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Oct

2012

Busiest band in land rocks New England music stand

Cpl. Marco Mancha, West Springfield, MASS.

More than 40 members of the 2nd Marine Division Band set out on a trip to West Springfield, Mass., for the largest fair in the Northeast to perform for the more than 1,000,000 fairgoers.            The band, out of Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., spent three days performing at least twice a day for several high schools in and around West




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Oct

2012

Sailors seize voice at 2nd Dental Battalion

Lance Cpl. Paul Peterson, CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C.

They’re new, and they’re on the move.Sailors with 2nd Dental Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group breathed life into their Junior Enlisted Association in September, and they don’t plan on stopping to catch their breath.The association acts as a forum for junior enlisted sailors to voice their opinions, build camaraderie and directly impact the




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Oct

2012

Division’s Own serenades Topsfield Fair visitors

Cpl. Marco Mancha, TOPSFIELD, MASS.

What started off as a small cattle show in the upper, colorful edges of Massachusetts, is now one of the oldest fairs in the country.  The Topsfield Fair, which began in 1818, drew in more than 500,000 visitors this year with hundreds of attractions ranging from small petting farms to live, musical concerts.            One special attraction came




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Oct

2012

Pennsylvania’s own departs for President’s Own

Cpl. Marco Mancha, MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C.

Most children in America go into kindergarten with endless dreams, many of them hoping to one day become doctors, astronauts, pilots, professional athletes and more.  A recent survey showed, however, only 16 percent of adults actually grow up to live out their dream.  One Lancaster, Pa., native took to his musical roots to assure his shot at




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Oct

2012

Marines learn how to detect invisible threat during course

Lance Cpl. Devin Nichols, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

Deadly radiation kills if it goes undetected, so it falls upon specially trained Marines to alert units of the unseen danger.More than 30 Marines from various units within the 2nd Marine Logistics Group learned how to counter radiation by using the AN/PDR-77 during the Monitor Survey Reconnaissance Course here, from Oct. 15 to 18. “Every unit is




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Oct

2012

Bikers study city’s past for today’s warriors

Lance Cpl. Jackeline M. Perez Rivera, MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. –

Bikers decked out in leather vests with patches and insignias denoting their time in the armed forces mounted shining motorcycles and roared away, beginning a quest through the Onslow County’s past. The bikers were at a local motorcycle shop for the Historical Markers Ride, an annual motorcycle scavenger hunt, held by North Carolina Combat Veterans




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Oct

2012

Flyby: Cpl. Siobhan Garro

Lance Cpl. Glen E. Santy, MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C.

When Marines with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 252 employ or repair aircraft, those operations and repairs are recorded on a network of servers. Cpl. Siobhan Garro, an aircraft maintenance administration specialist with VMGR-252, turns information given to her by pilots, crew chiefs, mechanics and other personnel into useful logs and




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Oct

2012

VMFA(AW)-242 conducts exercise in Philippines

Lance Cpl. J. Gage Karwick, MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan

Marine All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 242 Marines prepared and executed simulated bombing runs at an air-to-ground range in Crow Valley, Philippines Oct. 12, 2012.The F/A-18Ds piloted by VMFA (AW )-242, known as the “Bats,” prepared and received ordnance used in the exercise here. The Marines then made the approximate four-hour trip to the




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Oct

2012

Corporals Course pushes Marines to learn leadership foundations

Lance Cpl. B.A. Stevens, MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan

Future sergeants major gather from all corners of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni to attend Corporals Course, a path which molds Marines into better noncommissioned officers.“Corporals Course is the beginning of Professional Military Education and is the foundation of leadership for newly-promoted corporals,” said Sgt. Gregory B. Williams,




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Oct

2012

Station residents run for breast cancer awareness

Lance Cpl. B. A. Stevens, MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan

Station residents gathered on the seawall behind IronWorks Gym for The Race to Save Second Base, a five-kilometer breast cancer awareness walk and run Oct. 13, 2012.The run and walk featured a raffle drawing and refreshments after the event. The event also offered information and education.“So many people have been affected by breast cancer,





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