December 23, 2009 — In October, members of the Marine Aviation Officer’s Spouses Club thought about what they could do from home to assist Marines and their mission in Afghanistan this holiday season. After corresponding with deployed Marines, they determined that sending gifts for Afghan children in the form of small, stuffed animals could portray warm greetings MORE
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December 16, 2009 — “The sky’s the limit,” even within an 18-month period, is the message Gen. James Conway conveyed in his Defense Department press briefing Dec. 15 when referring to operations in Afghanistan.Conway, the commandant of the Marine Corps, recently completed an overseas visit to Afghanistan on the heels of President Barrack Obama‘s decision to commit an MORE
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December 14, 2009 — A battalion of Marines in southern Afghanistan now has the upper hand in a city they believed to be a Taliban stronghold, a senior Marine Corps officer in Helmand province said today.For many months, Now Zad, the province's second-largest city, was occupied by the Taliban. The city was almost a ghost town, except for the militants who forced MORE
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December 02, 2009 — Aside from the constant threat of enemy contact and roadside bombs, Marines throughout Afghanistan are taking an offensive posture against another potentially deadly enemy – the flu.Nearly 400 Marines and sailors with Regimental Combat Team 7 at Camp Dwyer, Afghanistan, and many other Marines throughout southern Afghanistan have received the H1N1 MORE
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December 02, 2009 — At first glance, the area known as the Buji Bhast Pass in southern Afghanistan looks much like the rest of Farah Province. Mountain peaks tower over vast desert valleys spotted with small adobe villages, herds of grazing animals and local farmers tilling their fields.Whereas other areas in the region are proving relatively receptive to coalition MORE
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December 02, 2009 — The Taliban approached Afghan National Army Sgt. Nazir Mohammad with an offer he couldn't refuse. But he did.Mohammad has received many letters from the Taliban, telling him to leave the ANA, but he has continued to serve."If the Taliban kills my whole family, I will not take off my uniform. I will be with the ANA. I will help the Marines," he MORE
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December 01, 2009 — The Marine Corps' top officer and senior enlisted leader addressed a myriad of issues affecting Marines throughout the Corps during their Thanksgiving visit to Marines and sailors currently deployed throughout Afghanistan's Helmand province Nov. 26.Gen. James T. Conway, the commandant of the Marine Corps, and Sgt. Maj. Carlton W. Kent, the sergeant MORE
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November 30, 2009 — At the monthly Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association luncheon Nov. 13, Marine Lt. Gen. George Allen, director for Command, Control, Communications and Computers, spoke about the continuing need for virtualization for military operations. The event was held at the Sheraton Premiere at Tyson’s Corner, and also served as a collection MORE
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November 30, 2009 — Machine guns were mounted, the supplies were loaded and the Marines of Alpha Company, 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion were ready. On Nov. 22, necessary supplies were convoyed to Forward Operating Bases Geronimo and Delhi, but work did not stop there.Across southern Afghanistan, supply requests are made for fuel, construction materials and generators. MORE
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November 24, 2009 — The former commanding general of Marine Corps Installations-West, Maj. Gen. Michael R. Lehnert, was honored for his leadership in the protection and restoration of America's endangered wildlife at the Endangered Species Coalition’s Fall Celebration in Georgetown Nov. 19.According to the citation, Lehnert was presented the Champion Award for Habitat MORE
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