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Oct

2012

Fizz Rigging the Corps' Reserve Force

Col Greg Reeder, New Orleans

The Marine Corps’ Force Structure Review brings change to various aspects of the Corps’ Reserve Force, ranging from fine-tuning of occupational specialties to tweaking unit sizes and locations, or even shifting entire command structures. In some cases units will be re-designated as a different type of unit. The widespread adjustments can create opportunities for the Reserve Marines involved or hasten their departure from the Corps.




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Oct

2012

Recruit training teaches fundamentals of leadership

Cpl. Matheus J. Hernandez, San Diego

    “Leadership is intangible, hard to measure and difficult to describe. Its quality would seem to stem from many factors. But certainly they must include a measure of inherent ability to control and direct, self-confidence based on expert knowledge, initiative, loyalty, pride and sense of responsibility. Inherent ability cannot be instilled but




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Oct

2012

Crucible exposes recruits to simulated IEDs

Cpl. Matheus J. Hernandez, San Diego

    As the fight against terrorism continues, Marines in country are still being challenged with facing Improvised Explosive Devices. The battle against unconventional warfare has taken a toll on U.S. troops, another reason why recruits are preparing now in recruit training.    During the Crucible, a 54-hour long, culminating exercise in recruit




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Oct

2012

RCT-7 heads off to Afghanistan

Sgt. Heather Golden, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif.

Kaydence is almost 2 years old. She likes blowing kisses and playing with her 8-week-old baby brother. She really likes Gatorade. And she loves her daddy. Just after midnight Tuesday morning, Kaydence gave her dad a goodbye kiss before he boarded a bus and deployed to Afghanistan with Regimental Combat Team 7, 7th Marine Regiment. Kaydence will be




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Oct

2012

Company A shows skills at final drill

Cpl. Liz Cisneros, San Diego

    The snap and pop, sharp pivots, and tight posture recruits of Company A, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, have practiced for the past ten weeks culminated on training day 54 as they showed their skills during final drill aboard Marine Recruit Depot San Diego Oct. 1.    Drill is a tradition that is taught throughout recruit training which




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Oct

2012

‘First Team’ Returns

Lance Cpl. D. J. Wu, 1/7 comes home from Afghanistan deployment

Hundreds of friends and families of 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, flocked to Del Valle Field Sunday, to welcome their Marines and sailors back home from Afghanistan.More than 200 members of 1/7 returned home from their 7-month deployment to Sangin, Afghanistan. “Our mission over in Sangin was to bolster the Afghan National Security Forces,”




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Oct

2012

CLB-7 Jane Wayne

Lance Cpl. Lauren Kurkimilis, CLB-7 spouses step into husbands’ boots for a day

Dust filled the air as a cool breeze trickled through Del Valle Field. The battalion sergeant major briefed the formation as sand began to cover everything; kevlars, combat boots and manicured fingernails.  Combat Logistics Battalion 7 held a Jane Wayne Day for more than 20 spouses and girlfriends Wednesday. The group of excited and anxious women




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Oct

2012

Corps’ ‘First Lady’ develops reading list

Sgt. Heather Golden, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center twentynine Palms, Calif.

As the wife of the Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. James F. Amos, Bonnie Amos has experienced hardships common to just about every military spouse – deployments, temporary single motherhood and more moves than the average American will ever see. She’s also picked up a thing or two about successfully handling these challenges along the way. Now,




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Oct

2012

Voting day Approaching

Lance Cpl. Ali Azimi, Marines encouraged to cast their ballots

On Nov. 6, the men and women of the United States will be pouring into poll booths to vote for their favorite candidates.With voting day less than a month away, Marines are encouraged to do their part and vote.“This is our country, a democratic country,” said Larry Ward, installation voting assistance officer, G-1. “We have a voice and if you don’t




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Oct

2012

Real-life Transformer: Ospreys wow crowd in helicopter to airplane conversion

Sgt. Sarah Fiocco, 10.12.2012

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR, Calif. – Pilots with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 163, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, demonstrated the unique capabilities of the MV-22B Osprey to more than 500,000 aviation enthusiasts at the 2012 Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Air Show, Oct. 12 through 14.The presentation allowed fans to get an up-close look at





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