Tag Archives: Hurricane Sandy

2012 DoDLive’s Video Year in Review

Posted on January 4, 2013 by glenn.selby

This year we uploaded 470 videos, and shared many, many more from the Air Force, Army, Navy and Marine Corps and The Pentagon Channel.
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Posted in DoD News, Rotator | Tagged Afghanistan, Air Force, Army, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, drawdown, Gen. Martin Dempsey, Hurricane Sandy, Navy Marine Corps, President Obama, Sgt. Maj. Bryan Battaglia, The Pentagon Channel | Leave a comment

How the Marines Saved Christmas

Posted on December 25, 2012 by bniegel

The Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots “Mission to Save Christmas” recently delivered thousands of presents to the New York and New Jersey area
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Posted in DoD News, Hurricane Sandy, Rotator | Tagged Blue Angels, C-130, C-130 Hercules, Fat Albert, holiday season, Hurricane Sandy, Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots, New Jersey, New York, U.S. Marine Corps, USMC | Leave a comment

Marine Corps Reserve Sgt. Jorge Negron, left, a ground radio repair specialist, and Cpl. Marc Carlo, a motor transportation mechanic, transfer the day’s first truck full of Toys for Tots toy donations to a 7-ton truck in New York City’s Times Square, Dec. 18, 2012. Negron and Carlo are both assigned to the 6th Communications Battalion. Since 1947, Marines have collected and distributed more than 452 million toys to more than 209 million needy children across the country. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Juan Alfonso

Marines Collect Toys for Children in Times Square

Posted on December 23, 2012 by Erin Wittkop

With the holiday season in full swing, Reserve Marines with 6th Communications Battalion took to New York City’s Times Square to collect toys for children in need.
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Posted in DoD News, Rotator | Tagged 1st Marine Corps District, 6th Communications Battalion, Christmas, holiday season, holidays, Hurricane Sandy, Marine Corps Reserve, Marines, New York City, Times Square, Toys for Tots, U.S. Marines, United States Marine Corps | Leave a comment

Thursday Afternoon One-liners

Posted on November 29, 2012 by glenn.selby

Today’s top news stories from around the Department of Defense.
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Posted in Community Partnerships, DoD News | Tagged Adm. Jonathan Greenert, Cmdr. Brian Sittlow, Cmdr. Chase Patrick, Cpl. Elizabeth R. Morrill, Hurricane Sandy, Marine Corps, Military Children, Pentagon in the Hall of Heroes, The White House, Vice Adm. James B. Stockdale Leadership Award | Leave a comment

Photo: Marines and sailors of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit step off a landing craft utility vehicle onto the shore of Breezy Point, a small coastal community in New York City, Nov. 9. The Marines and sailors of the 26th MEU are partnering with the 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force as well as the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the National Guard in order to clear debris from walkways and public spaces in order to help the residents of New York City return to normalcy as soon as possible. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Bryan Nygaard)

Worth A Thousand Words: Go Go Go Go!!!

Posted on November 14, 2012 by bniegel

Marines and sailors of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit step off a landing craft utility vehicle onto the shore of Breezy Point, a small coastal community in New York City.
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Posted in Rotator, Wednesday Warfighter, Worth A Thousand Words | Tagged 26 MEU, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 8th ESB, Amphibious Landing, Army Corps of Engineers, Breezy Point; Queens, FEMA, Humanitarian Assistance, Hurricane Sandy, II Marine Expeditionary Force, II MEF, Landing Craft Utility, LCU, Marines, Navy, New York, Sailors. USMC, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Navy, USN | Leave a comment