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Feb

2013

Ship to Shore

1st Lt. Sin Y. Kook, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif.

With the last training day approaching in the first running of the Integrated Training Exercise, Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, started their Company Stability Operations / Humanitarian Assistance training package Tuesday at the Combat Center’s Range 220. The company provided security and humanitarian assistance to a village in the




08

Feb

2013

New tower enhances radio communication

Nathan L. Hanks Jr., MARINE CORPS LOGISTICS BASE ALBANY, Ga.

A 196-foot communication tower was recently erected aboard Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany to facilitate better first responder radio communication. Some users include Marine Corps Police Department, Marine Corps Fire Department and the Installation and Environmental Division.In a collaborative effort, MCLB Albany’s Communication and




08

Feb

2013

How service members can fight for security at home

Stuart F. Delery, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif.

When service members board the plane to return to the United States from deployment overseas, their family and friends are not the only ones waiting for them. Scam artists are also busy setting up store fronts, phone lines, and websites specifically targeting service members.These consumer predators know that service members have to deal with




08

Feb

2013

Albany Young Marines’ CO receives recognition for community service

Nathan L. Hanks Jr., MARINE CORPS LOGISTICS BASE ALBANY, Ga.

"Never forget where you came from and always give back" is the motto of Nathaniel Lowman, commanding officer of the Albany Young Marines, and retired Marine Corps master sergeant.Lowman has lived by these words for the last 35 years and because of his service to the surrounding communities, he was awarded the 2013 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dream




08

Feb

2013

Recycling Program helps Combat Center, environment

Kelly O’Sullivan, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif.

Combat Center offices and households generate an average of eight tons of recyclables every week, but you won’t see it piling up anywhere for too long, thanks to the Qualified Recycling Program’s residential-commercial and industrial recycling sections.During their weekly rounds to collect garbage from 1,720 family housing units and more than 300




08

Feb

2013

‘First Team’ welcomes new commander

Cpl. Sarah Dietz, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif.

Lt. Col. Seth E. Yost took command of 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, from Lt. Col. David P. Bradney Jan. 31, during the unit’s change of command ceremony at Lance Cpl. Torrey L. Gray Field.“As a leader, you’re not going to go one step further than what your Marines are willing to carry you,” Bradney said. “ I’ve always believed that, but it




08

Feb

2013

3/4 finishes out first ITX

Cpl. William Jackson, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif.

Squad leaders and team leaders with Company L, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, received their mission brief the night of Feb 3, 2013. They had submerged themselves into their training mission and prepped for the oncoming patrol during their stabilization week of the Integrated Training Exercise. The facility was no longer Range 215 and




08

Feb

2013

Workshops being offered for Marine NCOs

MARINE CORPS LOGISTICS BASE Albany, Ga. – Two three-day workshops are scheduled for Marine noncommissioned officers here on Feb. 5-7 and Feb. 12-14. Both workshops will be held at the Officer's Club from 8 a.m. – 4 p.m, daily. The purpose of these workshops is to provide Marine noncommissioned officers an opportunity to explore evolving human




08

Feb

2013

Rifle and pistol intramural competition

Cpl. John Wilkes, MCAS BEAUFORT

A Marine looks through the scope of his weapon at a target 500 yards away. Before pulling the trigger he shifts his elbow, re­membering everything he has learned. As the Marine breathes in and exhales, he gently squeezes the trigger. Bang! The bullet twists out of the barrel and flies through the air, strik­ing the target with unerr­ing




08

Feb

2013

Corporals Course: the next generation of noncommissioned officers

Lance Cpl. Devin Nichols, CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C.

Three squads of Marines filled into the room, stood at attention and prepared for their last meal together. They were finally done. Class 020-13, the most recent noncommissioned officers to graduate 2nd Marine Logistics Group’s Corporals Course, joined with one of their strongest supporters during the class’s final mess night here, Feb. 6.“I love





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