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Marines

Stories

Civilians among deploying personnel

When newspapers headlines or the 10 o'clock news report on deployments, they usually talk about men and women in uniform — not slacks, jeans or button-down shirts. But U.S. troops aren't the only people who deploy during times of war. A small number of civilian contractors and Department of Defense employees are usually called upon to support the

MEF Marines train behind 8-ball in Kuwait

In case the commanding general ever needs to be evacuated from a "hairy situation," they're the guys tasked with getting it done. So they train to drive like Hollywood stunt men and firefight their way out of jams — for example, being pinned down by a larger enemy force. The I Marine Expeditionary Force's Personal Security Detachment is busy

Combat engineers' handiwork adds grace to icon display at chapel

Cmdr. Jerome Cwiklinski felt his Orthodox chapel did not display the splendor and beauty these sanctuaries of worship are known for. With the aid of a few good combat engineers, the Orthodox chapel, located in the South Mesa Blinder Memorial Chapel, now houses a wall worthy of the religious icons — Jesus, Mary and the saints — mounted upon it. When

Marines go marchin' in

The United States Marine Drum and Bugle Corps, the Silent Drill Platoon and the Marine Corps Color Guard performed the Battle Color Ceremony at the 22 Area Parade Field and the School of Infantry recently. The Drum and Bugle Corps performs martial and popular songs for hundreds of thousands of spectators each year. They travel nearly 50,000 miles

The making of a Dirty Dozen

From the power of the pen to the explosiveness of an AT-4 anti-tank weapon — Marines can improve their combat leadership skills at the Infantry Squad Leaders Course, one of myriad courses available to help infantrymen hone their trade. The ISLC trains noncommissioned officers to apply their leadership to a squad — a team of 12 Marines directed by

Division's aim is more humvee firepower

Heavily armed humvees are in the Marine Corps' future — but will they come soon enough to help Marines in Operation Iraqi Freedom? If Maj. Gregory G. Frich has his way, they will. "Our intent is to make this mount available for OIF II as soon as possible," Frich, 1st Marine Division's ordnance officer, said about a prototype mount that allows

Base seeks communinty effort to reduce electric bill

Of all the costs to operate a super-sized military base, the gas and electric bill looms largest in an energy-tight region like California. How large? Try $25 million during fiscal year 2003. With a price tag like that, Pendleton's base commander and his team of energy experts are turning their attention to wasteful habits and calling on the

I MEF names rotation units

Marines and sailors from the Camp Pendleton-based I Marine Expeditionary Force have begun deploying to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom to relieve the U.S. Army's 82nd Airborne Division in the Al Anbar Province in western Iraq, I MEF announced Friday. Some Marines interviewed say this is why they joined the Marine Corps. "This will be

SecNav thanks Marines

Defining terrorism as as the third ominous "ism" America has faced in his lifetime, Secretary of the Navy Gordon R. England thanked deploying Camp Pendleton Marines for their service Feb. 19 in a visit here. "I am here to thank the Marine Corps for the United States," England said to more than 300 Marines from 4th Marine Air Wing, including

Dress rehearsal prepares Marines for Iraq

Hollywood often enlists the military to consult on productions about the armed forces. Now the Marines are using a Hollywood element, in a sense, to help prepare them for real dramas in Iraq. Nearly 200 soon-to-deploy Marines from 3rd Civil Affairs Group — aided by local actors hired by a Marine Corps-contracted production company to portray Iraqi

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