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Marines

Stories

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

Coast Guard comes ashore in preparation for war

A group of Coast Guardsmen showed Camp Pendleton Marines they were born again hard. Reserve Coast Guardsmen from Coast Security Unit 311, Unit Security Division, San Pedro attended a one-week Rear Area Security Course given by 1st Force Service Support Group's Combat Skill Training School. The Coast Guardsmen were introduced to basic infantry

Marines react to surrender of former dictator

The news of Saddam Hussein's capture spread quickly throughout the nation and here around Camp Pendleton. As soon as the news broke, friends, co-workers and family members ran to the phones to tell loved ones of the great news. Many of those long distance phone calls made there way to the Marines and sailors of Camp Pendleton. Disbelief struck

Public Private Venture II to begin construction

Public Private Venture housing at Camp Pendleton took another leap forward Tuesday with groundbreaking ceremonies for Phase II at Wire Mountain. Rep. Darrel Issa of California, Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz, I Marine Expeditionary Force Commanding General Lt. Gen. James T. Conway and Maj. Gen. William G. Bowdon, the base commanding

Toys for Tots still collecting

Troop welfare isn't limited to the troops -- especially during Christmas. Just ask Marines. Marine reserves are fanning out across the nation setting up collection barrels for the annual Toys-for-Tots campaign, a drive that collects toys for deserving children. Many of those toys are finding a temporary home right on Camp Pendleton before they are

Marine Forces Pacific general visits base

The Corps' senior Marine for the entire Pacific region toured Camp Pendleton last week to tell Marines here they're a force second to none and that soon their talent will be called upon again. Lt. Gen. Wallace C. Gregson, commander of U.S. Marine Forces Pacific, visited Marines across the region in his first tour since taking the post in August.

IEDs new reality of Iraq duty

They look innocent enough. A soda can lying on the side of a road. Maybe a lump of overturned dirt or even a war trophy to show off after a deployment. Problem is -- they're turning out to be one of the deadliest weapons Coalition forces face in Iraq. They're called improvised explosive devices and they're largely to blame for many of the

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