Marine Corps News Room

Updated: 9:59 a.m. Friday, Jan. 29, 2016 | Posted: 7:47 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016

A military family is struggling to cope with the loss of three family members after a Marine’s wife, her grandmother and her baby daughter were killed in a car accident Wednesday night in Millen, Georgia.

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http://www.wsbtv.com/news/news/local/family-members-spanning-four-generations-killed-ca/nqFKf/

Posted by KC at 10:20 AM | Permalink

By Adele Uphaus-Conner | Marine Corps Base Quantico | January 28, 2016

Marine Corps Base Quantico -- “It’s fitting that this mess hall is being named for Staff Sgt. Malachowski because he was hungry,” Lt. Col. Jonathan Sabado, executive officer of Marine Corps Embassy Security Group, said at a dedication of the new building at Weapons Training Battalion aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico Jan. 19. “I don’t mean he was hungry for chow hall food. He was hungry for something deeper that we can all relate to. We all have goals, dreams, and aspirations. Staff Sgt. Malachowski was no different.”

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http://www.quantico.marines.mil/News/NewsArticleDisplay/tabid/10834/Article/645632/new-mess-hall-at-weapons-training-battalion-dedicated-to-fallen-staff-sergeant.aspx

Posted by KC at 10:27 PM | Permalink

Jan 28, 2016 | by Amy Bushatz

Navy and Marine Corps maternity leave policies drastically expanded last year will be now slashed by six weeks from 18 to 12 weeks under a new plan announced Thursday by Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter.

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http://www.military.com/daily-news/2016/01/28/maternity-leave-slashed-for-sailors-marines.html?ESRC=todayinmil.sm

Posted by KC at 9:29 PM | Permalink

VA News Digital by Melissa Heintz
January 27, 2016 1:25 pm

The nation’s capital will finally receive a national memorial dedicated to the Servicemembers who fought in “The Great War.” The U.S. World War I Centennial Commission selected the design team of Joe Weishaar & Sabin Howard and their design concept “The Weight of Sacrifice” for the National WWI Memorial at Pershing Park.

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khttp://www.blogs.va.gov/VAntage/25461/winning_design_concept_for_the_nationalworldwarimemorial/

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Jan 26, 2016 | by Hope Hodge Seck

A Marine Corps recruiter wounded on the job during the deadly mass shooting in Chattanooga, Tennessee last July received the Purple Heart medal today.

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http://www.military.com/daily-news/2016/01/26/marine-recruiter-wounded-chattanooga-shooting-purple-heart.html

Posted by KC at 10:34 AM | Permalink

By Cpl. Janessa Pon, II Marine Expeditionary Force
25 Jan 2016

COMBINED ARMS TRAINING CENTER CAMP FUJI, Japan -- For more than 239 years, Navy corpsmen have been known as the enlisted force which has supported Marine operations and training both garrison and the field.

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http://www.marines.mil/News/NewsDisplay/tabid/3258/Article/644296/navy-corpsmen-continue-support-of-marine-operations-training.aspx

Posted by KC at 10:07 AM | Permalink

U.S. Marine Corps photos by Lance Cpl. Timothy Valero/ Released
Date Posted:01.22.2016 20:35

The opening ceremony of exercise Iron Fist 2016 on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 22, 2016 which is an annual, bilateral amphibious training exercise held in Southern California between the United States Marine Corps and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force. The Marines taking part in the exercise are from I Marine Expeditionary Force on Camp Pendleton.

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https://www.dvidshub.net/image/2367157/exercise-iron-fist-2016-opening-ceremony#.VqQRjK9OKrU

Posted by KC at 5:58 PM | Permalink

Posted: Jan 21, 2016 5:58 PM CST | Updated: Jan 21, 2016 8:34 PM CST
By Clayton Wakida

MARINE CORPS BASE KANEOHE BAY, Hawaii -
The U.S. Marine Corps has officially declared 12 Marines dead after their two CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters were involved in an incident off the coast of Oahu's Waimea Bay along the North Shore on the evening of January 14.

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http://www.kitv.com/story/31027030/12-missing-marines-officially-declared-dead

Posted by KC at 10:13 PM | Permalink

Associated Press | Jan 21, 2016

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. -- Flags will be lowered across the Navajo Nation in honor of another Navajo Code Talker who has died.

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http://www.military.com/daily-news/2016/01/21/navajo-code-talker-alfred-james-peaches-dies-age-90.html?ESRC=todayinmil.sm

Posted by KC at 9:19 PM | Permalink

By Matthew L. Schehl, Marine Corps Times 7:46 p.m. EST January 21, 2016

A Marine Raider has been awarded the nation's third-highest valor award for heroic actions during a 2013 deployment to Afghanistan.

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http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/story/military/2016/01/21/marine-raider-awarded-silver-star-heroics-afghanistan/79122682/

Posted by KC at 7:12 PM | Permalink

Marine Corps photos by Lance Cpl. Caitlin Bevel
Date Taken:01.15.2015 | Date Posted:01.20.2015 13:47

The 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, celebrated St. Barbara’s Day at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Jan. 15. Saint Barbara is invoked for protection against fire or explosions and is known as the patron saint of artillery.

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https://www.dvidshub.net/image/1728421/11th-marine-regiment-celebrates-saint-barbaras-day#.VqPqp69OKrU

Posted by KC at 11:33 AM | Permalink

Jan 19, 2016 | by Hope Hodge Seck

A new directive from Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Robert Neller announces dramatic changes to the service set to take place by the end of next year.

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http://m.military.com/daily-news/2016/01/19/marine-commandant-announces-promotion-cyber-warfare-opportunity.html

Posted by KC at 7:03 PM | Permalink

U.S. Marine Corps photos by Sgt. Hector de Jesus/Released
Date Taken:01.18.2016 | Date Posted:01.19.2016 00:39

U.S. Marines with Maritime Raid Force, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct a deck shoot during Sustainment Exercise aboard the USS Boxer, January 18, 2016 in preparation for their upcoming deployment.

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https://www.dvidshub.net/image/2361191/mrf-deck-shoot#.Vp7bCK9OKrU

Posted by KC at 7:03 PM | Permalink

By Wyatt Olson
Stars and Stripes
Published: January 16, 2016

FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii — The Marine Corps has released the names of the 12 crew members aboard two helicopters that crashed late Thursday off the North Shore of Oahu.

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http://www.stripes.com/missing-marines-identified-in-hawaii-helicopter-crash-search-continues-1.389181

Posted by KC at 5:16 PM | Permalink

by LCpl Steven Tran
Date Posted:01.16.2016 8:28AM

U.S. and Okinawan children face off on the basketball court and then integrate as mixed teams during a youth basketball tournament on Camp Schwab, Jan. 16, 2016. The even fosters the importance of teamwork with different nationalities and cultures through sportsmanship and friendly competition.

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https://www.dvidshub.net/video/446427/us-and-okinawan-youth-basketball-tournament#.VprKW69OKrU

Posted by KC at 4:50 PM | Permalink

Matthew L. Schehl, Staff writer 10:56 a.m. EST January 16, 2016

Marines are prepared to fight in any clime and place — including the ice hockey rink.

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http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/story/military/2016/01/16/all-marine-ice-hockey-team-hits-rink-first-time-decades/78657208/

Posted by KC at 4:21 PM | Permalink

By Lance Cpl. Carl King, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit
15 Jan 2016

CAMP HANSEN OKINAWA, Japan -- His bulky, brown pack soaked in rain water made it a challenge to walk up the already steep hills of the jungle. His shoulders ached in a constant, annoying pain from the weight of the pack. The mud under his feet made him slip and fall every 100 steps. Through all these tangible problems and an array of intangibles, the Marine kept his composure and focused on the mission at hand – to locate, close with and destroy his enemy.

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http://www.marines.mil/News/NewsDisplay/tabid/3258/Article/643256/meu-marines-train-for-jungle-combat.aspx

Posted by KC at 7:58 PM | Permalink

by LCpl Carl King
Date Taken:01.07.2016 | Date Posted:01.14.2016 07:24

CAMP HANSEN, OKINAWA, Japan – His bulky, brown pack soaked in rain water made it a challenge to walk up the already steep hills of the jungle. His shoulders ached in a constant, annoying pain from the weight of the pack. The mud under his feet made him slip and fall every 100 steps. Through all these tangible problems and an array of intangibles, the Marine kept his composure and focused on the mission at hand – to locate, close with and destroy his enemy.

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https://www.dvidshub.net/news/186261/meu-marines-train-jungle-combat#.Vph8a69OKrU

Posted by KC at 7:53 PM | Permalink

POSTED 8:04 PM, JANUARY 14, 2016, BY FOX 13 NEWS AND KELLY KEITER

HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah – A new program is helping military veterans make the transition to civilian employment, specifically in the solar power industry.

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http://fox13now.com/2016/01/14/program-helps-veterans-find-civilian-jobs-in-solar-energy-industry/

Posted by KC at 11:40 AM | Permalink

Jan 13, 2016 | by Amy Bushatz

U.S. military installations are no longer allowing visitors to gain base access using official ID cards from five states -- and other installations may soon follow.

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http://www.military.com/daily-news/2016/01/13/some-military-bases-no-longer-accepting-ids-from-five-states.html

Posted by KC at 7:32 PM | Permalink

Photos by Sgt. Jennifer Schubert
Date Posted:01.13.2016 15:31

Platoon 3017, Lima Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, pose for his first official photos Jan. 13, 2016, on Parris Island, S.C. This photo is normally identified as a Marine’s official Marine Corps photo and has been taken in training since the 1950’s. Lima Company is scheduled to graduate March 4, 2016.

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https://www.dvidshub.net/image/2355659/photo-gallery-marine-recruits-stand-tall-official-photo-parris-island#.Vpp5eK9OKrV

Posted by KC at 10:08 AM | Permalink

By Thomas Gibbons-Neff January 12, 2016

The Marine Corps is set to allow women who have done the training to assume combat jobs and titles that had previously been closed to them.

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/checkpoint/wp/2016/01/12/marine-corps-to-award-job-titles-such-as-rifleman-to-women-who-have-completed-infantry-training/?tid=ss_tw

Posted by KC at 6:53 PM | Permalink

PhotoS by Sgt. Jennifer Schubert
Date Posted:01.12.2016 11:28

Recruits of Lima Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, on Parris Island, S.C are taught about the rappel tower. Lima Company is scheduled to graduate March 4, 2016.

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https://www.dvidshub.net/image/2353864/photo-gallery-marine-recruits-test-limits-learn-rappel-parris-island#.Vpp8A69OKrU

Posted by KC at 11:28 AM | Permalink

By Lance Cpl. Erick Galera, II Marine Expeditionary Force
11 Jan 2016

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. -- Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Training Squadron 302 and Combat Logistics Battalion 2 conducted external lifts at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Jan. 6, 2016.

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http://www.marines.mil/News/NewsDisplay/tabid/3258/Article/642220/hmht-302-clb-2-conduct-external-lifts.aspx

Posted by KC at 11:18 PM | Permalink

6 p.m. EST January 11, 2016

ROANOKE, Va. — A Virginia couple was surprised after receiving a letter their son sent almost 11 years ago while serving in Iraq.

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http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/story/military/2016/01/11/marines-parents-get-letter-iraq-almost-11-years-later/78652928/

Posted by KC at 7:22 PM | Permalink

Samantha Allen 01.08.165:01 AM ET

Service members suffering from PTSD often feel like they’re wearing a mask. Melissa Walker asks them to make one.

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http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/01/08/veterans-let-slip-the-masks-of-war-can-this-art-therapy-ease-ptsd.html

Posted by KC at 4:43 PM | Permalink

By T. Rees Shapiro January 7, 2016

Before he developed and marketed the citrus fruit beverage known to the world today as Capri Sun, Hans-Peter Wild was a child in Heidelberg during World War II who would always remember the generosity of the U.S. troops stationed in his father’s factory.

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/capri-sun-innovator-gives-16-million-to-marine-corps-scholarship-foundation/2016/01/06/af314d1a-b48f-11e5-9388-466021d971de_story.html?tid=hybrid_collaborative_1_na

Posted by KC at 9:08 PM | Permalink

Date Taken:12.16.2015 | Date Posted:01.06.2016 14:53

Alpha Company, Infantry Training Battalion (ITB), School of Infantry-East, conducted a live fire range as part of their Machine Gunner qualification.

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https://www.dvidshub.net/image/2348826/school-infantry-east-marines-conduct-machine-gun-qualification#.Vo3Qt69OKrU

Posted by KC at 8:48 PM | Permalink

Date Taken:12.17.2015 | Date Posted:01.06.2016 14:58

Entry-level Marines with India Company, Marine Combat Training Battalion (MCT), School of Infantry-East, navigate the confidence course on Camp Devil Dog, N.C., Dec. 17, 2015. MCT is a 29-day training evolution where entry-level Marines are training in basic infantryman skills.

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https://www.dvidshub.net/image/2348863/india-company-marines-navigate-confidence-course#.Vo3KVK9OKrU

Posted by KC at 8:19 PM | Permalink

January 6, 2016 7:33 AM By Ukee Washington

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — A Haddonfield man has honored thousands of veterans and their families across the country with an unusual gift.

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http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2016/01/06/brotherly-love-a-personalized-tool-as-a-gift-for-veterans/

Posted by KC at 5:58 PM | Permalink

A California couple helps rescued wolves and veterans with PTSD forge lasting bonds.
SIDNEY STEVENS
January 5, 2016, 9:34 a.m.

About 90 minutes north of Los Angeles at the Lockwood Animal Rescue Center (LARC), healing magic happens every day. Nestled on acres of scenic land inside the Los Padres National Forest, LARC’s Warriors and Wolves program offers combat veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder the chance to bond with wolves and wolfdogs that have been rescued from abusive situations or abandoned because their wild roots make them poor pets. Together they heal and gain a sense of belonging — and a second chance at life.

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http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/animals/stories/healing-wolves

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By Gunnery Sgt. Christine Polvorosa | I Marine Expeditionary Force | January 4, 2016

AL ASAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- At the height of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Al Asad was the second largest U.S. air base in Iraq, and home to thousands of deployed coalition personnel from II Marine Expeditionary Force/Multi-National Force West and other major tenant commands.

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http://www.imef.marines.mil/News/NewsArticleDisplay/tabid/3963/Article/639851/todays-task-force-al-asad.aspx

Posted by KC at 4:33 PM | Permalink

Jan 03, 2016 | by Hope Hodge Seck

One Marine veteran is on a mission to make sure the war stories of his generation are told -- and told right.

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http://www.military.com/daily-news/2016/01/03/veteran-launches-website-for-iraq-afghan-war-stories.html

Posted by KC at 11:16 AM | Permalink