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Postal Service offers tips for safe, timely holiday gift mailing

October 29, 2010 — Halloween is just around the corner and the December holiday season is not far behind as evidenced by the wrapping paper and ornaments already on sale in stores.These are indicators that it will soon be time to mail holiday gifts to loved ones back home. To ensure gifts arrive home in time for the holiday season, Marine Corps Bases Japan Postal MORE
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Fire memorial ceremony commemorates victims

October 29, 2010 — Camp Fuji Marines remembered their fellow fallen Marines in an annual fire memorial ceremony for those who died in a fire on Camp Fuji on Oct. 19, 1979. The ceremony took place at the camp's flagpole Oct. 19 at 8 a.m. "Each year, we are honored to conduct a remembrance event to commemorate the terrible tragedy which affected so many lives of the MORE
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MP dogs, handlers prepare for deployment

October 29, 2010 — Marines from Military Police Support Company, III Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, and Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 265, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III MEF, worked together to familiarize five military working dogs with the CH-46 Sea Knight while static and in flight Oct. 15."The primary purpose of this MORE
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Phiblex '11 comes to close during ceremony

October 29, 2010 — U.S. and Armed Forces of the Philippines personnel celebrated the conclusion of Amphibious Landing Exercise 2011 during a closing ceremony here Oct. 22.The ceremony culminated the exercise during which the 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade and the Armed Forces of the Philippines trained bilaterally to improve interoperability, increase readiness and MORE
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3rd MEB provides assistance to Philippines

October 29, 2010 — Marines and sailors of the 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade provided assessments and initial recovery assistance to victims of Typhoon Juan (international name, Megi) here Oct. 21. The 3rd MEB, comprised of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, Combat Logistics Regiment 35 and Marine Aircraft Group 36, was participating in Amphibious Landing Exercise MORE
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Marines raid beach during Phiblex '11

October 22, 2010 — Concealed under the cover of darkness, 60 Marines from Company B, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, and 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, and 48 Philippine Marines from 12th Marine Battalion Landing Team, Armed Forces of the Philippines, conducted a bilateral boat raid here Oct. 11. The raid MORE
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3rd MLG conquers jungle training

October 22, 2010 — After what seemed like hours waiting in the cold, ankle-deep water, Marines broke through the jungle foliage running at full speed to reach their next checkpoint. Once at the objective, the Marines were briefed on the first obstacle.Marines from various units of 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force, were traversing the MORE
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US, Filipino docs bring medical, dental services closer to home

October 22, 2010 — Several hundred townspeople gathered to watch as a convoy of vehicles made its way down a dirt road to the San Vicente School where Marines and sailors from Marine Aircraft Group 36, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, and their counterparts from the Philippine Air Force conducted the first in a series of medical and dental civic action projects here MORE
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New roles, duties Indoc Course offers insight to SNCO rank

October 22, 2010 — Approximately 118 sergeants selected for staff sergeant and newly-promoted staff sergeants attended the 2010 Staff Sergeant Indoctrination Course at The Palms Club here Oct. 13-15.The annual course, which III Marine Expeditionary Force has hosted for the last several years, introduced attendees to their new roles and responsibilities and provided MORE
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GME rolls out with electric vehicles

October 22, 2010 — Garrison Mobile Equipment unveiled new, electric vehicles while celebrating The Green Line's nine-year anniversary, Thursday at the Ocean Breeze on Camp Foster. "After planning and researching for over two years, we are now beginning to launch a new environmentally-friendly fleet of electric vehicles," said Thomas L. Ramer, the operations officer MORE
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