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Marine Combat Controllers provide crucial service for Marine air
Courtesy Story | 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit | Date: 01.19.2013A 12 by 6 mile former lake bed, comprised of dry vegetation and compact sand, may seem to be useless ground. However, the Marines from Marine Mobile Air Traffic Control Team see this barren land as an... Read More
Wag the dog: Canine counterparts
Story by Staff Sgt. Kristen Duus | 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division | Date: 01.18.2013A soldier’s weapon is their greatest tool during war. However, imagine going to war with no weapon in hand. The only tool you are armed with is your nose… a nose which can detect more than 22 different... Read More
PRT Farah hosts United Through Reading read-a-thon on FOB Farah
Story by Lt.j.g. Matthew Stroup | Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah | Date: 01.18.2013More than 20 soldiers and sailors from Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Farah participated in a read-a-thon through the United Through Reading program on FOB Farah here, Jan. 18. Read More
MAW (Fwd) takes fight to Afghanistan
Story by Cpl. Scott L. Tomaszycki | 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing & Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point | Date: 01.17.2013Marines from the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward) command element and subordinate units deployed to Afghanistan in a series of recent flights. In the coming weeks, 2nd MAW (Fwd.) is scheduled to take over... Read More
Why we serve: Sgt. Michael Krapels
Story by Sgt. Michael Sword | Combined Joint Task Force 1 - Afghanistan | Date: 01.15.2013No one ever plans to suffer an injury when they join the military, and U.S. Army Sgt. Michael Krapels was no different. Krapels, who is with Chosen Company, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne... Read More
