November 19, 2010 — Members of Headquarters and Service Battalion, Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. Butler, moved silently into position across the street from Cpl. Kimo Abraham's final resting place as they prepared to render full military honors at his funeral Nov. 3. Abraham died in his sleep while serving on active duty. Abraham was serving as an infantryman with MORE
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November 19, 2010 — Lt. Col. Carlos Urbina, commanding officer of 7th Communications Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, stood before his Marines Nov. 10 and dedicated a conference room at Kelley Hall to one of their fallen comrades, 1st Lt. Michael Johnson."It is very fitting that we take this morning, the morning of our Marine Corps' MORE
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November 17, 2010 — Editor’s note: This is the first of three in the series.If you were to tell me that my first military deployment to mainland Japan, thousands of miles away from my birthplace, would remind me of home, I wouldn’t believe you.My first deployment was supposed to be foreign. The layout of the land, the food, the people, even the weather should have MORE
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November 12, 2010 — More than 6,000 people crowded onto the field next to Risner Fitness Complex on Kadena Air Base Nov. 6 as the master of ceremonies announced, "following a tradition as old as the Olympic Games themselves, the Special Olympics Torch will now be brought into the arena."The crowd cheered as the torch bearer, Wataru Takashiba, from Misaki Special Needs MORE
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November 12, 2010 — The Holiday Food Voucher Program was established to help provide military families in need with a traditional holiday meal. The program originally collected canned goods and assorted food. However, Camp Foster Personal Services Center worked with the Defense Commissary Agency to use vouchers instead, said Bert Corn, director of personal services at MORE
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November 12, 2010 — More than 10 Marine English tutors and approximately 30 Okinawan students gathered at the Education Center on Camp Courtney for their weekly English class, Oct. 25.The class, which doubles as a social club of sorts, was established more than a decade ago by Ichiro Umehara, the Camp Courtney community relations specialist. The class serves as an MORE
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November 05, 2010 — More than 500 Marines from Provost Marshal’s Offices throughout Okinawa and members of the Japanese Security Guard qualified on the standard Marine Corps pistol range on Camp Hansen Oct. 18-29.The pre-qualification and qualification have been combined into one day, said Staff Sgt. William Radebaugh, training noncommissioned officer-in-charge, Camp MORE
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November 05, 2010 — More than 70 Marines from Battery B, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, took on the Jungle Warfare Training Center’s 3.8 mile Jungle Endurance Course Oct. 21 on Camp Gonsalves. According to Cpl. Rick A. Williams, a radio operator with Battery B, he and other Marines were motivated to MORE
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November 05, 2010 — Marines and sailors from 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, conducted training at the Combined Arms Training Center to hone warfighting skills and maintain unit readiness Oct. 7-Nov. 2.The training was intended to mold Marines and sailors into a cohesive headquarters unit capable of deploying and employing at MORE
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November 05, 2010 — Marines from Combat Logistics Battalion 3 began conducting independent operations in support of Operation Enduring Freedom after an official transfer of authority Oct. 18 on Camp Dwyer in Afghanistan. The battalion, part of Combat Logistics, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, is currently assigned to 1st Marine MORE
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