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Marines

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CSSB springs counter-ambush

Combat Service Support Battalion 10 Marines are making sure they're ready for convoy attacks by enemy fighters should they deploy to Iraq. The unit conducted convoy operations Nov. 18-20 as part of a stepped-up training regiment as I Marine Expeditionary Force Marines prepare should their unit be tagged. U.S. military and coalition convoys

Recon steps out at stepped-up pace

Some might say jumping out of a perfectly good airplane is crazy. The Marines of 1st Reconnaissance Battalion disagree. For them, it's all in a day's work. Recon Marines performed both day and night parachute drops from a KC-130 into Drop Zone Basilone, Nov. 18, as part of a training regimen that's picked up pace recently. "We've actually jumped

Click It or Ticket returns to Camp Pendleton

Commuters entering Camp Pendleton's Main Gate were seeing stars Monday. Maj. Gen. William G. Bowdon, the base commanding general, greeted each motorist to ensure everyone was buckled up. The star-studded greeting was part of Camp Pendleton's participation in the nationwide "Click It or Ticket" campaign, held twice annually during the busiest

Col. Paige, Medal of Honor recipient, dies

Col. Mitchell Paige, recipient of the Medal of Honor for actions while fighting on Guadalcanal in 1942, died at his home Nov. 15. He was 85. Paige died of congestive heart failure, according to Holly Schwartz, Paige's granddaughter. He was the last of the Medal of Honor recipients from the Battle of Guadalcanal. The news of his death brought an

Wives walk mile in husbands' combat boots

Shannon Rose couldn't stop grinning. She walked off the firing line, fresh from unleashing a string of automatic machine-gun fire and a brand-new perspective into her husband's daily grind. "It was awesome," said Shannon, wife of Pfc. Jereomy Rose. "I wish I had more bullets." Rose was among more than 100 wives of Marines from 1st Battalion, 5th

Marines scrambling for ribbon

Tens of thousands of Marines with I Marine Expeditionary Force recently were awarded the military's highest unit award ? but many are finding they can't add the ribbon to their uniforms. Supplies of the ribbons are wiped out at Camp Pendleton. Secretary of the Navy Gordon England awarded the Presidential Unit Citation to I MEF for President George

Stables renamed after dedicated horseman, Marine

Dust-laden air scented with bitter manure contrasted sharply with a widow's sweet recollections of her husband ? and gratitude that the stables he loved are now scorched with his brand. Sgt. Maj. William F. Stepp, a Korean War veteran and Bronze Star with Combat "V" recipient, became the namesake of the base stables in a ceremony here Oct. 16.

Marines' reactions to second deployment mixed

I Marine Expeditionary Force Marines across Camp Pendleton are gearing up for redeployment to Iraq and are still wondering if their units will be among those tasked. That's got some nervous, some excited and others mixed about the possibility of returning. No stranger to deployments is Capt. Rosanna B. Reyes of I Marine Expeditionary Force

Tap a vein for blood donations

A long needle drains a resource vital for the survival of others. The price is a pinch and hour out of a day. The Blood Donor Center at Naval Medical Center San Diego sponsored a blood drive for the Assualt Amphibian School Battalion Nov. 13, netting 138 pints of blood. The military's blood supply is low following Operation Iraqi Freedom, according

Book documents Camp Pendleton infantry unit's battle to Iraqi capital

While riding on a United Nations helicopter patrol along the demilitarized zone separating Iraq and Kuwait in 1993, I realized just how awful the Iraqis had it under Saddam Hussein. My escort was a U.N. officer from France. As we zipped above the desert floor, he pointed out Iraqi guard outposts. The French officer occasionally inspected both Iraqi

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