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Marines of 3/8 Clear Southern Afghanistan’s Deadly Route 515
Marines from Company I, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment (Reinforced), help unload cargo from a truck at Combat Outpost Barrow, Jan. 3, in Farah province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. Marines of Co. I. are manning the COPs along Route 515 in support of Operation Gateway III. The operation was a strategically planned effort to clear the route of deadly improvised explosive devices laid by insurgents and provide an alliance presence. 3/8 is the ground combat element of Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force ? Afghanistan. Lance Cpl. Monty Burton
Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force - Afghanistan
FARAH PROVINCE, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan -- Marines and Sailors of 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment (Reinforced) and Combat Logistics Battalion 3 successfully completed Operation Gateway III, Dec. 28, 2008, through Jan. 25, in Farah province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. Full Story
Logistics battalion supplies success during Operation Gateway III
FARAH PROVINCE, Afghanistan-Mine resistant ambush protected vehicles operated by 2nd Platoon, Motor Transportation Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 3, line up to depart from Combat Outpost Puller in Farah Province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, during Operation Gateway III, Jan. 7. Operation Gateway III was a strategically planned operation utilizing Combat Logistics Battalion 3 as the logistics combat element and 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment (Reinforced), as the ground combat element, in order to place combat outposts along southern Afghanistan's Route 515 in an effort to provide security and safer travel for U.S. military convoys and local Afghans. Lance Cpl. Ronald W. Stauffer
Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Afghanistan
FARAH PROVINCE, Afghanistan -- Marines with 2nd Platoon, Motor Transportation Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 3, conducted multiple combat logistics patrols in support of Operation Gateway III in Farah Province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Dec. 28, 2008, through Jan. 25, 2009. Full Story
Leaders of Marines turn tassels together, inspire others
HONOLULU - -(From left to right) Sgts. Mitchell Oshkeshequoam, Jake Isberner and Wayne Welty, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific command security branch noncommissioned officers walked across the stage at the Waikiki Shell here Jan. 14 to receive their diplomas from Hawaii Pacific University. The Marines planned for this event three years ago, when they decided they would motivate each other to achieve their goals together. Oshkeshequoam earned a bachelor's degree in business administration, Welty earned a bachelor's degree in justice administration and Isberner earned his second degree, a master's degree in business administration., Courtesy of Samantha Isberner Lance Cpl. Cristina Noelia Gil
U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific
CAMP H.M. SMITH, Hawaii -- Pursuing a college education is no easy feat and added to the demands of a Marine Corps lifestyle, it’s a challenge that involves high levels of dedication, perseverance and sacrifice. Full Story
Republic of Korea Marine Commandant honors fallen heroes
HONOLULU-Lt. Gen. Lee Hong Hee (front, center), commandant of the Republic of Korea Marine Corps, Alan Sumitomo (left), cemetery support and Lt. Col. Ahn Byong-Hyun (right) render a salute in honor of the fallen heroes of the Korean War during a ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (Punchbowl) here Jan. 19. Lance Cpl. Cristina Noelia Gil
U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific
HONOLULU -- The commandant of the Republic of Korea Marine Corps, Lt. Gen. Lee Hong Hee, paid tribute to the service members who gave their lives in defense of his country against an oppressive regime more than 50 years ago during a wreath laying ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (Punchbowl) here Jan. 19. Full Story
Marine Logistics Patrol Pushes Through IEDs, Insurgent Attacks in Afghanistan
A Marine with Motor Transportation Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 3, scans the area around his vehicle for any potential threats during a combat logistics patrol in Kandahar Province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Nov. 19, 2008. The logistics combat element Marines support Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force – Afghanistan, whose mission is to conduct counterinsurgency operations, and train and mentor the Afghan national police. Lance Cpl. Ronald W. Stauffer
Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force - Afghanistan
HELMAND PROVINCE, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan -- Not even a series of potentially deadly events was enough to stop a Marine combat logistics patrol from meeting its objective recently in southern Afghanistan. Full Story

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