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Emily Benjamin, 8, from Murrieta, Calif., makes a welcome home sign for her father, Marine Corps Chief Warrant Officer 3 Eddie Benjamin, a tactical communications planning and operations officer with I Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward), during his homecoming on Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 6, 2013. The homecoming marks the first wave for I MEF (FWD) Marines to return from Afghanistan. The entire unit is scheduled to return by mid-March. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joshua Young

Worth A Thousand Words: Homecoming Preparations

Posted on February 15, 2013 by Erin Wittkop

Emily Benjamin, 8, from Murrieta, Calif., makes a welcome home sign for her father, Marine Corps Chief Warrant Officer 3 Eddie Benjamin, a tactical communications planning and operations officer with I Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward), during his homecoming on Camp …
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Posted in Rotator, Worth A Thousand Words | Tagged Afghanistan, California, Chief Warrant Officer 3 Eddie Benjamin, homecoming, I Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward), Marine Corps, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Marines, tactical communications planning and operations officer, U.S. Marine Corps, United States Marine Corps | Leave a comment

Navy Seaman William Reaws, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3, readies 40MM grenades to fire from the Mk19 grenade launcher during a weapons qualifications and familiarization exercise held on Camp Roberts in Paso Robles, Calif., Jan. 30, 2013. Nearly 400 Seabees from NMCB 3 received training on the M240B and Mk2 .50 cal. machine guns; the Mk19 and M203 grenade launchers, and the AT4 rocket launcher in preparation for a deployment scheduled later this year. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Chris Fahey

Worth A Thousand Words: Grenade Guy

Posted on February 13, 2013 by Erin Wittkop

Navy Seaman William Reaws, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3, readies 40MM grenades to fire from the Mk19 grenade launcher during a weapons qualifications and familiarization exercise held on Camp Roberts in Paso Robles, Calif., Jan. 30, 2013. Nearly …
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Posted in Rotator, Worth A Thousand Words | Tagged 40MM Grenades, AT4 Rocket Launcher, California, Camp Roberts, M203 Grenade Launcher, M240B Machine Gun, MK19 Grenade Launcher, MK2 .50 Caliber Machine Gun, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3, Navy, Paso Robles, Petty Officer 1st Class Chris Fahey, sailors, seabees, seaman, U.S. Navy, United States Navy, weapons qualifications | Leave a comment

Coast Guard Pot Bust

Posted on August 18, 2012 by jtozer

San Francisco-based Coast Guard Cutter Aspen seized approximately 8,500 pounds of marijuana from a vessel Wednesday some 160 miles west of Los Angeles. The event marks a 50-ton milestone for waterborne marijuana seizures in Southern California and the Pacific Southwest …
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Posted in DoD News | Tagged aids-to-navigation, California, Coast Guard, Coast Guard Cutter Aspen, contraband, crime, criminal activity, Defense, Department of Defense, DoD, illicit drugs, marijuana, marijuana trafficking, Mexico, military, military pot bust, pangas, smuggling, USCG, violence, waterborne smuggling | Leave a comment

Families Visit Blue Star Museums

Posted on June 24, 2011 by Ian Graham

Blue Star Museums is a program that offers free admission to museums for all active duty military personnel and their families from Memorial Day, May 30, through Labor Day, September 5, 2011. Blue Star Museums is a partnership among Blue …
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Posted in Community Partnerships, DoD News, Emerging Media | Tagged Balboa Park, Blue Star Families, Blue Star museums, California, Family Focus Friday, Mayor Jerry Sanders, San Diego, The Japanese Friendship Garden of San Diego, The San Diego Museum of Man, The Timken Museum of Art | Leave a comment

Worth a Thousand Words: Aisle Runner

Posted on April 29, 2011 by jtozer

SAN DIEGO – A boy plays in the aisle as Vice Adm. Gerald R. Beaman, incoming commander of U.S. 3rd Fleet, speaks during the U.S. 3rd Fleet change of command ceremony. Beaman relieved Vice Adm. Richard W. Hunt in a …
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Posted in DoD News, Worth A Thousand Words | Tagged California, children, kids, Navy, U.S. Navy | Leave a comment