December 25, 2011 — Capt. Jeff Barnes isn’t really Santa Claus, but don’t tell that to the Marines in Afghanistan.“We are doing a care package delivery to austere [forward operating bases],” explained Barnes, a UH-1Y Huey pilot with Marine Light Attack Squadron 369. “I think since there’ve been helicopters around – in Vietnam, in Iraq, here in Afghanistan – on MORE
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December 23, 2011 — Unmanned systems have revolutionized combat aviation, providing a colossal advantage in the fight against terror with surveillance and close-air support. Recently, a detachment of Marines from Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 1 in Afghanistan added aerial resupply to the list of UAV capabilities. The detachment completed its first unmanned MORE
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December 23, 2011 — Three years ago, Staff Sgt. James Pribyl, then a Marine Corps recruiter, met Ernest Wetzel at a public library in Wetzel’s hometown of Woodstock, Conn.“I was the new recruiter in town,” said Pribyl, who was based in Worcester, Mass. “About three months after we met, he decided to join.”Now deployed to Afghanistan’s Helmand province, Pribyl works MORE
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December 22, 2011 — Sept. 11, 2001, was Hugh Cuturia’s 8th birthday. “I think that’s when it actually struck,” said his father, Brian LaPointe, a Marine Corps gunnery sergeant deployed to Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan. “He was up, looking around for his presents. He came and got me and said something’s wrong. I think MORE
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December 22, 2011 — A new training combat outpost now stands at Camp Devil Dog for Marine Combat Training students to use. Marine Wing Support Squadron 271 combat engineers out of Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point built the forward operating base in a several month-long project that concluded Dec. 16.MCT provides combat training for non-infantry Marines. At the MORE
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December 21, 2011 — Dingo, a five-year-old German Shepherd, has suffered broken hind legs during his time as a Marine Corps working dog, yet he recently fought for his life not in combat but right here aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point after being bitten by a venomous snake during a training exercise Dec. 5. During the training exercise Dingo was searching MORE
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December 20, 2011 — Cpl. Christopher Krupa, a military working dog handler, and his dog Hrom, a Belgian Malinois, pass through the extensive gated passage to the training field. The students begin to look and point saying “oh my God” and “wow” under their breath as they look at the the dog in awe. Sgt. Shain Nickerson, a military working dog trainer, wearing bite MORE
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December 20, 2011 — Families and friends waited in darkness for the busses to arrive. Months had gone by since they had seen their Marines. The suspense built as headlights approach from the distance. After an approximately six-month deployment with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 265 (Reinforced), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit based out of Marine Corps Base Camp MORE
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December 20, 2011 — Scrambling around the mess hall, the Marines rush to put the finishing touches on their entrées. Attention to detail is crucial in this stage of cooking. The slightest mistake could mean defeat in the competition. Three Marines competed for the title of Chef of the Quarter at the Cherry Point Mess Hall Dec. 8. Each Marine prepared an entrée and MORE
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December 20, 2011 — Petty Officer 3rd Class Jeffery Whitson, a native of Vidalia, Ga., received his Fleet Marine Force qualification pin during an informal ceremony at Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, Dec. 20. To receive the qualification, Whitson, a corpsman assigned to 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward), had to know intricate details about Marine Corps history and MORE
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