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Marines

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Marines in every climb and place

Every step is delicate and fraught with danger. Senses are obscured by dust clouds and dislodged pieces of rock, so reflexes and gut feelings become critical as the summit gets nearer and the ground below gets farther and farther away. It's dirty and it's dicey. But Marine assault climbers choose to endure it anyway. The I Marine Expeditionary

Infantry gets 2-for-1 on pivotal courses

Upwardly mobile infantry leaders who want to keep their careers moving up through the staff noncommissioned officer ranks can now receive two-for-one school credit, in a sense. That's due to a new course that combines the combat tactics of the old Platoon Sergeants Course with the general Marine leadership training provided by the Staff

Lots of driving, little fighting

After fighting their way west and north through oil fields and southern Iraqi towns during the first week of Operation Iraqi Freedom, 1st Marine Division forces enjoyed an unexpected calm before the storm for more than a week — steamrolling toward Baghdad in what's billed as the swiftest infantry advance in Marine Corps history. That advance saw

Vehicle technology keeps wary eye on drivers

Smile when you feel the need for speed while operating a government vehicle. Not because you've quenched your insatiable thirst for violating base regulations - but because you've just been caught on camera. NetworkCar Reader and DriveCam, two devices installed in most government vehicles here, are deterring unsafe driving, said Bill G. Martine,

Marines droppin' in unannounced

Jumping out of a perfectly good airplane at 25,000 feet while traveling 120 mph in freezing temperatures with 100 pounds of gear attached to your body in the pitch-black night is not sane or rational. But that's just what some members of 1st Force Reconnaissance Company, I Marine Expeditionary Force are training to do at this airfield 100 miles

Skirmishes, a few large battles mark speedy advance

Editor's note: Second in a series. Information for this story was gleaned entirely from command chronologies and interviews with Marines who fought the battles. Refueled and ready to fight, 8,000 vehicles passed over bridges east and west of An Nasariyah on March 23, 2003. Within 12 hours, I MEF forces were poised for the next operational maneuver

Intel expert gives sneak previews of battle

When it's time to give battle simulation scenarios the sniff test for realism, Robert D. Farmer has a keen sense of smell. Farmer will celebrate his 50th year of service to the Marine Corps Monday. Having spent 31 years in the Marine Corps — including stints in the Korean and Vietnam wars — Farmer, a retired major, knows something about real

Pendleton ahead of energy curve

First in a series With Earth Day 2004 less than a month away, Camp Pendleton is nearing the end of a six-year campaign to ride the leading edge of energy conservation in the Marine Corps. It's a drive that includes everything from harnessing sunlight that powers a roadside phone call to de-emphasizing gasoline, whose recently rising price has been

PMO's special reaction ready for action

In the civilian world there is Special Weapons And Tactics or SWAT. On Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton there is the Special Reaction Team - a group of Marines attached to the Special Reaction Section of the Provost Marshal's Office. They're specially trained and equipped to handle high-risk situations beyond the basic capabilities of the military

I MEF's first step more a giant leap

First in a series On March 18, 2003, under the cover of night, 20,000 Marines and sailors moved from their base camps in Kuwait to their attack positions immediately south of the Kuwait/Iraq border. In less than 24 hours, I Marine Expeditionary Force was poised for its first strike at the Iraqi regime. "It was a trip. It was dark and our (tracked

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