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Plan strengthens community outreach for fiscal 2014 December 12, 2013 — Marine administrative message 639/13 provides a community outreach plan, which outlines community relations events and guidance to commanders throughout the Marine Corps wide for fiscal 2014.The Secretary of Defense has authorized community outreach events, but there will be a 45 percent reduction from fiscal 2012 outreach expenditures. The plan MORE

Combat scenarios challenge Marines during Chromite December 12, 2013 — Marines and sailors participated in Exercise Chromite Dec. 2-6 at the Central Training Area and other locations on Okinawa.The exercise included a multitude of units within 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, participating in numerous full-scale mock combat missions against an enemy simulated by fellow Marines. The scenarios were MORE

MSOB Marine awarded Silver Star for Afghanistan efforts December 11, 2013 — Maj. Robb McDonald, air officer with the 1st Marine Special Operations Battalion, received the Silver Star aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Dec. 9, for taking immediate action against the enemy while deployed to Afghanistan. Lt. Gen. John A. Toolan, commanding general of I Marine Expeditionary Force, pinned the nation’s third highest award on MORE

Navy, Marine Corps team destroy simulated enemy during Forager Fury II December 11, 2013 — Navy MH-60S Seahawk helicopters supported close-air support missions with Marines from Marine Aircraft Group 12 Dec. 10 at the Farallon de Medinilla Target Range during Exercise Forager Fury II.The objective of the simulated mission was to provide close-air support to military personnel on the ground at risk of being overrun by a simulated enemy MORE

Breaking bad with EOD, military’s bomb squad December 11, 2013 — “Lord of power and might, whose mercy is everlasting, guard and guide those who place their lives in the balance to ensure the safety of those nearby.” – Rev. Carl Bergstrom, Explosive Ordnance Disposal prayerOver the last decade, the face of modern warfare has evolved. Terms like IED (improvised explosive device), HME (homemade explosives) and UXO MORE

Tinian’s North Field supports MH-60s FARP training, Osprey landing during FFII December 10, 2013 — Navy MH-60 Seahawk Helicopters and MV-22B Ospreys landed Dec. 9 at the recently cleared Baker and Charlie runways on Tinian’s North Field during Exercise Forager Fury II. The MH-60s executed forward arming and refueling point training while the Ospreys transported troops to the location during the exercise which allows Marine Aircraft Group 12 to MORE

Fighter Attack squadrons help orphanage in Korea during Max Thunder December 9, 2013 — Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 232 and Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 112 helped the local community while participating in Exercise Max Thunder by visiting an orphanage in Gunsan, South Korea, Oct. 29, 2013, and Nov. 5, 2013.Approximately 40 Marines and 40 airmen participated in two separate visits to the orphanage. “Marines are MORE

Communication Marines keep units connected at Forager Fury II December 9, 2013 — Communication Marines will provide communication at Tinian’s North and West Field to increase operational proficiency during Exercise Forager Fury II. The series of exercises, which Marine Aircraft Group-12 is conducting in the Mariana Islands, focus on refining core skills within the squadrons and MAG-12.This in turn prepares them to function as MORE

MWSS-171 supports Marines during Exercise Max Thunder December 9, 2013 — Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 provided Marines with everything they needed during operation Max Thunder, but most failed to recognize their considerable contribution.“During Max Thunder, our role is to serve the aviation ground support function for the base commandant, which essentially means that we are ensuring basic life functions of the MORE

Marines complete arrested landings on Tinian December 6, 2013 — Marine Wing Support Squadron-171 conducted an arrestment landing exercise using two M-31 Marine Corps expeditionary arresting gear systems Dec. 5 at Tinian’s West Field during Exercise Forager Fury II.The exercise allows units to rapidly conduct ground refueling and arrested landing operations, extending aviation training throughout the Mariana MORE

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