December 31, 2002 — Marines and Sailors from Easy Company, 2d Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), currently here in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, put their "hill-taking" skills to the test during live-fire training at a range here Dec. 31. During the two-day long evolution, a MORE
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December 27, 2002 — Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa expanded its war-fighting capabilities Dec. 27 when a U.S. Air Force MH-53 Pave Low air crew used the ship's flight deck for landing qualifications. The Pave Low crew from Holbert Field Air Force Base, Fla. flew from Djibouti for the qualification. "Pilots must be current on this type of landing," said MORE
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December 26, 2002 — Life is anything but easy for Easy Company, 2d Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), which is here in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa. Renamed "Easy Company" July 1 by battalion commander Lt. Col. W. Lee Miller, Jr. to honor the legacy and heroism of the Marines at the MORE
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December 25, 2002 — The combination of patriotism and determination was a winning mixture for Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa when country music singer Kimberly Burns and her band performed without their instruments here Dec. 23. The task force is in the Horn of Africa region to disrupt and defeat transnational terrorism. Burns was here to say thanks to MORE
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December 24, 2002 — Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa left Morehead City, N.C. in mid-November for northeast Africa. Their mission is to disrupt and defeat transnational terrorist groups posing an imminent threat to coalition partners in the Horn of Africa region. For this military operation and others, the weather can most always be a threat, and CJTF-HOA has MORE
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December 23, 2002 — Some might say the term "military chaplain" is an oxymoron, but even America's warriors need a little spiritual guidance every now and then. "The overall mission of a chaplain is to facilitate religious services for service members," said Navy Cmdr. Carroll Wheatley, a chaplain with Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa. "Basically, we do the MORE
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December 22, 2002 — From the battlefields of World War I to the Gulf War, organizations like Morale, Welfare and Recreation have provided troops with activities to help them relax and unwind. Keeping up the tradition for service members of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, who are stationed here, is U.S. Army MWR program manager Jeff Nemeth of Galesburg, MORE
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December 20, 2002 — Confidence was restored in the Javelin Missile after 7th Marines Regiment conducted a Javelin shoot in the Prospect training area Dec. 17. Gunners from 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines and 1st and 3rd battalions of the 7th Marines participated in live-fire training with the medium anti-armor missile destroying four out of four targets, including one MORE
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December 20, 2002 — The Marine Corps Band Twentynine Palms has been busy spreading Christmas cheer this holiday season at a variety of events aboard the Combat Center and throughout the Southwest. Along with the band's annual Christmas appearances including the Palm Spring's Christmas concert and a Toys for Tots and Marine Corps League Christmas concert in Laughlin, MORE
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December 20, 2002 — 'Tis the season for holiday-celebrating individuals to consume mass quantities of chocolate-covered cherries, frosted sugar cookies, peanut brittle, divinity, eggnog, and who can forget the construction of sweet gingerbread houses made of frosting, gumdrops and candy canes for the children to produce and the rest of the family members to nibble on MORE
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