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Story by Cpl. Ed Galo | Regimental Combat Team 6 | Date: 07.31.2012
KHANESHIN DISTRICT, Afghanistan – As the morning sun rose, the sound of helicopter rotor blades could be heard from the flight line at Forward Operating Base Payne, July 21, 2012.
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Story by Cpl. Ed Galo | Regimental Combat Team 6 | Date: 07.31.2012
COMBAT OUTPOST CASTLE, Afghanistan – As Afghan forces prepare to take the lead in combat roles, Marines with Police Advisor Team, 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 6, and Afghan forces at Combat Outpost Castle held a command post exercise, July 18, 2012.
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7/30/2012 By Cpl. Bruno J. Bego , 2nd Marine Logistics Group
CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. — Marines and sailors of Combat Logistics Battalion 8, 2nd Marine Logistics Group are slated to deploy to Afghanistan in the coming months, but they are not wasting any time preparing each and every member of the unit.
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By Andrew deGrandpré - Staff writer
Posted : Monday Jul 30, 2012 20:49:42 EDT
Two elite special operations Marines were killed in combat Sunday in northwestern Afghanistan.
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Story by Cpl. Alfred V. Lopez | Regimental Combat Team-5, 1st Marine Division | Date: 07.30.2012
HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan – When the Marines and sailors of Regimental Combat Team 5 arrived here in August 2011, their predecessors from RCT-1 had already planted the seeds of transition with Afghan National Security Forces.
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Published: Monday, July 30, 2012, 4:00 AM
By Joe Green/Gloucester County Times
HARRISON TWP. — One might imagine Patrick Murphy could still feel the weight of a Kevlar helmet and body armor, even though they’re gone for now.
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http://www.nj.com/gloucester-county/index.ssf/2012/07/harrison_township_marine_patri.html
By Erik Slavin
Stars and Stripes
Published: July 30, 2012
YOKOSUKA NAVAL BASE, Japan — Capital One will pay $12 million to servicemembers and their families to settle claims that it violated the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, according to documents filed in federal court Thursday.
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Story by Lance Cpl. Codey Underwood | 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit | Date: 07.30.2012
CAMP HANSEN, Okinawa, Japan – With a firm grip on a thick rope, the Marines leap from the back of an aircraft hovering 40 feet above the ground. Within seconds, they are setting up security in the drop zone. Within minutes, the entire force of Marines is on the ground.
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http://www.dvidshub.net/news/92334/31st-meu-marines-train-fast-rope-insertion#.UBaYp6Cd6So
7/30/2012 By Cpl. John Robbart III , 15th MEU
USS PELELIU — Being deployed for extended periods of time can often take its toll on Marines and sailors. To help alleviate the feeling of being homesick, they can purchase comfort food from ship vending machines and stores, which are available on all ships of the Peleliu Amphibious Ready Group. The 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Disbursing Office helps Marines purchase these items.
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Specialist in logistics on track to receive college degree and officer’s commission this year
Written by
Lisa Deaderick
12:01 a.m., July 29, 2012
Updated 6:37 p.m. , July 27, 2012
There’s a song that Gunnery Sgt. Gabriel Adibe’s mother used to sing a lot when he was younger: “Jesus first, others second, you put yourself at the end of the line, and then you’ll find true joy in your life. …”
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http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2012/jul/29/tp-marine-develops-a-plan-for-life-of-service/
Community members help build accessible house
By Kathleen Ronayne
News Staff Reporter
Published:July 29, 2012, 12:08 AM
NORTH TONAWANDA - Dust and the percussion of hammers on nails filled the air as Marine Cpl. Paul Schaus, who lost both legs in Afghanistan, watched his new home take shape Saturday afternoon.
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http://www.buffalonews.com/city/communities/twin-cities/article971847.ece
By Tony Perry and Howard Blume
Los Angeles Times
Published: July 29, 2012
The bellowing from the drill instructors began as soon as the newcomers arrived.
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By Carlos Bongioanni
Stars and Stripes
Published: July 28, 2012
WASHINGTON — “It was priceless.”
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http://www.stripes.com/news/surprises-mark-wwii-veterans-honor-flight-visit-to-memorial-1.184253
By Gidget Fuentes - Staff writer
Posted : Saturday Jul 28, 2012 12:22:35 EDT
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. — There is little, if any, hint today of the combat wound Staff Sgt. Paul Worley sustained two years ago when he led his squad with 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines, in an intense battle with the Taliban.
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Marine battalion commander, 99, is laid to rest at Fort Rosecrans
Written by
Nathan Max
12:01 a.m., July 28, 2012
POINT LOMA — One of the last surviving battalion commanders from the U.S. assault on Iwo Jima during World War II was laid to rest Friday with full military honors at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery.
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http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2012/jul/28/final-salute-for-iwo-veteran/
By Piper Haugan of The Montana Standard | Posted: Friday, July 27, 2012 8:30 am
When Lance Cpl. Thomas Parker joined the Marine Corps, it was because he wanted to be a part of something bigger than himself.
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Courtesy Story | U.S. Naval Forces Europe, 6th Fleet Public Affairs | Date: 07.27.2012
MEDETERRANIAN SEA – The Navy Fitness Enhancement (FEP) program aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) helped sailors cultivate a culture of fitness while underway on the ship’s maiden deployment, July 26.
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Courtesy Story | U.S. Naval Forces Europe, 6th Fleet Public Affairs | Date: 07.27.2012
MEDETERRANIAN SEA - The guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) completed damage control training with international naval officers as a part of the Partnership of Adriatic Mariners, July 25.
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By Bill O'Brien, and Vanessa McCray [email protected], [email protected]
July 26, 2012
WILLIAMSBURG — A blue spruce stands sentry in the corner of Rick Hansen's back yard, a gift from his son that's grown from sapling to a stout 12 feet or more over the past two decades.
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http://record-eagle.com/local/x1289993717/Local-marine-dies-in-combat-in-Afghanistan
Story by Cpl. Mark Stroud | 1st Marine Logistics Group | Date: 07.26.2012
CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan —“I remember the day I heard that America was going into Afghanistan,” said Lance Cpl. Behzad Razzada, a member of the Embedded Partnering Team, Combat Logistics Battalion 4, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward). “My parents were happy because it was a chance for Afghanistan to unite and fight for freedom. They said it was the only way that injustice in Afghanistan would be finished.”
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http://www.dvidshub.net/news/92174/marine-born-afghanistan-gives-back-home-nation#.UBFILaCd6So
By Joby Warrick, Published: July 26
Iran is rapidly gaining new capabilities to strike at U.S. warships in the Persian Gulf, amassing an arsenal of sophisticated anti-ship missiles while expanding its fleet of fast-attack boats and submarines, U.S. and Middle Eastern analysts say.
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By Jim Michaels - USA Today
Posted : Wednesday Jul 25, 2012 18:45:04 EDT
CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan — The surge of Marines and other forces in southwestern Afghanistan has broken the Taliban’s grip on a former stronghold, allowing coalition forces to begin turning over security to Afghans, commanders said.
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http://marinecorpstimes.com/news/2012/07/gannett-amos-afghanistan-rolling-transition-072512/
By Andrew Tilghman - Staff writer
Posted : Wednesday Jul 25, 2012 11:41:54 EDT
The Defense Department launched a new website Wednesday listing the 10 troops who have received Medals of Honor since 2001, the first step in the creation of an official database designed to deter fraudulent claims of military valor.
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http://marinecorpstimes.com/news/2012/07/military-defense-department-medals-database-072512w/
By Cpl. Walter D. Marino II | Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego | July 24, 2012
MCRD San Diego --
At every Marine Corps base there is a Marine somewhere posting watch and whether keeping on the alert at an armory or at a checkpoint the same fundamentals apply.
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By Bethany Crudele - Staff writer
Posted : Monday Jul 23, 2012 9:25:38 EDT
Marines training at Camp Lejeune, N.C., will soon battle a simulated enemy and engage in live-fire maneuvers on a new $10 million Infantry Squad Battle Course. The 82-acre range, to be completed in May 2014, is designed to expose infantry squads with II Marine Expeditionary Force to realistic battlefield situations and decision making.
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http://marinecorpstimes.com/news/2012/07/marine-lejeune-training-battle-course-072312/
7/22/2012 By Lance Cpl. Timothy Childers , 15th MEU
USS PELELIU — When corpsmen take the brave step to wear the “green” uniform and serve alongside Marines, the distance between themselves and their “blue” origins may grow. However, when the “docs” come together, they work cohesively as a blue-green team.
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Story by Cpl. Kenneth Jasik | I Marine Expeditionary Force (Fwd) | Date: 07.22.2012
KAJAKI DISTRICT, Afghanistan – Marines with the Kajaki Police Advisor Team have been working with local security officials since they arrived in Afghanistan, nearly a month ago.
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http://www.dvidshub.net/news/91971/marine-advisors-mentor-afghan-police-kajaki#.UAwH0aCd6So
Much has changed since Camp Pendleton unit suffered heavy casualties last year
Written by
Gretel C. Kovach
noon, July 21, 2012
SANGIN, Afghanistan — In one of the most violent districts in Afghanistan, the line of two dozen Marines walked slowly through the field. Following each other’s footsteps, the infantrymen were careful not to stray from the path marked by an engineer sweeping for bombs.
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http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2012/jul/21/marines-see-calm-in-once-violent-afghan-area/
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Kujo missing Afghani dog
July 21, 2012
By: Jerrie Dean
On Friday, a family in Texas has increased the reward for Kujo, their missing dog that was a U.S. Marine squadrons companion while in Afghanistan, reports KWTX news.
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http://www.examiner.com/article/family-needs-help-finding-missing-dog-rescued-by-marines-afghanistan
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Story by Lance Cpl. Ali Azimi | Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms | Date: 07.20.2012
TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. - At the ceremony, the Marines were awarded two Bronze Star Medals, a Purple Heart Medal, three Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medals and a Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal.
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By Jeff Branscome
The Free Lance-Star, Fredericksburg, Va.
Published: July 20, 2012
Sgt. John Peck says he remembers everything.
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http://www.stripes.com/news/groups-team-up-to-build-home-for-wounded-marine-in-virginia-1.183493
7/20/2012 By Sgt. Michele Watson , 1st Marine Logistics Group (FWD)
PATROL BASE EREDVI, Afghanistan — More than 100 Marines from Engineer Company, 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward) completed their largest mission to date in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, here, July 15.
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7/20/2012 By Lance Cpl. Mike Ganahan , Marine Corps Bases Japan
CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa, Japan — Marine Administrative Messages 357/12 and 358/12, which outline current and revised re-enlistment incentives for fiscal year 2013, were signed July 2.
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7/20/2012 By Lance Cpl. Matthew Manning , Marine Corps Bases Japan
KIN BLUE, Okinawa, Japan — Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit conducted a mass-casualty decontamination training exercise at Kin Blue Beach training area July 11.
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http://www.marines.mil/unit/mcbjapan/Pages/2012/0720-meu.aspx#.UAlflaCd6So
By Suzan Clarke
Jul 18, 2012 7:16pm
If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then “Call Me Maybe,” the catchy song from Carly Rae Jepsen, must have many admirers.
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http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2012/07/video-marines-in-afghanistan-perform-call-me-maybe/
Story by Lance Cpl. Sean Dennison | Marine Corps Air Station Yuma | Date: 07.19.2012
YUMA, Ariz. - Twice a year, for seven weeks at a time, the station floods with Marines and service members from across the country and around the world. This magical time of congestion is called the Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course, hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron 1.
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July 18, 2012
The soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines in the United States armed forces are some of the toughest, most dedicated, most dependable personnel that make up the most formidable fighting force on earth.
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By: Jessica Shumaker - [email protected]
Created: Wednesday, July 18, 2012 9:00 a.m. CDT
DIAMOND — Area groups are mobilizing to support a local Marine who was critically injured last week by a rocket-propelled grenade in Afghanistan.
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By Lance Cpl. Bridget M. Keane | Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego | July 18, 2012
MCRD San Diego --
The natural progression of a platoon aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego usually starts out the same way. “Too many chiefs, not enough indians,” is a frequent phrase heard throughout training.
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Story by Regional Command Southwest Team | Regional Command Southwest | Date: 07.18.2012
HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan - The Marine Corps’ top general and his senior enlisted advisor visited Marines throughout southern Afghanistan to thank them for their service and sacrifice, July 17.
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Marine honored for combat wounds, others warned not to add to casualties at home
Written by
Gretel C. Kovach
12:32 p.m., July 17, 2012
HELMAND PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN — The Purple Heart ceremony was simple. It was the setting that made it unforgettable.
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http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2012/jul/17/afghanistan-war-diary-purple-heart/
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Two firefighters suffered minor injuries while fighting a fire in Camp Pendleton.
By SALVADOR HERNANDEZ and SEAN EMERY / THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
Published: July 17, 2012 Updated: 5:40 p.m.
CAMP PENDLETON – A fire that was sparked during a training exercise Monday night has burned 450 acres, base officials said, but no structures are threatened.
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http://www.ocregister.com/news/reported-364080-fire-pendleton.html
By AJ Willingham
updated 1:18 PM EDT, Tue July 17, 2012
You want to know what it means to be a Marine? You could ask Master Gunnery Sgt. Warren Coughlin.
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http://www.hlntv.com/article/2012/07/17/afghan-boy-saved-marine-solace-children
Story by Lance Cpl. Stephen Stewart | 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing & Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point | Date: 07.17.2012
ATLANTIC BEACH, N.C. – When a group of Marines took a trip to Fort Macon Park in Atlantic Beach, N.C., to enjoy the sun and relax over the Memorial Day holiday, they had no clue they would soon find themselves fighting to save the lives of two strangers.
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Story by Cpl. Mark Garcia | Regimental Combat Team 6 | Date: 07.17.2012
FORWARD OPERATING BASE JACKSON, Afghanistan – As a senior in high school, Navy Seaman Christian Adkins knew he wanted to serve his country. Two months after his graduation, he was on his way to basic training.
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http://www.dvidshub.net/news/91648/texas-native-serves-country-saving-lives#.UAWItpGd6So
7/17/2012 By Cpl. Mark Stroud , 1st Marine Logistics Group (FWD)
HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan — “Communication is everything for what we do,” said Staff Sgt. Jonathan Morgan, personal security detachment chief, Personal Security Detachment, Combat Logistics Battalion 4, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward). “If you can’t communicate you don’t know what is happening, you can’t coordinate with other elements and you can’t reinforce yourself; your command and signal is gone.”
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By Gidget Fuentes - Staff writer
Posted : Monday Jul 16, 2012 16:32:59 EDT
A Marine infantry squad leader from Camp Pendleton, Calif., will receive the Silver Star on Tuesday for guiding his men through a hellish five-hour firefight two years ago in Afghanistan’s Helmand province.
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http://marinecorpstimes.com/news/2012/07/marine-silver-star-sgt-paul-worley-pendleton-071612/
FALLS COUNTY (July 16, 2012)-The reward has been increased for Kujo, a missing 130-pound dog that was rescued by a group of U.S. Marines in Afghanistan and adopted by a Falls County couple.
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A vegetation fire on base was no threat to Southwest Riverside County or Fallbrook, according to the North County Fire Protection District, but the area was getting smoky Monday afternoon.
By Daniel Woolfolk
July 16, 2012
A 75-acre vegetation fire broke out at Camp Pendleton Monday, but there was no threat to the area, North County Fire Protection District is telling its Facebook followers.
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http://murrieta.patch.com/articles/brush-fire-breaks-out-on-camp-pendleton-smoke-drifts-over-valley
Story by Cpl. Mark Stroud | 1st Marine Logistics Group | Date: 07.16.2012
HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan – “Flat tires, blown transmissions, and even vehicle accidents are common occurrences in the harsh environment and inherent danger of a war zone,” said Staff Sgt. Brendan H. Chamburs, company gunnery sergeant, Support Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 4, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward). “The wrecker section has the responsibility to maintain convoy momentum when things go wrong.”
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http://www.dvidshub.net/news/91587/duty-expert-keeps-combat-logistics-patrols-moving#.UAQl_JGd6So
Critics warn that some for-profit schools mislead veterans, who use their taxpayer-funded GI Bill money on hugely expensive educations with bleak job prospects.
By David Zucchino and Carla Rivera, Los Angeles Times
July 16, 2012, 5:00 a.m.
WASHINGTON — After Moses Maddox left the Marine Corps in 2006, he took a sales job with the for-profit University of Phoenix, making up to 100 calls a day to persuade veterans to enroll using their GI Bill benefits.
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http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-vets-colleges-20120716,0,2523844.story
Goal of Camp Pendleton troops is to eliminate insurgents in remote area
By GRETEL C. KOVACH • U-T
12:01 a.m., July 15, 2012
Updated 9:14 p.m. , July 14, 2012
LWAR BAJIGAR, Afghanistan — The moon is nearly full when the helicopters descend on fields of cucumber and cracked ground strewed with poppy chaff. Eight airborne assault waves of Marines wearing heavy rucksacks and night-vision goggles step into the darkness with rifles drawn, returning to a cluster of villages where they battled insurgents a week before.
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http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2012/jul/14/marines-confront-afghan-enemy-in-firefight/
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http://www.utsandiego.com/photos/galleries/2012/jul/14/fox-company/#/6
Conduct exercise called Javelin Thrust exercise at Twentynine Palms
Written by
Nathan Max
12:01 a.m., July 15, 2012
The Marine Corps couldn’t have picked a more challenging environment for one of its largest and most important exercises of the year.
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By Gregg Zoroya
Posted : Sunday Jul 15, 2012 10:39:41 EDT
The military is falling short in providing equal health care for women on the battlefield even as public pressure grows to give them a broader role in combat, a task force led by female officers has concluded.
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http://marinecorpstimes.com/news/2012/07/marine-women-war-zone-health-information-071512/
By Dan Lamothe - Staff writer
Posted : Saturday Jul 14, 2012 11:39:37 EDT
Pinned down in a canal under fire and without working radios, Lance Cpl. Jeffrey Cole made a decision: He would face the Taliban with an M240B machine gun.
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Courtesy Story | 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit | Date: 07.14.2012
USS SAMPSON, Red Sea - As siblings grow up and lead separate lives it’s sometimes difficult to stay in touch. Add the extra separation of being in the military and deploying around the world and some family members are lucky if they ever see each other.
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7/13/2012 By Lance Cpl. Trevon S. Peracca , Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton
MARINE COPRS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. — Camp Pendleton Marines worked with members of Devil Pups Incorporated to have a group of Devil Pups perform a 25-foot tower jump at the 62 Area pool, July 12.
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By Union-Tribune
12:01 a.m., July 13, 2012
Updated 7:17 p.m. , July 12, 2012
Today a true American hero retires from the Marine Corps after serving his country with distinction for 30 years.
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http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2012/jul/13/tp-marine-who-looks-out-for-wounded-warriors-is/
Story by Lance Cpl. D. J. Wu | Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms | Date: 07.13.2012
TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. - More than 5,000 Marines came to in the Combat Center’s training area from Marine Forces Reserve and I Marine Expeditionary Force to participate in Large Scale Exercise-1/Javelin Thrust 2012 from July 2 through July 12.
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http://www.dvidshub.net/news/91524/reservists-visit-mcagcc-javelin-thrust#.UACmu5Gd6So
Story by Lance Cpl. Ali Azimi | Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms | Date: 07.13.2012
TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. - The roar of the propellers above the helicopter was deafening. A screech rang throughout the hull, where eight Marines and the flight crew sat. Their only form of communication was hand signals, but those sitting side-by-side had the luxury of screaming into each other’s ears, hoping the message was comprehended down the row of seats.
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http://www.dvidshub.net/news/91522/trap-mission-prepares-reservists-combat#.UAClgpGd6So
Story by Lance Cpl. Paul Peterson | Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune | Date: 07.13.2012
CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. — It’s the end of an era for the Midway Park neighborhood aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. Residents who lived in the community only five years ago may find it hard to believe, but their old homes are all but gone. The few houses remaining are empty, awaiting the hands of change that tore down the walls next door.
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http://www.dvidshub.net/news/91511/midway-park-amcc-move-into-new-era-housing#.UACkT5Gd6So
7/13/2012 By Lance Cpl. Ali Azimi , Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms
Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif. — The Department of Defense has put a ban on all products containing DMAA. These products, formerly sold on base at GNC stores, were pulled off shelves at the beginning of this year. Service members are prohibited from using the supplements pending further testing on their health effects.
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http://www.marines.mil/unit/29palms/Pages/DODBanonDMAA.aspx#.UAF5WZGd6So
July 12, 2012 10:45 am • By MARK WALKER [email protected]
A giant U.S. flag that Interstate 5 motorists have seen hanging from a Camp Pendleton construction site for the past few months is gone, but expected to re-appear in November.
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Story by Sgt. Tatum Vayavananda | U.S. Marine Forces Africa | Date: 07.12.2012
THÍES, Senegal – Marines from the 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment are spending the next couple of weeks with joint forces from various West African nations to train and exchange their shared experiences of non-lethal weapons and crowd-control tactics as part of Exercise Western Accord 2012, July 11.
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7/12/2012 By Cpl. Bruno J. Bego , 2nd Marine Logistics Group
CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. — More than 100 troops with Combat Logistics Battalion 8, 2nd Marine Logistics Group participated in a pre-deployment training exercise aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., from July 9 to 13, where they received up-to-date instruction on how to operate in Afghanistan.
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http://www.marines.mil/unit/2ndmlg/Pages/CLB8BSTS.aspx#.UAAms5Gd6So
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
By Beth Ford Roth
Video
Two Marines talk about their role as an explosive team. The two Marines partner together when their squad needs to destroy enemy fighting positions, enter compounds and employ demolitions.
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http://www.kpbs.org/news/2012/jul/11/explosives-tandem-team-camp-pendleton-afghanistan/
By Chris Carroll
Stars and Stripes
Published: July 11, 2012
WASHINGTON — U.S. troops are draining out of southwest Afghanistan, while those set to remain are quickly shifting toward training Afghan security forces, Marine Maj. Gen. Charles Gurganus, commander of Regional Command-Southwest, said Wednesday.
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July 11th, 2012 | Afghanistan Drawdown Infantry | Posted by Dan Lamothe
The top Marine commander in Afghanistan and Helmand province Gov. Mohammad Gulab Mangal briefed media at the Pentagon today, addressing the evolving mission there as Afghan forces take the lead in providing security.
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Photos by Lance Cpl. Ismael Ortega | Regional Command Southwest | Date: 07.06.2012
Date Posted:07.11.2012 11:19
The Marines conducted Operation Branding Iron II Charlie to disrupt enemy logistics and deny the enemy a safe haven for staging operations.
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http://www.dvidshub.net/image/621889/operation-branding-iron-ii-charlie#.UAQpKZGd6Sq
Story by Cpl. Jeff Drew | 2nd Marine Division | Date: 07.11.2012
MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. – He watched as five Marines beside him dropped, struck by the sheer force of insurgent machine gun fire. Within seconds, Lance Cpl. Jeffrey Cole joined his brothers as a three-round burst lifted his 200-pound frame and 80 pounds of gear completely off the ground, moved him five feet in the air, and slammed him into the dirt– all in less than half a second.
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Story by Cpl. Mark Garcia | Regimental Combat Team 6 | Date: 07.11.2012
COMBAT OUTPOST TABAC, Afghanistan – On a somber Sunday afternoon, more than 200 servicemembers gathered to honor four fallen comrades during a memorial ceremony, July 8.
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http://www.dvidshub.net/news/91353/marines-honor-fallen-brothers-afghanistan#.T_2pSJGd6So
By Tom Vanden Brook - USA Today
Posted : Wednesday Jul 11, 2012 6:42:19 EDT
Moving the mountain of military gear out of Afghanistan after more than a decade of war will cost billions of dollars and prove far more difficult than last year’s withdrawal from Iraq, the Pentagon’s No. 2 official said Tuesday.
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By Rick Maze - Staff writer
Posted : Wednesday Jul 11, 2012 15:51:57 EDT
Expedited airport screening for service members and their families was ordered by Congress last year, but it won’t happen at every airport until the end of 2013 because of problems verifying that travelers are really military members.
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http://marinecorpstimes.com/news/2012/07/military-faster-tsa-screening-for-troops-hits-snag-071112w/
Story by Cpl. Tatum Vayavananda | U.S. Marine Forces Africa | Date: 07.09.2012
Date Posted:07.10.2012 07:06
THIES, Senegal - Approximately 600 U.S. Marines, soldiers, sailors and airmen, along with about 600 African partner-nation troops, officially kicked off Exercise Western Accord 2012, with a combined-forces opening ceremony, July 9.
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By Andrew Tilghman - Staff writer
Posted : Tuesday Jul 10, 2012 16:09:20 EDT
After years of rejecting the idea, the Pentagon is now considering the creation of a publicly accessible database of military valor awards as a way to deter military fakers.
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By John Gillie
The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash.
Published: July 9, 2012
The Transportation Security Administration is making a new program available for wounded and injured veterans that’s designed to make their passage through airport security screening easier and more dignified.
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Posted: 07/09/2012 10:56 am Updated: 07/10/2012 12:54 pm
When doubters questioned if Sgt. Enrique Trevino could do 1 million pushups in a year, he responded in true Marine form: He simply added on another twist to the challenge.
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7/9/2012 By Cpl. Alfred V. Lopez , Regimental Combat Team 5
FORWARD OPERATING BASE DELARAM II — Since their activation in 1917, 5th and 6th Marine Regiments have courageously fought for America, most notably in World War I when they fought side-by-side in the bloody Battle of Belleau Wood.
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Story by Cpl. Timothy Solano | 2nd Marine Division | Date: 07.09.2012
MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. – Elements of 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, returned from a seven-month deployment to Afghanistan last week, welcomed by crowds of friends and family outside the Wallace Creek barracks on base.
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July 9th, 2012 | Afghanistan Drawdown Infantry Marjah | Posted by Dan Lamothe
The Marine Corps’ footprint in Afghanistan is changing dramatically as a drawdown in forces continues throughout the summer.
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Story by Sgt. Elyssa Quesada | 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit | Date: 07.08.2012
Date Posted:07.09.2012 13:35
SAN DIEGO — The San Diego Padres honored Marines during a military appreciation day at Petco Park, July 8.
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By Dan Lamothe - Staff writer
Posted : Monday Jul 9, 2012 17:26:13 EDT
A new “ethics stand-down” called for by Commandant Gen. Jim Amos begins Tuesday, requiring Marine Corps commanders to discuss good decision making with their troops following a series of embarrassing scandals in the service.
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By C. J. CHIVERS
Published: July 8, 2012
QUANTICO, Va. — Under the searing sun of one of the worst heat waves in decades, a sweat-drenched Marine second lieutenant stepped from the woods on the base here and reported to an infantry captain standing on a dirt road.
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Photo Gallery: Marine Infantry Officers Course
http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2012/07/09/us/20120709GRUNT.html
Courtesy Story | 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade | Date: 07.07.2012
Date Posted:07.08.2012 03:09
Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif. -Javelin Thrust 2012/Large Scale Exercise-1 is underway at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Palms, Calif.
More than 5,000 Marines from the 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade, part of I Marine Expeditionary Force and Marine Forces Reserve are participating in the exercise.
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By James K. Sanborn - Staff writer
Posted : Sunday Jul 8, 2012 10:51:28 EDT
A beacon the size of a hockey puck that can fit in any grunt’s pack could soon give Marines a novel way to call in quick, accurate resupply drops.
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By Courtney Mabeus - The Frederick News-Post via the AP
Posted : Sunday Jul 8, 2012 16:27:43 EDT
FREDERICK, Md. — Katie Marks-McAuley’s husband proposed on a Saturday. The couple married on a beach the following Wednesday — just a few days before her groom deployed to Afghanistan.
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7/7/2012 By Cpl. Joshua Young , 1st MEB
Marines with 9th Communication Battalion set up supporting communications and data transmission services for 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade during Javelin Thrust 2012/ Large Scale Exercise-1 at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Palms, Calif. MARINE CORPS AIR GROUND COMBAT CENTER TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. — The Marines arrived June 18 to set up the brigade’s communications network and support the operation. The exercise serves a part of a three exercise continuum aimed to validate the readiness of 1st MEB as a global crisis response force.
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Posted : Friday Jul 6, 2012 17:32:22 EDT
Marine NASCAR fans should be on the lookout for a cherished Marine symbol during Saturday night’s Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway.
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7/6/2012 By Lance Cpl. D.J. Wu , Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms
Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif. —
Family members of 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment got a chance to experience a day in the life of their loved ones during the battalaion’s Jayne Wayne Day event June 29, 2012.
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http://www.marines.mil/unit/29palms/Pages/Adayinhisboots.aspx#.T_dssZGd6So
7/6/2012 By Cpl. Jonathan Wright , Marine Corps Bases Japan
SHOALWATER BAY, Australia — Marines hugged the walls inside buildings as they trained their eyes skyward from the edges of windows. The low hum that drove them to cover grew louder as high above the town hung the silhouette of an Australian unmanned aerial vehicle.
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http://www.marines.mil/unit/mcbjapan/Pages/2012/0706-aussies.aspx#.T_drNpGd6So
Injured bomb-sniffer passes through O’Hare on way to retirement in Finland
By Marni Pyke
Article updated: 7/6/2012 10:40 AM
It’s humid and crowded at O’Hare International Airport’s Gate K9 Thursday, and you can tell passengers just want to board their flight.
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7/6/2012 By Lance Cpl. Trevon S. Peracca , Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton
MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. — Service members and their families gathered to celebrate Independence Day at Del Mar Beach on Camp Pendleton during the 2012 Beach Bash.
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By Gino Vicci - Medill News Service
Posted : Thursday Jul 5, 2012 11:05:14 EDT
While many adults and children revel in the spectacular light displays across the skies on the Fourth of July, others avoid the sounds of fireworks in hopes of dodging memories of war.
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Closest most get to fireworks in Afghanistan is an artillery mission
Written by
Gretel C. Kovach
2:24 p.m., July 4, 2012
Updated 9:14 p.m.
Forward Operating Base Shir Ghazay, Afghanistan — The Fourth of July isn’t much of a holiday in the war zone. It’s just another work day for many Marines and a reminder of family and friends who are gathering without them back home.
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Story by Cpl. Ed Galo | Regimental Combat Team 6 | Date: 07.04.2012
FORWARD OPERATING BASE NOLAY, Afghanistan – One recent morning, while waiting in line for breakfast at the field mess hall at Forward Operating Base Nolay, Marines could hear the sound of blues music coming from a harmonica.
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Story by Cpl. Ed Galo | Regimental Combat Team 6 | Date: 07.03.2012
SANGIN, Afghanistan – Nearly every hour, the sound of explosions echoed through the desert and green valleys of Sangin, Afghanistan.
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By Seanna Adcox - The Associated Press
Posted : Tuesday Jul 3, 2012 16:57:09 EDT
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Special license plates that recognize South Carolina’s veterans, active military personnel and their parents are among dozens of new plate designs authorized by legislators.
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Monday, 02 July 2012 14:00
Written by Newsdesk
Discovery Channel’s Mighty Ships returns with six all-new episodes offering unprecedented access to today’s most extraordinary vessels.
Premiering Sunday, July 22 at 8 p.m. ET/ PT, Season 6 kicks off with a special two-hour premiere featuring the world’s most luxurious cruise ship – the fantastic Crystal Serenity – immediately followed by an action-packed voyage aboard battle-bound USS New York, the first time the massive amphibious transport has performed all her functions
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Where did everybody go?
Written by
Gretel C. Kovach
10:11 a.m., July 2, 2012
At first glance little seems to have changed at Camp Leatherneck since Nel and I visited last spring. Generators drone a steady soundtrack at the strategic headquarters for U.S. Marine and NATO operations in southwestern Afghanistan. A British voice broadcast throughout the base alerts medical staff of serious casualties arriving by medevac at Bastion, the adjoining air station. The eerie call comes crackling over the loudspeakers at all hours of the day or night, blaring "Op minimise, Op minimise..."
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Corps: Time crunch for those at end of TBS training was factor
By Dan Lamothe - Staff writer
Posted : Monday Jul 2, 2012 8:57:26 EDT
MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va. — The Marine Corps’ controversial assessment of where women should serve in combat units is progressing, but female volunteers will not report to Infantry Officers Course until at least September, Marine officials said.
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http://marinecorpstimes.com/news/2012/07/marine-no-women-officers-volunteer-infantry-course-070212/
By HEIDI VOGT
Associated Press
Jul 2, 1:40 PM EDT
CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan (AP) -- For today's drill, an instructor explains, the Taliban will be played by U.S. Marines, and the "village" will be just down from the driving practice loop.
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Posted: 07/02/2012
By: Lindsay Shively
LATHROP, Mo. - A Lathrop, Mo., woman has not been seen in more than two weeks, when friends say she disappeared off of her boyfriend's couch, leaving behind all her belongings - including important medication.
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By Richard Winton
Los Angeles Times
Published: July 2, 2012
Multi-star generals attended his Arlington National Cemetery funeral. His name adorns a fighter jet. His words echo in the halls of Congress.
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Story by Cpl. Jonathan Wright | 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit | Date: 07.02.2012
SHOALWATER BAY, Australia - The Marines hugged the walls inside the buildings as they trained their eyes skyward from the edges of the windows. The low hum that drove them to cover became louder and high above the town hung the silhouette of an Australian unmanned aerial vehicle.
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By Sarah Hoye, CNN
updated 5:55 PM EDT, Sun July 1, 2012
Parris Island, South Carolina (CNN) -- Charles Burns steadies himself, using the arms of his wheelchair, before pushing up into a standing position.
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http://www.cnn.com/2012/07/01/us/dying-vet-last-wish/index.html