June 24, 2010 — In the tightly packed Camp Hansen theater, 168 students graduated from the Staff Noncommissioned Officer Academy's three courses June 15.Sergeant's Course 4-10 graduated 69 Marines, Career Course 4-10 graduated 65 Marines and the Advanced Course 4-10 graduated 34 Marines.There was something a little different about this ceremony though, especially MORE
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June 24, 2010 — Officials from the Marine Corps Bases Installation Safety office are spreading the word about safety standards when personnel and youth are participating in rollerblading, skateboarding, bicycling and wearing Heelys on island."By promoting safety awareness about such activities we can help reduce the number of mishaps, and more importantly, reduce MORE
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June 24, 2010 — Government cell phones are provided to government employees in positions where they need to be contacted by just the push of a button. These phones are provided to personnel for official government work related use only. The G-6 section provides cell phones to personnel based on their position in the work place rather than their rank. "Common MORE
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June 24, 2010 — During duty hours, Petty Officer 2nd Class Stephen Murphy may be a mild mannered corpsman.After hours though, he exercises his ability to lift, pull and push raw steel - an ability that has earned him the name "Super Doc."Having grown up on a farm, Murphy understands the value of hard work and a healthy lifestyle. "I really learned to appreciate MORE
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June 24, 2010 — Editors Note: The following is the first in a series of articles highlighting various aspects of the Liberty Campaign Order to help educate our readers about its major elements.Most Marines and sailors will admit being stationed on Okinawa presents a unique set of circumstances and opportunities not duplicated anywhere else in the world. One MORE
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June 24, 2010 — Ninety-seven officer candidates with Japan Air Self Defense Force, Southwestern Composite Air Division based in Nara, Japan, visited Camp Schwab as a part of the Japanese Observer Exchange Program, June 17.The Marines of Combat Assault Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force provided orientation of Marine Corps equipment to MORE
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June 24, 2010 — Instructors from the Naval Aviation Technical Training Command Pensacola, Fla., visited Okinawa to provide Marines from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 262 with basic flight deck fire fighting training on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma June 14. "We are here to train Marines on basic fire fighting, so they will be ready and able to deploy," said MORE
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June 24, 2010 — It was during his second deployment in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, on March 20, 2008, that a split second would forever change Staff Sgt. Wayne Doyle's life."I was with my team, sweeping a chokepoint for explosives, when my detector picked up something," Doyle said.He is not exactly sure of what happened in the next moment- a tiny MORE
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June 24, 2010 — Major General Raymond C. Fox, Commanding General of 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, is scheduled to relinquish command to Brig. Gen. William D. Beydler, former director of Strategy and Plans Division, Plans, Policies and Operations Section, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps, during a change of command ceremony Monday. Fox, MORE
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June 24, 2010 — Being involved in an emergency can be a stressful situation. Knowing the proper procedures for communicating an emergency and obtaining help can be a little confusing on Okinawa. The Provost Marshal's Office Emergency Dispatch Center here makes this type of situation a little easier. The EDC handles all emergency calls for Status of Forces MORE
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