February 12, 2013 — All motorcycles share similar controls regardless of style or brand. Most of them have manually operated clutches controlled by using the left handle's lever to engage or disengage the clutch and the left foot-pedal used to shift gears up and down. On the right side, both the handle's lever and the foot-pedal are used for breaking the front and MORE
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February 11, 2013 — The Down East Chapter of the Non Commissioned Officers Association of America presented Sgt. Maj. Robert G. VanOostrom, the II Marine Expeditionary Force sergeant major, its annual Sergeant Major C.A. “Mack” McKinney Awards Ceremony, Feb. 8, at Sywanyk’s Scarlet and Gold Traditions in Jacksonville, N.C.“(VanOostrom) has been a big supporter of the MORE
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January 25, 2013 — A casting call for selected Marines will be held at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune Feb. 5 and the following day at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point for screening in Marine Corps Recruiting Command Advertising.Marines must pick up a casting form through their appropriate level public affairs office and submit them to MCRC Advertising at MORE
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January 16, 2013 — Major Gen. Ray Fox, Commanding General II Marine Expeditionary Force, remains determined to counter the drug threat against II MEF Marines and Sailors.In mid-December 2012, the first phase of the II MEF Counter Drug Campaign was completed after a 100 percent MEF-wide urinalysis on Nov. 30, 2012, yielded more than 37,000 samples.Fox enacted this MORE
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December 03, 2012 — “Marines don’t do drugs,” stated Maj. Gen. Ray Fox, Commanding General II Marine Expeditionary Force, “and if they do, they’ll be out of our Corps.”Through the creation of a Counter Drug Task Force, Fox enacted the II MEF Counter Drug Campaign to preserve the force and its readiness.The II MEF Counter Drug Campaign will invoke an existing, cohesive MORE
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November 14, 2012 — The commanding general of II Marine Expeditionary Force, Maj. Gen. Raymond C. Fox hosted a Heroes Dinner, Nov. 14, to honor Marines and sailors whose actions not only helped save lives but also displayed extraordinary forms of selflessness. The Marines and sailors represented various units of II MEF, including 2nd Air-Naval Gunfire Liason Company, MORE
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October 22, 2012 — The armored vehicle careened through the woods, throwing the 14 Marines inside of it on top of each other. The Marines, weighed down by body armor and their weapons, were slow to pick themselves up and return to their seats. Many of them had been half asleep before being jostled about.The squad had spent nearly an hour sitting shoulder to shoulder MORE
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October 18, 2012 — “Stop the vehicle,” yelled Capt. James Slocum to the driver behind the wheel of the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle. Slocum grimaces as he grabs the handheld radio. “There is something in the road ahead. It doesn’t look right.”Standing in the turret of the vehicle, Slocum’s eyes darted back and forth scanning the dirt road ahead. As an MORE
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September 25, 2012 — In preparation for their upcoming deployment in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and follow on missions, Marines of Alpha Company, 8th Communications Battalion, II Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, participated in a field exercise aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Sept. 24-25.The Marines set up camp on the morning of Sept. 24 MORE
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September 14, 2012 — Marines and sailors of 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade were awarded the Presidential Unit Citation during a ceremony held in honor of 2nd MEB, here, Sept. 14.The 28,000 Marines and sailors who served in Afghanistan in 2009 and 2010 earned the unit’s second Presidential Unit Citation, the highest award given to a unit in the United States military. MORE
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