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USS Tortuga sailors and Marines complete CERTEX

Story by Petty Officer 3rd Class Karen Blankenship | Amphibious Squadron 11 | Date: 09.24.2012

Sailors aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46), along with Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, completed a certification exercise while on deployment in the western Pacific,... Read More

GreenGov Presidential Awards honors FLEACT Yokosuka

Story by Joseph Schmitt | Commander Fleet Activities, Yokosuka | Date: 09.24.2012

Fleet Activities, Yokosuka won a category of the Lean, Clean and Green award at the 2012 GreenGov Presidential Awards at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington D.C., Sept. 24. Representatives... Read More

CFAY holds awards dinner for ombudsman, honors service

Story by Joseph Schmitt | Commander Fleet Activities, Yokosuka | Date: 09.21.2012

Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY) leaders, service members and family members said thank you to Yokosuka ombudsman for their service at an appreciation dinner held Sept. 21. Read More

Okinawans, Marines sharpen aircraft fire, rescue procedures

Courtesy Story | III Marine Expeditionary Force / Marine Corps Installations Pacific | Date: 09.21.2012

Heat waves from the burning fuselage rippled across the flight line as a crash and fire rescue team doused it with water to extinguish the flames Sept. 21 at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma. Read More

Combat engineers train with Marine Corps’ big guns

Story by Lance Cpl. Kasey Peacock | III Marine Expeditionary Force / Marine Corps Installations Pacific | Date: 09.18.2012

Every Marine is trained as a rifleman. Some Marines, however, were lucky enough to take their weapons training to the next level with the Corps’ big guns Sept. 18-19 at Camp Schwab. Read More