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AAAV: Faster and Greater Power From the Sea

General Jones, Commandant of the Marine Corps said it best with the statement to the Direct Reporting Program Manager Advanced Amphibious Assault following the Pentagon's approval to proceed into the final phase of development: "..you have transformed a revolutionary concept into the reality of a revolutionary weapons system. Your efforts have

ALMAR addresses Marine fatalities

While there has been a modest decrease in private motor vehicle mishaps during Fiscal Year 2001, the highway still holds the greatest risk to Marines, which is why according to Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. James L. Jones, all Marines are required to read ALMAR 002/01. During the month of December 2000, ten Marines died due to mishaps;

Military says goodbye to Commander-in-Chief

The Department of Defense held its ceremonial good bye for the President of the United States during the Full Honors Review here, Friday, January 5, 2001. Before a joint services honor guard and an audience of U.S. military members and distinguished guests, Secretary of Defense William H. Cohen and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Army Gen.

Do your records tell a story worth a promotion?

If you're sitting down to watch a football game and the announcers say, "This is a match-up that looks great on paper," you don't really know whether you're in for a good game or a yawner. Every sports fan knows that football games are won on the field, not on paper.On the other hand, if you're a sergeant or above and you look great on paper, odds

Denver Rookie Anderson Credits His Stint as a Marine for Amazing Run From Rank and File to NFL's Rushing Elite

If reprinted, must include: Copyright 2000, Los Angeles Times, re-printed by permission. On a Wednesday or Thursday night in the fall at Camp Pendleton, you can find a football game manned by Marines so eager to compete they've been known to practice before roll call at 6 a.m. On Sunday afternoons, some of those same players gather at spots like

MCCES EXCEEDS ANNUAL BLOOD DRIVE GOAL

A year-long campaign to encourage blood donations from one Combat Center organization concluded Dec. 7, after setting several installation records. The Marine Corps Communication and Electronics School had established a goal in January to donate 1,000 units of blood by their 12th blood drive of the year, which was held Dec. 7. According to SSgt.

Annual MCCES Toys for Tots run brings in the goodies

The sight of almost 2,000 Marines running over a hill, shouting cadence and bearing toward an objective, would normally be considered a wee bit threatening. The warriors of the Marine Corps Communications and Electronics School, however, turned it into a vision of the Christmas spirit during their annual run to support the Toys for Tots program

Preparing for Promotion

The promotion system provides a process whereby Marines within each grade and Military Occupational Specialty/Occupation Field compete for promotion to the next grade. The basic goal is to advance the best qualified Marines to higher grades. This ensures MOS/Occupation Field vacancies in the enlisted structure will be continuously occupied by

Navy Chaplain Foundation, Inc. hosts two writing contests

The Navy Chaplain Foundation, Inc., announces two contests to tell the story of the religious and spiritual experiences of Sea Services personnel (Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, and Merchant Marine). Contest A (Historical): This focuses on the history of chaplains of the U.S. Navy, serving with a unit of the Sea Services (Navy, Marine Corps,

"Johnny, there ain't no BLT building."

October 23, 1983, at 6:22 a.m. 241 Marines and fellow servicemembers were killed and more than 100 wounded, when a truck carrying explosives slammed through the guard posts and entered the Battalion Landing Team headquarters building in the Marine Amphibious Unit compound, Beirut, Lebanon."The force of the explosion ripped the building from its

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