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Afghan forces, ‘America’s Battalion’ Marines keep Garmsir safe during Afghan New Year
Story by Cpl. Reece Lodder | Regimental Combat Team-5, 1st Marine Division | Date: 03.21.2012The celebration of the Afghan New Year was outlawed while Helmand province’s Garmsir district was under insurgent rule prior to the arrival of coalition forces in 2005. Read More
Colorado Marine teaches discipline through martial arts in Afghanistan
Story by Cpl. Alfred V. Lopez | Regimental Combat Team-5, 1st Marine Division | Date: 03.19.2012Black, brown, green, gray and tan. Those are the colors of the belt levels of the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program that a ‘user’ can earn. Read More
Garmsir district continues progress in education with Safar School construction
Story by Cpl. Reece Lodder | Regimental Combat Team-5, 1st Marine Division | Date: 03.18.2012Though its gray exterior walls must still be painted and its entrances sealed by doors, the newly constructed Safar School is a stepping stone for the growth of education in southern Helmand province’s Garmsir... Read More
Strengthening the backbone: NCOs share lessons learned in combat
Story by Cpl. Alfred V. Lopez | Regimental Combat Team-5, 1st Marine Division | Date: 03.17.2012Corporals and sergeants hold arguably the most important leadership roles in Marine infantry units. So it’s no surprise that noncommissioned officers are often referred to as the backbone of the Corps. Read More
Afghan soldiers become medics under guidance of ‘America’s Battalion’ corpsmen
Story by Cpl. Reece Lodder | Regimental Combat Team-5, 1st Marine Division | Date: 03.12.2012Facing his student on the opposite side of a makeshift wooden trauma table, U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Maxwell McGill watches intently as the Afghan soldier tightens a tourniquet around a dummy’s... Read More
