Archive for December, 2011

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  Killing Time (Channeling Boredom Into Board Games)

  Features, Marines Uncovered  //  December 26th, 2011  //  By Cpl. Reece Lodder

  This is the fourth installment in a series on U.S. Marines and Navy corpsmen from 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, based out of Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay. After laboring through training in the  [Read more...]

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  Shooting Tips from the Marine Corps’ Best

  Features, Marines Uncovered  //  December 19th, 2011  //  By Sgt. Patrick Saleh

  Sgt. Patrick Saleh knew he wanted to be a Marine ever since he was a kid. When he was 17 he joined the delayed entry program and a year later, after graduating high school in Fort  [Read more...]

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  Operation Western Gambit: Commander’s Point of View

  Continuing Operations, Features  //  December 15th, 2011  //  By Cpl. Clayton Vonderahe

  On Nov. 26, Operation Western Gambit began. Marines from 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, loaded into helicopters and trucks from their bases in Now Zad and Musa Qal’eh Districts to enter into villages where coalition  [Read more...]

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  From the Sands of Iwo Jima to Life on the Seven Seas

  Features, Marines Uncovered  //  December 13th, 2011  //  By Seaman Apprentice Jonathan L. Correa

  Experiencing things for the first time can be a scary or exciting moment in the lives of most people. Whether it is your first day of school, starting a new job, driving a car or  [Read more...]

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  Assistant Commandant Sets the Record Straight

  Features, On Target  //  December 9th, 2011  //  By Maj. Kelly Frushour

  The Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., spoke to the Center for Strategic and International Studies Dec. 7. Highlights of his presentation include: An historical perspective of draw downs Notably he  [Read more...]

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  What’s next for the F-35?

  Features, On Target  //  December 9th, 2011  //  By Sgt. Michael S. Cifuentes

  According to a recent National Defense magazine article, the Marine Corps would be weakened if the Joint Strike Fighter, the world’s first supersonic and radar-evading stealth aircraft with short take-off and vertical landing capabilities, isn’t  [Read more...]

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  Marines respond to Thailand flood crisis

  Continuing Operations, Features  //  December 8th, 2011  //  By Lance Cpl. Chelsea Flowers

  Marines joined with Thailand forces in a true crisis situation on Oct. 15 when III Marine Expeditionary Force sent a task force of Marines to assist the Royal Government of Thailand in flood relief efforts.  [Read more...]

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  Future of the Marine Corps Afghanistan drawdown

  Continuing Operations, Features  //  December 1st, 2011  //  By Lance Cpl. Daniel A. Wetzel

  Earlier this year, President Barack Obama announced the drawdown of 10,000 troops from Afghanistan by the end of the year – that’s 10 percent of the entire U.S. force in theater with 1,000 to 2,000  [Read more...]