Tag Archives: Marines
![Peshmerga soldiers rehearse urban tactical movement at a training base near Irbil, Iraq, Jan. 26, 2016. Peshmerga soldiers attend a six-week infantry basic course that will help improve their tactical knowledge to aid in the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. There are six Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve training locations: four building partner capacity sites and two building specialized training sites. Army photo by Spc. Jessica Hurst](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161019021558im_/http://www.dodlive.mil/files/2016/10/11dailysitrep-183x108.jpg)
From the military services and around the DoD, here’s your Daily SITREP for Monday, Oct. 17, 2016:
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![Sgt. Jose Arroyo, a competitor with the Marine Corps Shooting Team, fires his M16A4 service rifle during the section match May 17, 2016 at Puckapunyal Military Area, Victoria, Australia. The event is part of Australian Army Skill at Arms Meeting 2016, a competitive marksmanship event that evaluates the shooting skills of the competitors. The section match consisted of two running portions and two firing portions where teams were evaluated on both skill and swiftness as a marksman.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161019021558im_/http://www.dodlive.mil/files/2016/05/160517-M-MB894-203-183x108.jpg)
From the military services and around the DoD, here’s your Daily SITREP for Thursday, May 26, 2016.
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![The 15 Marines who are taking part in the 770-mile march pose for a photo beforehand. DoD photo by Katie Lange](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161019021558im_/http://www.dodlive.mil/files/2016/03/team-photo-183x108.jpg)
Marching for days means blisters and strained muscles, but some Marines are doing that to remind themselves they’re alive while their fallen comrades are not.
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Posted in DoD News, Inside the DoD, Military Families, Rotator
Tagged Camp Lejeune, Florida, Marine Raider Memorial March, Marine Special Operations Command, Marines, MARSOC, memorial, Navarre, Raider 7, ruck, rucking raiders
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![And it begins. 15 Marines and three civilians start a 770-mile ruck from Navarre, Florida, to Camp Lejeune to honor 11 service members who died in a Black Hawk crash one year ago. DoD photo by Katie Lange](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161019021558im_/http://www.dodlive.mil/files/2016/03/ruck-begins-183x108.jpg)
770 miles is a long way to march, but it’s worth it to honor 11 Marines who died 1 year ago.
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Posted in DoD News, Family Focus Friday, Inside the DoD, Military Families, Military History, Rotator, Spouse Spotlight
Tagged 2nd Marine Raider Battalion, Andrew Seif, anniversary, Camp Lejeune, Florida, Kerry Kemp, Liam Flynn, Louisiana National Guard, Marcus Bawol, Marine Raider Memorial March, Marines, memorial, Navarre, North Carolina, ruck, Stanford Shaw III, Thomas Saunders, Trevor Blaylock
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![Destiny Flynn visits the grave of her husband, Marine Corps Special Operations Staff Sgt. Liam Flynn, with their daughter, 1-year-old Leilani, ahead of Memorial Day. Photo by Kevin O'Brien.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161019021558im_/http://www.dodlive.mil/files/2015/05/destiny-rotator-183x108.jpg)
The widow of a Marine who died in a helicopter crash in March opens up about her loss and the importance of celebrating her husband’s life this Memorial Day.
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