December 22, 2010 — Running into a hail of bullets to save lives is not something just anyone would do, but Marines who have earned our country’s highest awards for heroism have done just that. Most citations tell of men running through enemy fire to win battles, but for 1st Lt. Jeremiah J. Davis, a company mentor while deployed to Afghanistan, now assigned to 3rd MORE
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December 17, 2010 — Silence was all that could be heard inside building 729, an unoccupied house in the old Futenma Housing, on Camp Foster. Then, the quick whisper of boots grazing grass broke the silence … suddenly, seven men swarmed through a back door. After clearing the entire house using deliberate house-clearing techniques, the seven-man team met in one room MORE
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December 17, 2010 — Motor transport Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 172, Marine Wing Support Group 17, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, conducted vehicle recovery training and earned tactical vehicle licenses during Exercise Ryukyu Warrior Dec. 3.The squadron's Motor Transportation Company served as the wheels of the exercise, moving equipment and troops before, MORE
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December 17, 2010 — Months after Typhoon Kompasu left its destructive mark on the Jungle Warfare Training Center here, Marines with 9th Engineer Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 35, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, helped reconstruct a damaged portion of the center. Nine 9th ESB Marines stayed at JWTC for a week and a half to rebuild the five wooden structures MORE
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December 17, 2010 — A KC-130 Hercules aircraft from Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, landed at Clark Air Base in the republic of the Philippines Dec. 13 with personnel and the first five of 10 pallets containing supplies needed for Operation Goodwill.The five pallets MORE
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December 10, 2010 — Retired Royal Australian Marine, Col. Ivan J. Cahill, was awarded the title of Honorary U.S. Marine Nov. 19 for his conduct as the company commander of Company E, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, from Dec. 1, 1967 to Dec. 31, 1968 during the Vietnam War.“Wearing the title of United States Marine is challenging, rewarding MORE
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December 10, 2010 — The Marine Corps implemented a new qualification system for the combat water survival training that went into effect for all Marines Nov. 10. The new system focuses on safety and effectiveness while reforming qualification requirements. “Marines are inherently amphibious by nature and are expected to operate in aquatic environments,” said Gen. MORE
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December 10, 2010 — The Marines of 5th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, III Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, III MEF, are nearing the end of their seven-month deployment to Helmand province, Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.The company’s revolving mission of providing the Marine Air Ground Task Force commander a liaison capability MORE
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December 10, 2010 — Between training exercises and deployments, the CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter is an asset used throughout the Marine Corps.When the CH-46E is not flying a mission, aviation maintenance Marines are inspecting and working on the aircraft to prepare it for its next flight.“Even with the onset of the MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft, the CH-46E is still MORE
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December 08, 2010 — Marines from 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, concluded this evolution of the Artillery Relocation Training Program at Camp Sendai, Japan, Dec. 1. The purpose of the live-fire training was to maintain operational readiness of the artillery battalion and to support the U.S.-Government of Japan MORE
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