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Marines

Stories

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Uncle's invention relieves headaches for grunts;

"You've called the right guy." That's how William H. Frye, a 12-year Marine Corps veteran, replied when his nephew called, complaining that his Kevlar helmet was uncomfortable. Frye, 55, immediately went into overdrive designing pads that his nephew, Sgt. Jason J. Frye, and some of his fellow Marines are using two years later. Frye delivered the

Cpl. Roy A. Foster, a reservist with Battery L, 4th Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment in Bessemer, Ala., observes the product of his work with the M16A2. Targets were dressed up as humans to simulate human threats - Cpl. Roy A. Foster, a reservist with Battery L, 4th Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment in Bessemer, Ala., observes the product of his work with the M16A2. Targets were dressed up as humans to simulate human threats

Marines of A Company tred straight, narrow;

In World War II, Hitler perfected the Blitzkrieg, or lightning war. But by today's standards, Hitler's march across Europe seems slow. Case in point, the early days of Operation Iraqi Freedom when 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, pushed 1,000 miles into Iraq in only 21 days. When combat moves so quickly, Marines can't be fumbling with their

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SOI platoon reaches out to girl

It's been nearly seven weeks since Nicole McDonough lost her entire immediate family in a car accident. Her grandfather says she's still bewildered about what that means. "She doesn't really understand that they are not coming back," said Richard McDonough Sr., whose son was a Camp Pendleton-based Marine. "Emotionally she is doing pretty well. For

;Silver Star account 'chilling';

Leondro F. Baptista says any of the 25 men in his platoon would have done what he did last spring in Iraq. Nonetheless, his exploits were anything but ordinary -- even to a man who's heard plenty of firsthand accounts about what heroes have done. "What this Marine did brings chills down my spine," said Maj. Gen. Richard F. Natonski, commanding

Opening statement targets O'Neil;

After having sex with Kimberly O'Neal in Deer Park on Feb. 29, 2004, Gunnery Sgt. Archie O'Neil shot 11 rounds at her with a .45-caliber pistol, reloaded, fired twice more and left her there to die, according to prosecutors' opening statements in O'Neil's murder trial. Prosecutors began stating their case June 1, the opening day of a scheduled

Marine Online greasing wheels of personnel processing;

Trafficking of personnel paperwork through several different chains of command -- a process that can take days -- is coming to an end. That's because the Corps is taking nearly all of its administrative functions online. The Corps is now requiring all Marines to register with Marine Online, a Web-based administrative portal, by October. More than

Sailors throw lifeline to the hungry and homeless;

OCEANSIDE - For nearly 80 sailors like Petty Officer 2nd Class Tamara L. Maynard, feeding the homeless May 18 wasn't just about helping the down and out - it was about building stronger ties with communities surrounding Camp Pendleton. "We all decided to get out here and volunteer and do something good for the community," said Maynard, a corpsman

Recon Marines becoming water-rescue rangers;

It's groundbreaking, surf-skipping training, even for amphibious warriors from 1st Reconnaissance Battalion. In essence, they got their feet wet in something lifeguards frequently do - personal watercraft rescues. Most of the Marines had never even touched such a vessel in their lives. After three days, they'd all tried their hand at plucking

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Trailblazer's mission: boost military recruiting;

It's no secret - recruiting numbers are low right now. Recruiters are hoping a locally produced documentary featuring a Camp Pendleton Marine will help reverse the downward trend.Capt. Vernice G. Armour, the Corps' first black female combat pilot, stars in the piece, produced by Joint Advertising Marketing Research and Studies, a Department of

Lance Cpl. Josh P. Laine, 19, an assistant gunner with 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, gives the preparatory warning, "hanging on one," before dropping a round into the mortar tube. The command lets the team know the round will be launched shortly. Each mortar is operated by three Marines. - Lance Cpl. Josh P. Laine, 19, an assistant gunner with 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, gives the preparatory warning, "hanging on one," before dropping a round into the mortar tube. The command lets the team know the round will be launched shortly. Each mortar is operated by three Marines.

Business still booming for Weapons Co.;

The gunner barks, "hanging on one!" In mere seconds, a round sails through the air before hammering the earth, creating a fiery blast that sends tremors several hundred yards away. The leftover crater is the thumbprint of the 60 mm mortar - an infantry mainstay for taking out pockets of fighters or other enemy assets. "Ground-pounders" from Weapons

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