May 25, 2012 — The Okinawa area emergency evacuation plan’s new nonessential personnel evacuation preparedness campaign has been updated and was activated May 23. The OAEEP is designed to help prepare nonessential status of forces agreement personnel and their families should a natural disaster warrant an evacuation off the island of Okinawa.“We will begin our MORE
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May 25, 2012 — Gunnery Sgt. John A. Basilone is an American Hero and a Marine Corps legend who received the Medal of Honor and Navy Cross during World War II. Today, the Marine Corps honors his memory by annually awarding a deserving Marine with the Gunnery Sergeant John A. Basilone Award for Courage and Commitment.Gunnery Sgt. John S. Mosser, a platoon sergeant MORE
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May 25, 2012 — Marines put their sharpened warfighting techniques to the test during the culminating event of a four-day small-unit leadership exercise at Camp Hansen May 9. Marines with Marine Air Support Squadron 2, Marine Air Control Group 18, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, and Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron 1, 1st MAW, III MEF, MORE
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May 25, 2012 — Marines with 3rd Marine Logistics Group attended a deactivation ceremony at Camp Kinser May 18. The ceremony was for the Military Police Company with Combat Logistics Regiment 37, 3rd MLG, III Marine Expeditionary Force.“As it stands right now, we are deactivating to form a consolidated 3rd Law Enforcement Battalion on Camp Hansen,” said Capt. MORE
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May 25, 2012 — Combat Logistics Battalion 4 worked to retrograde equipment and supplies from Patrol Base Habib in CLB-4’s most recent effort to support the realignment of forces here May 1 through May 6. Whether it is engineering operations, maintaining vehicles, supplying units, or identifying excess equipment, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Fwd) Marines and MORE
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May 25, 2012 — Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 prepared for training at West Field here May 13-18 during Exercise Geiger Fury 2012. The squadron, part of Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, is participating in Geiger Fury to increase operational readiness and improve core expeditionary combat MORE
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May 18, 2012 — Marine spouses participated in the 2nd annual spouses’ warrior day at Camp Hansen May 11. The event was created to celebrate military spouse appreciation day and was open to III Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group spouses and family members over the age of 18.“We wanted to give the spouses a chance to try some of the training that Marines MORE
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May 18, 2012 — In 2011, Colgate University established the leadership scholar program, which allows two Marines per year to be accepted for enrollment and receive full scholarships to the school. Sgt. Daniel R. Luntzel received an envelope in the mail from Colgate University containing his acceptance and scholarship letters April 27.“I was very honored when I MORE
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May 18, 2012 — Breathe … relax … aim … stop … squeeze … follow through. This technique, also known as “BRASS-F,” is a technique taught during entry-level marksmanship training in the Marine Corps. Marines of III Marine Expeditionary Force used these basic fundamentals and more advanced techniques to showcase their marksmanship skills alongside a variety of other MORE
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May 18, 2012 — Marines of Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji welcomed thousands of visitors to the base during the Camp Fuji friendship festival May 12. The festival provided an opportunity for the local community to come together and celebrate the relationship fostered by the Japanese and the Marines.“Your attendance today is proof that you’ve accepted us MORE
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