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Recruits get warrior intensity with pugil sticks, bayonets
By Cpl Walter D. Marino IIFrom the crucible to drill, everything a recruit is asked to do is for a purpose. Sometimes that purpose is revealed by their drill instructors and sometimes it is left up to the recruit to figure out and understand.
 Marines Support Local Fire Authorities During Deadly California Wildfire SeasonWhether they're lending humanitarian aid to earthquake-ridden Japan or protecting world citizens from tyranny, Marines are called upon to face down a wide spectrum of threats, often within a few hours' notice. |
 Pendleton warriors compete during the Tactical Athlete ChallengeWarriors gathered at Camp Pendleton's Paige Fieldhouse to compete in the Tactical Athlete Challenge, Aug. 28. |
 Marines strike FAST during trainingAs the smoke cleared in the small room, a Marine bellows "Room clear!" |
 Joint training puts the sting in Scorpion FireMarines with 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company and 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion from Camp Pendleton, Calif., conducted combined arms attacks with air and ground assets to enhance proficiency controlling fixed wing and rotor wing aircraft during Scorpion Fire, a two-week training evolution beginning Aug.6, at two training sites outside of Yuma, Ariz. |
 From Virginia to Afghanistan, Marine develops his own legacyPATROL BASE DETROIT, Afghanistan (September 10, 2012) —The Marine Corps is filled with stories of young men and women looking for something different. They are brought together by a bond from the day they receive their Eagle, Globe and Anchor and officially earn the title of United States Marine. |
 Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel Platoon trains to rescue downed pilotsIn the unfortunate event that an aircraft goes down, pilots can rest assured the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit has trained a 24-man platoon to come and get them. |
 Women take on combat rolesWomen Marines will soon be serving in ground combat elements. |
 Combat Cargo takes on full-size responsibilityThe Peleliu Amphibious Ready Group faces a full-sized logistical challenge every time they prepare to leave port. One team of Marines accepts that challenge and ensures all vehicles, supplies and personnel for ship-to-shore operations are embarked and ready to go. |
 Marines, sailors hone machine gunning skills for Afghan deploymentMarines 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. |
 3/7 and FET help educate local childrenThe Female Engagement Team and 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment has been conducting shuras or community gatherings in order to help the local population outside of Forward Operating Base Jackson, Afghanistan. |
 Faces of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit part 12 SSgt Jeffrey Perry, a motor transportation chiefSSgt Jeffery Perry is a Spartan. Or at least that is what Marines call him after experiencing one of his hand-tailored CrossFit workouts. |
 Marine sergeant excels on, off dutyOne Marine sergeant has distinguished herself among her peers at work and during her free time. |
 Master Sergeant James Clark, a profound patriotMaster Sergeant James Clark marked the 11th anniversary of the Sept. 11, terror attacks in a special way – he signed on for three more years of service in the Marine Corps. |
 Corporals Leadership Course: History and TraditionAt 23, serving as a squad leader during a fight against enemy forces in Iraq 2004, Cpl Jason Dunham led his squad into an engagement, then stopped to search seven Iraqi vehicles attempting to depart the area. |
 Aviation Combat Element Keeps BSRF AloftApproximately 350 Marines and sailors with Black Sea Rotational Force 12 are well into their six-month deployment which includes training exercises with 19 nations planned throughout the Black Sea, Balkan and Caucasus regions. |
 Marines Remember Their Fallen at Belleau Wood for Memorial DayTowered by a Romanesque chapel and flanked by 2,289 epithets of the fallen, U.S. Marines and citizens, along with French troops and locals of the town of Belleau, gather to honor the fallen at Aisne-Marne American Memorial Cemetery, May 27. |
 Helicopter Support Team conducts night operations via sling loadThe calming shade of blue makes the water enticing under the intense Afghan sun, but the currents are relentless. When the Helmand River is too deep to ford while delivering supplies, the helicopter support team is called in. |
 Through the Eyes of InfantrymenInfantry Marines deployed to Afghanistan endure trials that Americans unfamiliar with military life cannot begin to fathom. |
 Marines conduct night helicopter raid‘Train how you fight,' rang true when more than 100 Marines and sailors with Battalion Landing Team 3/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, conducted their helo raid at night as a part of MEU Exercise, at Range 800, here, April 9. |
 Recon Marines return from AfghanistanApproximately 175 Marines and sailors with 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion returned here from a deployment in support of Operation Enduring Freedom Dec. 12. |
 Afghans, Marines brighten horizons for young studentsIf it's one thing Cpl Joshua Brooks likes most about his deployment to Afghanistan, it's his visits to the school in Khan Neshin. |
 Unit arrives for exercise in CambodiaMarines and sailors of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit came ashore from amphibious ships here Dec. 11, to begin a cooperative exercise with the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces focusing on medical subject-matter-expert exchanges, mass-casualty response, community outreach, jungle familiarization and platoon and company movements. |
 Three cousins serve together in AfghanistanLucas, Josey and Steven grew up together. They graduated high school together. They joined the Marine Corps together. They completed boot camp at Parris Island, S.C., together. They trained to be helicopter mechanics, and checked into their first unit together. |
 Marines plunge into frigid canal to save nine AfghansFour Marines saved nine Afghans from a canal during a Dec. 2 night patrol. Near the end of their patrol, a vehicle carrying an Afghan family struck an Afghan National Army soldier and sent both plunging into the frigid canal. The ANA soldiers provided security while the 2nd Platoon Marines braved the swiftly moving current to recover the accident victims. |
