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Marines

Stories

Marines spare no firepower in island 'siege'

Pendleton-based amtrackers stormed aboard this island with guns blazing recently - wielding everything from explosives and rockets to pistols in an exercise primarily designed to refine their ability to breach obstacles during an amphibious assault. After coming ashore, the Marines from Mobility/Counter Mobility Platoon, Headquarters and Service

Division honors its veterans, marks 63 years of 'hard-Corps' history

Fresh faces clad in green paraded past their grizzled grandfathers while the band trumpeted their shared legacy Jan. 29 as part of the 1st Marine Division's 63rd anniversary celebration. Nearly 100 division veterans joined Marines from Camp Pendleton for the annual parade honoring the Marine Corps' oldest, largest and most-decorated division. The

'B' billet still looking for a 'few' Marines

Marines considering a special duty assignment have a diverse and interesting group to choose from. Traditional B-billets include recruiter, Marine Security Guard, and the drill instructor. But most Marines are vaguely familiar with the newest institution that has been added to the line up, military occupational specialty 8513, combat instructor.

Hero awarded for saving lives

Sgt. Freddy Arencibia can't pin it on his uniform, but he's got it from Georgia's governor that he's nothing less than a hero. Arencibia, a platoon sergeant assigned to 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, received The Georgia's Governor's Public Safety Award for his "Act of Heroism" Friday, for saving the life of a woman and her 9-year-old daughter

9th Comm embarks experience for OIF II

Marines from 9th Communication Bn., I Marine Expeditionary Force, are increasing their training tempo and turning to their experienced leaders for a second tour in the Persian Gulf. The battalion was deployed to Kuwait for Exercise Internal Look in October 2002 and continued to serve in Kuwait and Iraq for Operation Iraqi Freedom until October

1st Mar. Div. gearing up for different approach

Call it an Iraq prep-course. Marines from 1st Marine Division began a series of pre-deployment training exercises for redeployment to Iraq here last week. The exercises, hosted by 1st Marine Division Schools and the Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory's Project Metropolis, was aimed at giving leathernecks a taste of what they'll be doing once

Marines walk mean streets

The streets of March Air Reserve Base were littered with broken glass and debris. It was crowded with sometimes hostile, sometimes peaceful locals. Cpl. John P. Pollson, an infantryman with 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, felt at home and yet a bit anxious. This was Matilda Village, a mock-up of what Marines may see when they deploy to Iraq.

Chemical confidence: masked Marines confront silent, invisible threat

One hundred fifty nervous Marines crowd around Chief Warrant Officer 2 Jose A. Santos, listening carefully as he briefs them on how to use a piece of equipment that will protect them from biological and chemical agents — the M40A1 Field Protective Mask.Santos is an expert in nuclear, chemical and biological agent defense.The Marines are about to

Marines dig deep for upcoming-deployment gear

Ka-Bar knives run about $75. Flashlights are about $10 a piece. It seems like nickel-and-dime purchases here and there, but gearing up for a possible re-deployment to Iraq is costing some Marines hundreds of dollars out of their own pockets. With Camp Pendleton based Marines and sailors being tapped once again for a deployment to Iraq, many are

MSSG-11 'collects' work-up milestone

A key part of the nation's first ocean-going 911 force with Operation Iraqi Freedom vets aboard has earned its wings — and in nearly half the usual time. Marine Expeditionary Unit Service Support Group 11 is ready to join the 11th MEU after a battery of work-up exercises. The 1st Force Service Support Group, MSSG-11's parent command, gave the unit

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