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Story Number: NNS131002-21 | Release Date: 10/2/2013 1:57:00 PM
By Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jennifer Gold, Boxer Amphibious Ready Group Public Affairs

SINGAPORE (NNS) -- Sailors and Marines aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4), and the amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans (LPD 18), visited Singapore for their second port visit since entering the 7th Fleet area of responsibility, Oct. 2.

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http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=76929

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By Cpl. Coday Underwood | 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit | October 02, 2013

CAMP HANSEN, Okinawa, Japan -- As the morning sun rose and reveille sounded, the Marines started their day by getting out of their dirt-floor beds with rifles in hand. Next to them, however, was one person who was not a Marine but was wearing a camouflage uniform and worked, ate and slept just as they did. The sun caught the golden cross on his lapel as the greetings of “good morning Chaps” started.

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http://www.31stmeu.marines.mil/News/tabid/2392/Article/152030/shoulder-to-shoulder-in-the-fight-chaplains-of-the-31st-meu.aspx

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Story by Cpl. Emmanuel Ramos | 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit | Date: 09.30.2013
Date Posted:10.01.2013 19:51

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Every day around the globe Marines are partnering with our nation’s allies, fighting terrorism and assisting thousands affected by natural disasters. And when they aren’t doing these things, they are preparing to do them. This constant state of readiness is what separates the Marine Corps as a service.

To continue reading about the 15th MEU:

http://www.dvidshub.net/news/114569/marines-set-conditions-success-future-operations#.UkuGIRAlJPY

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Story by Cpl. Joseph Scanlan | 1st Marine Division | Date: 10.01.2013

YUMA, Ariz. – Whether a vehicle hits an improvised explosive device or comes under heavy enemy fire, Marines need to be ready for anything during convoys in a combat zone.

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http://www.dvidshub.net/news/114575/infantrymen-prepare-combat-zone-convoys#.UkuEghAlJPY

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By : TNN
Tuesday, October 01, 2013

Close to 800 personnel from the US armed forces are looking forward to a week of sun, surf and sand with a touch of Goan hospitality, as the USS Harpers Ferry has dropped anchor at the Mormugao Port Trust (MPT).

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http://www.defencenews.in/defence-news-internal.asp?get=new&id;=2012

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Story by PFC Brandon Thomas
Date Taken: 09.28.2013. | Date Posted: 09.30.2013 09:43

ELLINGTON, Conn. - Sgt. Greg Caron, a Marine veteran, was presented with a house Sept. 28 by Building Homes for Heroes, a national non-profit organization that supports men and women who have been wounded or disabled in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

To read the entire article:

http://www.dvidshub.net/news/114474/wounded-marine-veteran-makes-house-home#.UkpqoTK9KSO

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