July 29, 2011 — Marines with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron from Marine Corps Air Station Futenma joined together to clean up Chuo-Ikusei-En home for the disabled here July 25.Chuo-Ikusei-En is a home for Okinawa community members with mental and physical disabilities. The facility houses Okinawans of all ages.During the visit, the Marines washed walls, MORE
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July 29, 2011 — As the Marine Forces Command for Talisman Sabre 2011, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, part of III Marine Expeditionary Force, has contributed to the success of the exercise.TS ’11 is a U.S. Pacific Command theater-security cooperation exercise that trains PACOM forces in short-warning, power-projection scenarios involving a combined task force MORE
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July 29, 2011 — Specialized search dogs have become a new weapon in the war on improvised explosive devices, roving more than 100 meters in front of their handlers to find the deadly devices before they can be triggered.SSD handlers with Military Police Support Company, III Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, III MEF worked with their dogs to perfect MORE
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July 29, 2011 — Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 172 trained with the Shoulder-launched Multipurpose Assault Weapon at Range 10 here July 20, firing both training and high-explosive rockets.The MWSS-172 Marines, part of Marine Wing Support Group 17, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, were staying at a bivouac site near the range MORE
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July 29, 2011 — Dogs have often been referred to as man’s best friend, but the K-9 working dogs at the Provost Marshal’s Office, Headquarters and Service Battalion, are referred to as partners.Marines, with the PMO K-9 unit on Marine Corps Base Camp Butler, conducted a search and aggresion exercise on Camp Foster July 29 to keep their dogs ready to go at a MORE
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July 29, 2011 — Marines with Marine Wing Communications Squadron 18 finished a five-day jungle survival course at the Jungle Warfare Training Center July 22.“They (focused) on aspects of survival. Just basic steps that people in a survival situation would be confronted with,” said Lt. Col. Trent Blackson, commanding officer, JWTC, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine MORE
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July 29, 2011 — The III Marine Expeditionary Force Band delivered world-class performances here July 20-21 as a favored participant in Guam’s 67th Liberation Day Celebrations themed “Our Manamko, Our Legacy.”“Manamko” is the Chamorro word for the elderly and wise. July 21 marked the anniversary of Guam’s liberation from the Japanese occupation of the island during MORE
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July 22, 2011 — Marines with 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, boarded the USS Blue Ridge July 16, in support of Exercise Talisman Sabre 2011.TS ‘11 is a U.S. Pacific Command theater-security cooperation exercise that trains PACOM forces in short-warning, power-projection scenarios involving a combined-joint task force and improves combat training, readiness and MORE
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July 22, 2011 — Marines with the 9th Engineer Support Battalion occupied Landing Zone Dodo here along with several other sites in the Central Training Area from July 7 -17 to execute a series of training exercises.The training was designed to prepare the Marines for an upcoming deployment to Afghanistan later this year. “As we get heavy into our pre-deployment MORE
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July 22, 2011 — Communication is a key ingredient in the Marine Air-Ground Task Force’s recipe for success.Small unit leaders use specialized equipment to keep their commanders informed.In the III Marine Expeditionary Force, this equipment remains operational because of the efforts of Marines from the Electronic Maintenance Company.ELMACO, part of 3rd Maintenance MORE
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