Posts Tagged ‘deployed Marines’
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Marine Overcomes Injury, Deploys to Afghanistan
In an office surrounded by fences with concertina and dirt roads, one Marine is fulfilling a dream in Afghanistan. Several months before he was scheduled to deploy, Lance Cpl. Anthony Zavala injured his hand, putting [Read more...]
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Marine to Draw on Past Experiences as Combat Instructor
A mortarman turned squad leader plans to use his experiences gained while deployed to teach new Marines as a combat instructor. Corporal Ethan Sullivan, squad leader, Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, Regimental Combat Team [Read more...]
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2012 Year in Photos
The year 2012 marked an important one in Marine Corps history. The Marine Corps returned to its amphibious roots with an emphasis on the Pacific. The Corps put troops on the ground in Australia and [Read more...]
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2012 Year in Photos (December)
Close Air Support Santa’s Angels We’ll Be Marines in the Morning War Cry Down by the Bay All Is Calm, All Is Bright JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL [Read more...]
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2012 Year in Photos (November)
I’m with Stumpy Happy 237th Birthday Risky Cuts Is it Dusty in Here? Ready, Aim, Fire Field of Marines Birthday Run JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG [Read more...]
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2012 Year in Photos (August)
All Terrain Vehicle Gripping Grenades Generations of Greatness Ugly Angels Pool Party Move Those Chains Ohana Hug JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | SEP | OCT | [Read more...]
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2012 Year in Photos (July)
Ashes Over Yuma Uniting a Nation Missile Command Stairway to Heaven STOP! … Hammer Time Reflections in the Fuel U.S.A., U.S.A., U.S.A! JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | [Read more...]
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2012 Year in Photos (June)
Chow Time A Long Time Coming Dog Tags of the Fallen Getting the Band Back Together Combat Patrol Final Goodbye Shotgun Blast JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUL | AUG [Read more...]
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2012 Year in Photos (May)
The Engineers That Could Fire Support All-Terrain/Atmosphere Vehicle Outback Shootout Fuel Fire Fury Heading to Battle City Skyline JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP | OCT [Read more...]
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2012 Year in Photos (April)
Cruisin’ for a Bruisin’ Walking Tall Corpsman Up Marine Corps on Wheels Some Like It Hot Leading the Way Candy Man JAN | FEB | MAR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | [Read more...]
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2012 Year in Photos (March)
A Dip in the Sea The Tempest Where Ya Headed? Vertical Night Landing Rope Slide Maiden Landing New Shoes JAN | FEB | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP | [Read more...]
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2012 Year in Photos (January)
Let Sleeping Dogs Lie Smooth Sailing Goodbye ‘Birth Control Glasses’ Through the Mist No Marine Left Behind Lighting Strikes Shot in the Dark FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | [Read more...]
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Photo of the Year Winner: Let Sleeping Dogs Lie
You voted, and 2012’s Corps Top Shot comes from Cpl. Reece Lodder. Lodder, a combat correspondent, captured this photo in January 2012 while helping to clear houses of insurgent activity during Operation Tageer Shamal (Pashto [Read more...]
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Afghanistan Defines Marine Pilot’s Career
Before 9/11, Lt. Col. Jay Holtermann was unsure whether he would continue his military career. Now, Holtermann is serving on his sixth deployment, this one as the commanding officer for Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 361, [Read more...]
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North Pole Marine Trades Snow for Sand in Afghanistan
A Marine from a town most commonly associated with elves, Santa Claus, reindeer and snow has heard all the jokes since he joined the Marine Corps. He is from a town with candy cane themed [Read more...]
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Surviving Deployment Separation
Deployments are always hard, especially your first deployment. The unknown can really eat away at you when your life seems to be in a state of limbo. Most of us know what it’s like to [Read more...]
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Marine Becomes More Than a Rifleman as Scout Sniper
Snipers have been the focus of envy and the personification of legends in the Marine Corps since men like Carlos Hathcock and Chuck Mawhinney looked down their scopes in the jungles of Vietnam. The recent [Read more...]
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Marine Breaks Records in Powerlifting
Sgt. Cody Lefever wraps his fingers tightly around the bench press bar. He arches his back and pulls his shoulder blades together. He tucks his feet under the bench, lifts on his toes and pulls [Read more...]
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Marines Return to Work with Much Improved Afghan Forces
Marines with 3rd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 7, recently returned to southern Afghanistan, two years after their deployment to the Marjah area. The opportunity to return to the same area allowed some [Read more...]
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Mother, Daughter Share Common Experience in Deployment
At the start of Operation Desert Storm, a young Marine was sent to the fight, leaving behind his wife, son and newborn baby girl. His wife, Susanna Garcia, had to rely on letters and the [Read more...]
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Operation Golden Gate to Connect Afghanistan People
Ground was broken for the start of Operation Golden Gate in the Sangin District of Helmand province, Afghanistan, Nov. 4. Marines, sailors and soldiers are working together in an effort to build a bridge more [Read more...]
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M249 Becomes an Endangered Species in the Corps
As full integration of the Infantry Automatic Rifle into the Marine Corps’ arsenal becomes complete, the M249 Light Machine Gun, formerly the Squad Automatic Weapon, slowly fades into the history of the Corps. The SAW [Read more...]
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Generations of Marines Connect Through the Eagle, Globe and Anchor
It is the defining moment during boot camp, and I remember it well. Tired, dirty and sweaty after the Crucible, the final test before recruits earn the title “United States Marine,” I marched back realizing [Read more...]
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Marines Secure New Areas in Afghanistan
Entering the Trek Nawa District of Helmand province, Afghanistan, Marines with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6, provided a military presence absent to the region for nearly a year. Arriving [Read more...]
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Marine Corps Addresses News Report Regarding Medal of Honor
A recent article by McClatchy has brought into question the heroic actions that led to the decision to award the Medal of Honor to Sgt. Dakota Meyer on Sept. 15, 2011. This is the latest [Read more...]
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What Every Deployed Marine Needs: A Care Package
Whether your Marine is a grunt or an administration clerk, a dog handler or a pilot, receiving care packages when on a long deployment can mean much-needed strength to make it just one more day. [Read more...]
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All-Marine Warrior Games Swimming Team
Swimming requires a certain amount of grace and poise under the water that can be a challenge for many people. The Marines at the 2012 Warrior Games, however, show speed and agility even though many [Read more...]
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All-Marine Warrior Games Wheelchair Basketball Team
The players on the Marine Corps Wheelchair basketball team for the 2012 Warrior Games maneuver their wheelchairs around the court with ease and agility. They pass, dribble, block, shoot and score, all while maintaining control [Read more...]
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Now Zad: Life After the Taliban (Part II)
Editor’s Note: This is the second installment in a two-part series about the district of Now Zad in southern Helmand province, Afghanistan, and the Marines responsible for rebuilding it after years of insurgents and unrest. [Read more...]
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Now Zad: Life After the Taliban (Part I)
Editor’s Note: This is the first installment in a two-part series about the district of Now Zad in southern Helmand province, Afghanistan, and the Marine responsible for rebuilding it after years of insurgents and unrest. [Read more...]
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Dogs of War: Friends and Saviors of Marines in Afghanistan
GARMSIR DISTRICT, Afghanistan— Without the Marine’s watchful eyes and his dog’s trained nose, the round metal container packed with 40 pounds of homemade explosives could have wreaked destruction on their patrol. The Feb. 8 security [Read more...]
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Killing Time (Bragging Rights)
FORWARD OPERATING BASE DELHI, Afghanistan — The ragged dartboard nestled between camouflage uniform items and a giant American flag has seen better days. Thousands of tiny holes pockmark its aged cork scoring area. An ever-increasing [Read more...]
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Life on a Patrol Base
Rise and Shine PT Chow Daily Grind Down Time Letters to Home PATROL BASE BURY, Afghanistan —Their humble home is exceptionally primitive, but it’s all the deployed infantrymen need. Patrol Base Bury, a tiny base [Read more...]
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A Marine’s Journal (Respect and Suspicion)
The explosion was loud, powerful and sudden. Instantly everyone in the Joint Operations Center (JOC) hit the floor – standard procedure for a potential rocket or mortar attack, but a new experience for me. When [Read more...]