October 30, 2008 — U.S. military medical personnel from the 345th Combat Support Hospital aboard Al Asad Air Base have taken the first steps toward establishing a partnership with the Iraqi hospital here.Army personnel from the 345th along with service members from the Navy and Marine Corps headed to Haditha Hospital Oct. 30 to participate in the first key leadership MORE
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October 30, 2008 — U.S. military medical personnel from the 345th Combat Support Hospital aboard Al Asad Air Base have taken the first steps toward establishing a partnership with the Iraqi hospital here.Army personnel from the 345th along with service members from the Navy and Marine Corps headed to Haditha Hospital Oct. 30 to participate in the first key leadership MORE
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October 28, 2008 — Activated reserve Marines from the Garden City, New York-based Fox Co., 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward) tackled the challenges of a combined-arms training here Oct. 20 – 25.The Marines were the first to train at the recently completed training facility known as Shadow Range.As the role of Marines deployed to MORE
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October 27, 2008 — Crowds of children playfully surrounded Sgt. Karter Elliott while on missions through small Iraqi villages in al-Anbar Province.The children knew Elliott, a Bellow Falls, Vt. native, as one of the Marines who brought them small toys and candy while leading security patrols with Marine Wing Support Squadron 274, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward). MORE
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October 26, 2008 — One Buffalo native may be the only female crew chief with the Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 367 here, but that’s not why she stands out among her peers.With a commitment to excellence and a strong sense of duty, Cpl. Lisa M. Bodenburg, a UH-1N Huey crew chief, has continually distinguished herself in her two years in the Marine MORE
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October 23, 2008 — Marines from Marine Corps Air Station Miramar helped the Rancho Bernardo Rotary Club construct a Healing Field at the Rancho Bernardo Community Park Oct. 17. The field was open to the public Oct. 18 and 19 in memory of the fire victims of 2007.The 1,100 flag Healing Field, featured one American flag for every house damaged or destroyed by the 2007 MORE
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October 23, 2008 — The Department of Defense recently partnered with Citibank to establish a new government travel charge card system. All cards were mailed out in early September and Marines must call Citibank to accept the new card agreement. "Verifying that they have received their new card will make it possible to track who has received (them)," said Chief MORE
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October 23, 2008 — President George W. Bush awarded Col. Christopher E. O’Connor, the commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, the 2008 Presidential Award for Leadership and Federal Energy Management here Thursday.The PALFEM honors federal employees for their support, leadership and efforts in promoting and improving federal-energy management. This MORE
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October 22, 2008 — Marine Corps combat marksmanship coaches have trained Marines for generations on several weapons, from the Springfield M1903 during World War I to the modern M-16A2 presently used in Operation Iraqi Freedom. Their mentoring has helped leathernecks hit their targets with accuracy and contributed to their successes and victories against numerous MORE
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October 16, 2008 — Since Marine Corps Air Station Miramar’s flight line’s creation in the early 20th Century, it has helped U.S. military aviators train, take off and land, and accumulate tens of thousands of flight operations each year. Mitscher Field was dedicated in 1955 to honor Adm. Marc A. Mitscher, a naval aviator who helped demonstrate the capabilities of MORE
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