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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November 12, 2011 — Marines live fired the M240 G medium machine gun and the .50 Cal. Browning heavy machine gun to improve their fundamental knowledge of machine gun teams during Artillery Relocation Training Program 11-3 here Nov. 12. The Marines are from 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force. ARTP is a regularly MORE
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October 04, 2011 — The Bangladesh Interoperability Program 2011 engineering civil action project ended with a ceremony Oct. 4. As part of the ceremony, Marines of Engineer Operations Company, Marine Wing Support Squadron 172, Marine Wing Support Group 17, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, and soldiers with 18th Engineer Battalion, 24th MORE
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August 08, 2011 — Marine Corps Bases Japan continued to foster a spirit of community and friendship with the people of Japan after Operation Tomodachi by hosting a four-day cultural exchange program Aug. 6-9. The Home-Stay Program was hosted by MCBJ volunteer families for twenty-five students and five chaperones from Oshima District, Kesennuma City, Miyagi MORE
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June 10, 2011 — CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA, Japan – Melisa J. Price, the identification oversight coordinator for the Installation Personnel Administration Center, Marine Corps Bases Japan, was presented a certificate of appreciation by Maj. Gen. Peter J. Talleri, Marine Corps Base Camp Butler commanding general and deputy commander for Marine Corps Bases Japan, for her MORE
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April 13, 2011 — Two instructors at the Staff Noncommissioned Officer Academy on Camp Hansen earned the academy’s highest instructor rating here April 12. Master Sgt. John Pierce, staff noncommissioned officer-in-charge of the Career Course at the SNCO Academy, along with Gunnery Sgt. Enrique Hernandez, the SNCOIC of the Sergeants Course, received the Master MORE
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October 14, 2010 — The opening ceremony for Amphibious Landing Exercise 2011 here today marks the 27th year of a combined effort between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps team. Bilateral training between the U.S. Marine Corps and the AFP is part of the long-term security cooperation program between the Republic of the Philippines MORE
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October 08, 2010 — Marines and sailors from Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, 3d Marine Expeditionary Brigade and their Filipino counterparts from the Philippine Marine Corps and Navy began rebuilding a two-room classroom at the Anastacio N. F. Dinglas Elementary School here nearly a month ago, as part of Amphibious Landing Exercise 2011. MORE
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February 03, 2010 — Swiftly and silently, a fire team approaches the entrance to an unknown building. They stack up, secure the door and in one quick motion they enter. Shots ring out as they enter the room and the call is made “Man down! Man down!” The next 30 minutes are crucial in the life of the casualty.Marines from Engineer Maintenance Company, 3rd Maintenance MORE
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February 03, 2010 — Cpl. Matthew M. Woody regards being chosen to go to the Helicopter Rope Suspension Training Masters Course as one of the bigger surprises of his time as a Marine, especially considering he “has never been a fan of heights.”But, Woody didn’t let his fear of heights stop him.Woody, now a helicopter rope suspension tactics master instructor trainer MORE
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