December 10, 2005 — More than 75 runners from Marine bases across the nation competed in the 2005 All-Marine Cross Country Championships at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Dec. 10. The race is set up to recruit runners for the All-Marine Sports Regional Running Program and was only the second competition held since its conception in 2001, said Steven Dinote, director MORE
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December 10, 2005 — The definitive showdown of 1st Tank Battalion’s football legacy this year took place Dec. 10 as they went head-to-head against Camp Pendleton’s top team for the regional “Best of the West” competition title. Felix Field came alive as more than 200 screaming fans from both bases were on hand to cheer their teams to victory. Although the Marine Air MORE
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December 09, 2005 — The commandant of the Marine Corps established a policy on equal opportunity, which is known as the absence of discrimination in the workplace, based on race, color, gender, age, national origin, religion, or mental or physical disability. “In order for the command to be as successful and combat ready as possible, equal opportunity must be a MORE
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December 09, 2005 — For some, performing in front of innumerable crowds of people for more than 22 years at famous locations and events throughout the country may be the pinnacle of their careers, but for one Pittsburgh native, the twilight is still below the horizon as he moves on to become the top man in his field and prove he has more to offer the Corps. Chief MORE
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December 08, 2005 — The battlefield for those units deploying to Iraq is often found within the perimeters of cities and villages. It is an environment that can be constrictive and fought under tight perimeters. The enemy in Iraq has the advantage of surprise, concealment, and civilian presence. The ability for Marines to make immediate decisions, and for unit MORE
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December 07, 2005 — Roughing a cold desert night, friends and family members of the Marines and Sailors of India Battery, 3rd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, excitedly awaited the arrival of their loved ones Dec. 7 at Victory Field. Three nights later, it was a familiar scene as the Marines and Sailors of Bravo Company, 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, MORE
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December 06, 2005 — With the Christmas holidays approaching, families start shopping for gifts for their loved ones and planning trips or vacations. This time of the year can be hard on those who are separated over the holidays because of deployments. It can be even more difficult for those families trying to stretch their money over the holiday season. The Veterans MORE
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December 04, 2005 — Students from the Marine Corps Communication-Electronics School experienced an early taste of the holiday season spirit. Thirty Marines with Bravo Company, MCCES, attended a Christmas tree lighting celebration Dec. 4 at Casablanca Villas clubhouse in Sun City, Calif. The Marines joined members of the clubhouse in a day of many activities such as MORE
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December 03, 2005 — The Combat Center’s Drug Demand Reduction Program/Drug and Alcohol Free Powerlifting Team took second place in the military team competition in the 2005 Amateur Athletic Union World Bench, Deadlift and Pushpull Championships Dec. 3 at the River Palms Resort Casino in Laughlin, Nev. The world championship marked the team’s final competition of the MORE
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December 02, 2005 — Over the whirring of the crowded room, toddler Jonathan Horn made his way past other children playing. His mind was made. His goal was sound. His perseverance was unmatched. He took awkward, short steps towards the table where the object of his desire lay. Only inches away, he reached out to snatch it up, only to be snatched up himself by his MORE
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