August 12, 2004 — During a meritorious promotion ceremony held here Friday, the Marine Corps added another sergeant to its ranks. Sgt. Drew Durocher, travel noncommissioned-officer-in-charge, Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa Disbursing office, surpassed his peers in a meritorious promotion board, making him one of the Corps’ newest sergeants. “Sgt. MORE
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August 11, 2004 — The Combat Center hosted the 2004 Marine Corps Men's West Coast Regional Softball Tournament Aug. 9-11. The double-elimination tournament featured 10 teams comprised of Marines from West Coast Marine Corps installations. The tournament concluded in a final championship game, which pitted the top finishers in the winning and losing brackets against MORE
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August 10, 2004 — Enemy forces using a Najaf cemetery as a base of operations violated an agreement that had made those grounds off limits for military operations. Insurgents in Najaf have been found to be operating from and storing arms at the Wadi Al Salam cemetery, which is adjacent to the holy Imam Ali Shrine, according to a Multinational Force Iraq news MORE
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August 07, 2004 — Over the years, many associated with professional football have traded their team's colors for those of their country. "Football in America: The NFL Responds During National Crisis" is the Pro Football Hall of Fame's tribute to those who fought both on the gridiron and the battlefield. The exhibit opened this month. The display incorporates MORE
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August 06, 2004 — Instead of spending the morning working on daily routines at home, spouses of 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion Marines decided to take the day off-to shoot rounds down range, kick, punch, study the enemy and change a tire that is. These spouses had their day to play Marine at 3rd LAR's Jane Wayne Day Aug. 6.These "Jane Waynes" had the MORE
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August 05, 2004 — Iraqi security forces and U.S. Marines battled suspected members of radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr's militia during what was described as a "large-scale" and "repeated" attack on the main police station in Najaf, military officials reported today. Media reports from today's fighting said that a Multinational Force Iraq helicopter had been shot MORE
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August 05, 2004 — Family and friends welcomed home 128 Marines and Sailors from Mike Battery, 3rd Battalion, 11th Marines, Aug. 5 as they returned to the Combat Center after a six-month tour on a Unit Deployment Program to Okinawa, Japan. Staff Sgt. Rodrigo Arias, section chief, Guns Platoon, Mike Battery, 3/11, returned home to see that his 11-month-old son, MORE
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July 30, 2004 — U.S. Marines used tanks and artillery fire July 29 to respond to enemy attacks on their position near Fallujah, Iraq. No Americans were killed or injured in the exchange near Fallujah, and officials had no information on enemy casualties. According to a news release from Multinational Force Iraq, the Marines from I Marine Expeditionary Force had MORE
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July 24, 2004 — Mount Whitney-14,497 feet of igneous gray granite. Eleven miles of twisting, turning, up-and-down trails. Its summit beckons to those who dare. Some do it just because, others to see if they can meet the challenge. It is the highest peak in the 48 contiguous United States. It is a formidable opponent where even the strongest person can be turned MORE
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July 22, 2004 — Teenagers from eight different countries talked earnestly to each other, sometimes tripping over the end of each other's sentences, as they eagerly learned about their counterparts. Questions and recommendations flavored with one accent after another bounced around the crowded room. "How do you say hello in Italian?" "Will you join your MORE
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