November 29, 2002 — The Camp Pendleton team, MAG-39, defeated MCAGCC Twentynine Palms 19-16 in part two the Best of the West competition at Felix Field Nov. 23. MAG-39's defense had 165 yards in penalties and still shut the Twentynine Palms offense out for the first three quarters of the game. "We dominated the ball in time of possession and field position for the MORE
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November 29, 2002 — The Training and Education Command has provided Combat Center Marines with a new training method to assist in the development of combat skills at the Battle Simulation Center here. The Infantry Tool Kit is a part of a prototype system called the Deployable Virtual Training Environment, a system of laptop computers networked together to run tactical MORE
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November 27, 2002 — Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa left Norfolk, Va. in mid-November and is headed for northeast Africa where there is a perceived threat of terrorism. The ship recently stopped in Rota, Spain for supplies and recreation.Arriving at U.S. Naval Station Rota, Spain one day late, the ship's crew began feverishly preparing to get back on MORE
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November 25, 2002 — USS Mount Whitney, flagship of the Second Fleet/Commander Striking Fleet Atlantic, was headed for the shipyard in November. The crew was looking forward to a break. However, fate stepped in. In early October, USS Mount Whitney's captain and crew were given a mission to northeast Africa, hosting the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa staff. MORE
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November 23, 2002 — More and more, computers are the workhorses of today's work force. The military's work force is no exception. Most servicemembers require a computer to perform their jobs.This is true for the men and women of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, and their entire computer network rests in the hands of a group of 12 Marines.So whom do they MORE
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November 22, 2002 — Football teams from Twentynine Palms, Miramar, Pendleton, the 11th Marine Regiment and MAG-39 squared off for this year's Best of the West Football Tournament held at Felix Field Nov. 16. The first half of the Twentynine Palms and Miramar game was a shootout, both teams traded touchdowns for the first two quarters. At half-time the game was tied MORE
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November 22, 2002 — Marines from 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines and 3rd Battalion, 11th Marines came home Friday after honing their combat skills for three weeks in the Combat Center's training areas. Approximately 3,500 Marines and Sailors participated in Combined-Arms Exercise 2-03, a unique training opportunity that only the open desert of MCAGCC can provide. "Every MORE
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November 22, 2002 — The deafening roar of a car bomb and, moments later, the pitiful cries of dead, dying and injured Marines rocked the Combat Center Nov. 14 at 5 a.m. Five Marines from the Marine Corps' Communications and Electronics School were killed in the blast and another 50 were injured, according to early reports filtering into the Emergency Operations MORE
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November 15, 2002 — Tradition and fate brought a former recruit together with her former senior drill instructor and mentor Nov. 1 at the Combat Center's Marine Corps birthday pageant and celebration. This year's 227th birthday celebration is their last before retirement. As Brig. Gen. Christian B. Cowdrey, commanding general, MCAGCC, performed the annual custom of MORE
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November 15, 2002 — The Marines of Lima Battery, 3rd Battalion, 11th Marines, took their guns into the air Nov. 6 during a training exercise in support of Combined Arms Exercise 2-03. Lima Battery demonstrated its ability to project deadly force deep into the heart of enemy territory by hauling their M198 155mm Howitzers forward via CH-53E transport helicopter, firing MORE
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