December 18, 2012 — As the war in Afghanistan winds down, it will be critical that military leaders bridge the gap in training their troops to transition to a garrison environment after experiencing years of combat.Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Bryan B. Battaglia, the senior enlisted advisor to Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, met with MORE
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December 18, 2012 — As thousands of volunteers fanned out here this weekend, placing holiday wreaths at the white headstones as part of the “Wreaths Across America” tribute, Sheila Patton kept vigil at one particular gravesite.Patton said she travels here from Fort Campbell, Ky., as often as possible. Patton felt a special calling, she said, to participate in the MORE
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December 18, 2012 — A Marine from a town most commonly associated with elves, Santa Claus, reindeer and snow has heard all the jokes since he joined the Marine Corps. He is from a town with candy cane themed street lights, a Santa Claus Lane and where thousands of childrens’ letters arrive for Santa. Now with the holiday season upon the Marines, the North Pole, MORE
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December 18, 2012 — In an effort to ensure Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169 Marines remember why they are deployed, the squadron has adopted one of New York Fire Department’s most decorated ladder companies that was heavily involved during the rescue attempts at the World Trade Center, Sept. 11, 2001. The squadron, which is comprised of AH-1W Super Cobras MORE
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December 18, 2012 — Before one Marine started his career in the Marine Corps he was faced with a broken elbow, two surgeries and countless hours of physical therapy. He watched as in an instant his dreams of earning the title United States Marine and deploying to Afghanistan were put in jeopardy.For Lance Cpl. Robert Walters, combat photographer, 3rd Battalion, 9th MORE
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December 18, 2012 — Marines must remain well equipped to be ready for daily operations in Afghanistan.Combat Outpost Shamsher provides Marines who operate in the districts of Now Zad, Sangin, Musa Qal’ah and Kajaki, with the logistical capabilities to stay on task and accomplish the mission.“Without this particular COP, we wouldn’t have a centralized point to push all MORE
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December 14, 2012 — It's not everyday a National Guard sergeant receives a Silver Star for actions performed as a Marine. But that's exactly what happened in Pittsburgh Dec. 10. Sgt. David M. Gerardi, a weapons sergeant with the Army National Guard’s 19th Special Forces Group, received the nation’s third highest medal for his actions while deployed in 2011 as an MORE
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December 13, 2012 — Artillerymen from throughout Regional Command Southwest gathered aboard Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, as a harmonious coalition of “cannon cockers” to pay homage to the patron saint of artillery, Saint Barbara, Dec. 4. During the two-hour traditional ceremony, more than 200 artillerymen and their guests from the Marine Corps, Army, British Army MORE
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December 13, 2012 — Personnel and aircraft with III Marine Expeditionary Force are providing humanitarian assistance and disaster relief support at the request of the Philippine government in the wake of Typhoon Pablo which struck Dec. 4.Marines with 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, who were in Manila conducting planning for future bilateral training exercises with MORE
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December 13, 2012 — Military support for presidential inaugurations stretches back 223 years to George Washington’s first inauguration ceremony, when soldiers, militiamen and Revolutionary War veterans escorted him to Federal Hall in New York City.Service member support has been vital to every inauguration since then, and this year is no different, military officials MORE
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