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Marines

Stories

Black, green boots to get the boot Oct. 1

Say bye-bye, spit shines - as the Marine Corps marches toward an Oct. 1 deadline marking the last day for black boots. Thereafter, black or green boots no longer will be authorized - even when wearing woodland cammies, according to All Marine Message 028/02. The only exception will be black safety boots called for in certain work environments. But

Group scouring local military families for makeover candidates

An organization comprising selected medical professionals, health and wellness experts and beauticians is reaching out to the military community with three free personal makeovers - one of which could probably be categorized as extreme: It includes some combination of laser vision correction surgery, cosmetic surgery or dentistry, and a tailor-made

Marines: To carb or not to carb

Carbohydrates, widely accepted by many as the enemy of any weight-loss plan, are essential for the active Marine lifestyle, according to nutritionists and dieticians at the Naval Hospital, Camp Pendleton.The popularity of low-carbohydrate diets, such as the Atkins and South Beach Diets, have skyrocketed due to their quick results in reducing weight

Tears greet returning Marine

Sgt. Andrew Mrozik, 28, of Chicago, receives an emotional homecoming greeting from his daughters Autumn Mrozik, 8, and Dakota Mrozik, 2. Mrozik, an avionics technician assigned to the Pendleton-based unit Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 369, returned home after a seven-month deployment that took him to Iraq, Japan, Philippines, South Korea

Marines among those in SoCal who felt earthquake

It wasn't "the big one" that experts say is bound to hit Southern California someday. But the June 15 earthquake felt here by service members and base residents from Mainside to Camp San Onofre nonetheless rattled more than a few nerves. "I was at the company office. The ground rumbled a little bit, but I definitely felt it," said Cpl. Julio

Tail gunners added to Iraq-bound birds

MCAS YUMA, Ariz. — The Marine Corps is adding machine guns to the tails of its primary troop-transport helicopters — a move meant to deter enemy fighters in Iraq bent on shooting down the helos. The machine gun — a 240D, essentially a modified 240G commonly used by the infantry — is being installed on CH-46E helicopters. The new package, which

Departing Devil Dogs meet adoptive pen pals

SAN CLEMENTE — Pen pals often meet one another for the first time after numerous letters have been sent back and forth. But, thanks to an enterprising community and a company commander's initiative, Marines from L Company, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment left for Iraq June 19 with a face and a personality in mind to match with letters they'll be

Call-ups retraining to replace casualties in Iraq

Countless Marines are doing their part to support Operation Iraqi Freedom — even some who've already done their "four and out." More than 175 Individual Ready Reserve Marines are at Camp Talega training or waiting to replace Marines killed or wounded in support of OIF. They've been trickling into the camp's Mobilization Support Battalion over the

Crash victims immortalized

Fourteen local Marines who died more than four years ago in a Marine Corps operational test flight crash were immortalized June 11 at Camp San Mateo. The Marines were all members of I Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment. "Every clime and place, we stand ready to defend our nation and our way of life, to make this world a better place for

Base rising out of sewage quagmire;

After a decade or more marked by a murky - even downright filthy - outlook, Camp Pendleton's sewage containment future is clearing ahead of schedule. Base officials say an award presented June 14 underscores those prospects after the base enjoyed its best year in memory - not a single spill in 2004 - for keeping wastewater away from local

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