May 27, 2011 — Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 314, which arrived here April 1, has brought with it many capabilities and a forward presence of a combat-capable squadron to III Marine Expeditionary Force’s area of operation.Currently attached to Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, as part of the Marine Corps’ Unit MORE
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May 27, 2011 — Marines with Landing Force Company conducted a machine gun firing exercise May 23 aboard the USS Tortuga in the South China Sea.Refreshing skills for Marines and introducing the weapon to sailors, shipboard training provides a productive means to utilize time while in transit.Landing Force Company is the ground exercise force for Cooperation Afloat MORE
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May 27, 2011 — The thick aroma of freshly home-cooked food, coupled with a sense of enjoyment, transformed a professional military classroom into a family gathering for single Marines and sailors during the Taste of Home hosted by the Unit and Family Readiness Office on Camp Kinser May 17.Every quarter, volunteers with Combat Logistics Regiment 37, 3rd Marine MORE
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May 27, 2011 — Editor’s note: The following story is true. Names have been changed or omitted to protect the anonymity of all parties involved.“Keep your mouth shut! You didn’t see a thing!” These are the kind of thinly-veiled threats one Marine here endured, prayed about and eventually found the moral courage to act upon by turning in fellow Marines who were MORE
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May 27, 2011 — Marines who want to reenlist will find they need to excel above their peers more than ever after a Marine administrative message regarding new reenlistment procedures was released May 11.MARADMIN 273/11 specifies that the Marines who retain Marine Occupational Specialty “boat spaces” should be the most qualified instead of “first to volunteer.”“Due MORE
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May 27, 2011 — Marines and sailors with Special Operations Training Group and Military Police Support Company, III Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, III MEF, participated in sustainment training here in preparation for the Non-Lethal Weapons Executive Seminar 2011 May 23–26.NOLES ‘11, which is scheduled to take place May 30 – June 10 in Chonburi, MORE
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May 27, 2011 — Today begins the Critical Days of Summer campaign that will last through Labor Day weekend.The goal of the Marine Corps Bases Japan Safety Office’s campaign is to reduce the number of mishaps that occur during the summer months by focusing on a topic of safety each week. All Critical Days of Summer topics are important, however, hydration, this MORE
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May 27, 2011 — More than 150 Marines pushed themselves to the limit during the 2nd Annual Bushido Challenge at Camp Hansen May 20.Hosted by the Single Marine Program, the Bushido Challenge combines eight events including a physical fitness test and combat fitness test to challenge the fitness of each team of four competitors.“The word Bushido stands for ‘the way MORE
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May 27, 2011 — The U.S. Pacific Command Armed Services Blood Bank Center on Camp Lester is the headquarters of blood operations and the main source of blood products for the entire Pacific theater. As part of the Armed Services Blood Program, the official U.S. military blood program, blood donations serve as a vital link to military service members and their MORE
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May 27, 2011 — More than 30 Marines from the Okinawa Staff Noncommissioned Officer Academy’s Advanced Course, class 4-11, volunteered to clean up trash and debris on Araha Beach, Okinawa, May 20.The clean up is one of many community relations projects designed to involve Department of Defense personnel and their families in the local community and help keep the MORE
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