February 02, 2010 — Marines with 5th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, III Marine Expeditionary Force, conducted pre-deployment training at Camp Hansen Jan. 11-15 in preparation for their deployment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in a few months. The Marines will provide tactical fire support for NATO’s International Security Assistance Force MORE
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February 02, 2010 — Artillery fire is another tool in the tool box for infantry commanders to use when trying to seize objectives or eliminate enemy assets and equipment. At the forefront of every artillery strike is a forward observer or scout observer who identifies targets and their location to bring the "steel rain" pouring in."Our primary job is to provide MORE
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February 01, 2010 — More than 150 Marines with a love and flair for shooting left their respective units to participate in the 109th Annual Far East Division Matches from Jan. 13 until today. All Marines, regardless of their military occupational specialty, must qualify as at least marksmen annually and know the basic components of their rifles, to participate.For MORE
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February 01, 2010 — Perched stealthily atop the headquarters building of the 4th Marine Regiment, Marines observe a cluster of tents nestled in a field more than 400 yards away. They are observant, poised, proactive and ready to identify any threat before it occurs.More than 80 embedded training team Marines from ETT 7-6 participated in the Combat Hunter Course on MORE
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January 30, 2010 — In a village too small to recognize on a map, the principal of the Wadnakhunsan School in the Ratchaburi Province in Central Thailand, observes progress on a multi-purpose room currently under construction in front of the main school building. The building and four others presently under construction at schools in the region are projects in support MORE
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January 26, 2010 — A joint force of combat engineers from the U.S. Marine Corps and the Royal Thai Marines laid more than just a physical structure while constructing a new schoolhouse during Exercise Cobra Gold 10, they built a foundation for friendship. The engineering project, at the Nong Jek Sroi School in the Keang Hang Meaw District of Chantaburi Province, is MORE
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January 14, 2010 — CAMP SCHWAB On June 26, 2008, a team of U.S. Marines, sailors and Afghan National Army soldiers set out on a mission to locate a high value target in the mountains of Afghanistan. The team traveled across rocky terrain, utilizing its shadows for cover and concealment. Gunnery Sgt. John S. Mosser, platoon sergeant with Company C, 3rd Reconnaissance MORE
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January 14, 2010 — For years Marines have turned to the reconnaissance field looking for the most intense training available in the Marine Corps.Cpl. Cody A. Cunningham, a reconnaissance man with Company C, 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, is one of those Marines who rose to the challenge.However his path to becoming MORE
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January 14, 2010 — Naha is a busy city full of things to do and see. One of the less anticipated sight seeing spots is a Chinese-style garden park tucked away within walking distance from the shopping hub of Kokusai Street.Fukushu-en Park is a sprawling setting with winding paths that guide visitors through carefully cultivated trees and shrubbery, small exhibits in MORE
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January 14, 2010 — Ratta-tat-tat-tat! Ratta- Tat! Ratta-tat tat-tat! BOOM!These sounds are characteristic to the drumline of a Marine Corps marching band, but many people do not fully understand the importance of these sounds.“The drumline is the heartbeat of the band,” said Master Gunnery Sgt. Michael Montoya, the III Marine Expeditionary Force Bandmaster. “If the MORE
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