November 05, 2009 — MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – The sky darkened, temperatures dropped, and fog began to form low and thick on the field as the audience rubbed their hands together to keep warm. The sudden climate change didn’t seem to bother the Beast as they kept pushing forward.The 1st Marine Logistics Group’s football team, the Beast, had already MORE
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November 04, 2009 — H1N1 “Swine Flu” vaccinations are available now for high-risk family members and eligible TRICARE beneficiaries at Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton, but service members will have to wait a little longer to be vaccinated. Marines and sailors will be vaccinated when the next shipment of the vaccine arrives “in a few weeks,” hospital officials MORE
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November 04, 2009 — "Possible IED, possible IED." The patrol halts as Marines locate a possible threat to the mission, an improvised explosive device. Part of being a Marine is to be ready for any situation, whether it's overseas or back home. Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment 15, 1st Marine Logistics Group, prepared themselves for future deployments to MORE
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November 03, 2009 — "What would Chuck Norris do?" The crowd laughs as the on-stage performer jokingly asks himself for guidance as he attempts to ask out an attractive woman at a party.First Marine Logistics Group hosted "Sex Signals" at the Base Theater, Oct. 27-28. "Sex Signals" is a 90-minute interactive comedic play with a sexual assault prevention message.Actors MORE
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November 03, 2009 — With constant unit rotations in Iraq and Afghanistan, equipment has been left behind to the replacing Marines and sailors over the years, which made maintaining accountability more challenging.After a six year absence, the Marine Corps is bringing back the Field Supply and Maintenance Analysis Office, an inspections organization that enforces MORE
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November 03, 2009 — A new program in effect Oct. 26 benefits Marines leaving active duty who wish to go to college in California.The Special Admissions Program offers honorably discharged Marine Veterans who meet the requirements for priority admission to selected California State University campuses."This program is specifically designed to meet the needs of Marine MORE
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November 03, 2009 — With the click of a button, service members and civilians can catch up with what Marines are doing by simply logging onto Facebook, Twitter, Flikr or YouTube."For the past few months I have been working with Headquarters Marine Corps on creating a social media policy which will establish the need and management guidelines of your unit's social MORE
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November 03, 2009 — Medical clinics on base are encouraging service members to get their seasonal flu vaccines now, while vaccines for the H1N1 virus are expected to be available by early November.This year, in addition to the annual seasonal influenza vaccine, active duty service members are required to be immunized against H1N1. The H1N1 vaccine will also be MORE
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November 03, 2009 — Corporals and sergeants are known as the "backbone of the Marine Corps," as stated in the NCO Creed. From the Battle of Chapultepec to current operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, non-commissioned officers have led the charge on and off the battlefield since the birth of the Corps.The Marine Corps' top brass has been pushing NCOs to tackle even more MORE
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November 03, 2009 — A retired Marine veteran who participated in the Chosin Reservoir Campaign in Korea and was promoted by Chesty Puller, attended the 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group Marine Corps birthday ball to share history and camaraderie with the Marines.After the cake-cutting ceremony, the guest speaker, 1st Sgt. Robert L. Gaines, MORE
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