October 30, 2005 — Runners and spectators could not have asked for a better day to participate in the 30th annual Marine Corps Marathon Sunday. Sunny skies and cool weather made for a perfect backdrop for the yearly event, which started under the Arlington Memorial Bridge. Dubbed the “People’s Marathon,” it attracted people of all ages and backgrounds. Approximately MORE
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October 28, 2005 — Combat Center units gathered their best shooters to compete in the Annual Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Command Intramural Rifle and Pistol Matches from Oct. 17 to 28. The matches are held to acquire the rifle and pistol teams that will represent the base at the Western Division Matches in March 2006, said Chief Warrant Officer 3 Clint J. MORE
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October 28, 2005 — Headquarters Company of the 7th Marine Regiment proved their combat skills in the Combat Center’s training area Oct. 24 to 28 as part of a training and readiness operation. This training was intended to familiarize the company with basic infantry tactics, convoy operations and weapons familiarization in order to increase operational proficiency, MORE
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October 28, 2005 — Families and friends of the Marines and Sailors of 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, joined together Oct. 22 at the Combat Center’s Physical Fitness Test course on Del Valle Road to walk three miles as part of their “To Iraq and Back” program.The "2/7 Families: To Iraq and Back" is a program intended to promote well-being, relieve stress and MORE
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October 28, 2005 — A legion of light armored vehicles appeared at dawn traveling in a pack through the Combat Center, journeying into a training area. They snarled and growled as their expedition climbed the heights of Mainside’s hills. They traveled as a pack and fought as a pack, barking with their co-axial M240G machine gun and 25 mm main gun. These pack of MORE
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October 28, 2005 — Combat Center Marines and volunteers with the Toys for Tots program attended a Twentynine Palms High School football game at the Twentynine Palms Junior High School field Oct. 21 to kick off events for this season’s collection drives, which gathers toys for needy area children. The Combat Center Toys for Tots advisory committee, in coordination MORE
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October 23, 2005 — Marines and family members gathered under sunny skies Sunday at the Arlington National Cemetery to remember service members killed in a terrorist attack at a Marine barracks in Lebanon 22 years ago. The somber ceremony took place where 21 of the 241 servicemembers killed were laid to rest. A memorial stone marking the site sits alongside a MORE
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October 21, 2005 — A chief instructor at the Marine Corps Communication-Electronics School here attended the 25th Annual Modern Day Marine Military Exposition ine Quantico, Va., Sept. 14, to be recognized in the Enlisted Awards Parade for his contributions as Recruiter of the Year for fiscal year 2004. Gunnery Sergeant Patrick S. Miller, tactical data network MORE
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October 21, 2005 — The stories of authentic warriors are told, retold and passed down through generations of Marines. Even in a culture that demands elite performance from its members, there are a few special warriors who overshadow all expectations and become legendary. Today U.S. Marines are proving the worth of the Corps on battlefields in the Middle East. Through MORE
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October 21, 2005 — In recent years aboard the Combat Center, a silent invasion has been underway that threatens to undermine and prevent the Marines here from fulfilling their training mission. Invasive, non-native species of plants are impeding and the surrounding areas, including other military installations in the Southwestern United States. “Terrorists or MORE
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