Archive for February, 2012
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Venom of substance abuse
Editors Note: The Department of Navy policy on use of synthetic chemical compounds or designer drugs, including synthetic marijuana substances like Spice is simple and clear – zero tolerance. Marine Corps personnel determined to be [Read more...]
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Faces of Transition (Passing the Torch)
This is the third installment in an ongoing series featuring members of the Afghan National Security Forces, and the Marines and sailors serving with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, during their 2011-2012 deployment to Afghanistan’s [Read more...]
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Stolen Valor Unconstitutional?
Is the Stolen Valor Act Unconstitutional? Today, the Supreme Court ruled it is. The Act, signed into law in December 2006, made it illegal to falsely claim to be the recipient of military honors and decorations. The [Read more...]
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Portraits of a Warrior
It’s not their wounds that unite them, but their warrior spirit. More than 300 Wounded Warrior Marines, veterans and allies came to Camp Pendleton, Calif., to test their mettle at the 2012 Marine Corps Trials. [Read more...]
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Wounded Body Warrior Spirit (Cpl. Josue Barron)
Pride. That’s one thing Cpl. Josue Barron will always have. You can see it as he sinks three-pointers on the basketball court and as he maneuvers his hand-crank bicycle to the front of a race. [Read more...]
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Wounded Body Warrior Spirit (Sgt. Maj. Raymond Mackey)
Sgt. Maj. Raymond Mackey has been in the Marine Corps for 29 years but will be the first to tell you he can still hang with even the youngest Marines on the basketball court. As [Read more...]
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Wounded Body Warrior Spirit (Lance Cpl. Chuck Sketch)
With no legs to steady himself, Lance Cpl. Chuck Sketch maps out a path with his hands and carefully lowers himself into the water. He positions himself along the edge of the lane before ducking [Read more...]
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Wounded Body Warrior Spirit (Cpl. Anthony McDaniel)
Cpl. Anthony McDaniel sits sprawled on the grass in a pair of red sweatpants and Air Jordans. His smile is genuine and his laugh contagious as he quotes comedian Kevin Hart with one of his track [Read more...]
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America’s First Female African American Combat Pilot
Ever since she was young, Capt. Vernice Armour wanted to be a cop. But more than that, she wanted to speak and be a role model. It wasn’t until she became America’s first female African American [Read more...]
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Women get one step closer to combat
For the last several years, in the wars in both Iraq and Afghanistan, women have fought and died in combat zones. Although not serving in infantry units, female medics, military police officers and intelligence officers [Read more...]
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Killing Time (Hitting The Books)
COMBAT OUTPOST TORBERT, Helmand province, Afghanistan — The small, dusty tent reeks of filthy gear and grimy infantrymen who haven’t seen a real shower in three months. As the day falls into night, they’ve found [Read more...]
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The Marines of Montford Point
Every Marine remembers his arrival at recruit training. Marines shared feelings of fear, anxiety and doubt when faced with the challenges of boot camp. The Marines of Montford Point faced even greater obstacles than the rigorous [Read more...]
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Through the Eyes of Infantrymen
PATROL BASE 7171, Helmand province, Afghanistan – Infantry Marines deployed to Afghanistan endure trials that Americans unfamiliar with military life cannot begin to fathom. Inclement weather, insatiable hunger, perpetual fatigue and direct combat with enemy [Read more...]
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Imminent Danger Pay: What you need to know
Before the 2012 National Defense Authorization Act, service members received the full monthly amount of imminent danger pay for serving any time in a designated imminent danger area. Effective Feb. 1, the Department of Defense began [Read more...]
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Faces of Transition (The Battered but Unbroken Soldier)
FORWARD OPERATING BASE DELHI, Helmand province, Afghanistan — The soldier’s youthful eyes and perpetual smile contradict what he’s endured. In 22 years, Afghan National Army Sgt. Khal Mohammad, an infantryman with 2nd Kandak, 1st Brigade, 215th [Read more...]