December 16, 2011 — Marines and sailors of Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron 1 visited here to conduct a study of the famous Battle of Iwo Jima as part of the unit’s professional military education program Dec. 16. During the visit, more than 120 Marines from the squadron hiked from Iwoto Field to the top of Mount Suribachi.Before stepping off on the 4-mile trek, the MORE
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December 13, 2011 — 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade reactivated during a ceremony here Dec. 13 as Brig. Gen. Craig Q. Timberlake, the MEB’s commanding general, uncased the colors.3rd MEB, a part of III Marine Expeditionary Force, is standing up a permanent command element with 95 staff, said Timberlake, who is also the deputy commanding general of III MORE
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December 12, 2011 — Approximately 175 Marines and sailors with 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion returned here from a deployment in support of Operation Enduring Freedom Dec. 12. The Marines, part of 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, were on a seven-month deployment to the Sangin Valley region of Afghanistan. While deployed, the battalion’s mission was MORE
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December 09, 2011 — In his planning guidance, the 35th commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. James F. Amos, defines the Corps as America’s Expeditionary Force in Readiness – a balanced air-ground logistics team, forward-deployed and forward-engaged – shaping, training, deterring and responding to all manner of crises and contingencies. As Marines are repositioned from MORE
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December 09, 2011 — A helicopter hovers 25-feet above the deck of the ship as combat rubber raiding craft simultaneously crash through the waves toward the hostile vessel.This was the scene as 30 Marines with Force Reconnaissance Platoon took part in a visit, board, search and seizure exercise aboard the USNS Dahl off the coast of Okinawa Dec. 1-6.The platoon, MORE
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December 09, 2011 — U.S. Navy medical instructors led senior medical personnel with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force through the III Marine Expeditionary Force Tactical Medical Simulation Center during a tour of the facility here Nov. 30.The visit gave instructors the opportunity to share lessons learned with their JGSDF counterparts. This information is vital for MORE
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December 09, 2011 — Marines with 7th Communications Battalion dispatched an array of communication equipment and established a secure working environment during their communications field exercise here Dec. 1.The battalion, part of III Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, III MEF, conducted the exercise to maintain operational readiness, ensure efficiency MORE
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December 09, 2011 — Bulk fuel is a much needed (military occupational specialty),” said Staff Sgt. Jay J. Jenkins, bulk fuel chief, Engineer Company. “When we are out here planning and implementing, it provides a good picture of how important (bulk fuel) is.”Marines with Enineer Co., CLB-4, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine MORE
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December 09, 2011 — U.S. service members worked in tandem with their Royal Thai counterparts to provide flood relief at the Don Mueang International Airport here Nov. 29.The U.S. service members and members of the Royal Thai Army transported flood -relief equipment from the Laem Chabang Port to the airport.Marines and sailors with Combat Logistics Regiment 3, part of MORE
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December 09, 2011 — Marine pilots with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 262 flew soldiers from the U.S. Army’s 1st Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group Airborne, as they conducted static-line parachute operations on Ie Shima Nov. 29, during Ryukyu Warrior 2012.Ryukyu Warrior 2012 is an annual Marine air command and control systems training evolution, which gives MORE
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