Marines vote for new utilities
October 12, 2000 — Elastic boot-bands, foam knee inserts, detachable sleeves and sewn rank insignias are just a few of the changes being considered by the Marine Corps Uniform Board. The MCUB is looking at options to improve the utility uniform. "Our mission is to increase durability, improve combat utility and make the uniform Marine Corps-unique," said Major MORE
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Corporal's electric performance earns respect at MALS-39
October 12, 2000 — When it comes to keeping electrical equipment working in support aircraft, Cpl. Richard J. Williams has the job wired. But proficiency in his military occupational speciality isn't the only reason Williams, 30, is earning rave reviews. This 6-foot, 178-pound Camp Pendleton Marine leads by example as a hard worker with a good attitude, cohorts say. MORE
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Pendleton brig first to net certification
October 5, 2000 — The Camp Pendleton brig became the first Marine Corps correctional institution to receive an accreditation from a civilian organization Sept. 27. A three-member inspection team from the American Correctional Association, armed with a list of 484 measurable standards and extensive inspections, determined the base brig met the same standards placed MORE
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FSSG rolls up sleeves for mercy mission
October 5, 2000 — Once again, Marines and sailors from 1st Force Service Support Group answered the call on a mission of mercy treating children with deformities in San Diego, Sept. 21-26. Their outreach of primarily postoperative care came at the 14th annual Mercy Outreach Project, which provides corrective surgery to children from Central and South America. More MORE
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Marine chapel 'born again'
September 28, 2000 — Marine chapel 'born-again' Cpl. David Christian 1st Force Service Support Group Approximately 100 service members and civilians celebrated the rebirth of a chapel and the end of a 10-month, $1.2-million reconstruction project here. The Marine Memorial Chapel rededication ceremony was held Sept. 22 for the 57-year-old building. To add to the beauty MORE
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Marine lives with tragedy of drunken driving
September 21, 2000 — It was the day after Christmas; Friday to be exact. Even though it was 2 p.m., the frost on the ground was still present from the drop in temperature the night before. It was odd to see little ice crystals on asphalt tainted with thick red syrup from the bodies of his friends who were dying. The dark skies overshadowed the scene of the tragedy MORE
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I MACE hones battle skills during UFL 2000
September 21, 2000 — The I Marine Expeditionary Force is a force in readiness. It constantly prepares for possible contingencies across the globe through seamless integration with its subordinate commands. The I MEF Augmentation Command Element, commanded by BrigGen. Thomas J. Nicholoson, is focused on the area behind the front lines, where the battles are diverse and MORE
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Services fuse to build seaport
September 21, 2000 — Amid sweltering temperatures and swelling surf, more than 1,000 service members from all branches of the military, including Marines from Camp Pendleton, and the U.S. Maritime Administration, recently participated in Exercise Joint-Logistics-Over-The-Shore 2000 along a 7.5-mile portion of beach near Las Pulgas. The U.S. Transportation MORE
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Local woman charged with making meth
September 21, 2000 — One of several ongoing criminal investigations here involving the street drug methamphetamine, produced a federal grand jury indictment, Sept. 6, against the wife of a Camp Pendleton Marine for manufacturing the drug in base housing. If convicted, Denise Neff, who was arrested Aug. 24, faces five to 40 years in prison and a $2 million fine for MORE
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Continental hand walker inspires Marines
September 8, 2000 — A man who walked from San Diego to Washington, D.C. on his hands came to Camp Pendleton to encourage and inspire Marines and sailors of 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, during a prayer breakfast at the Del Mar mess hall, Sept. 8. When Bob Wieland began telling the story of how he lost his legs in Vietnam, even people who were MORE
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