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Archive: March, 2004

Traffic checkpoints equal security

In the scalding noon heat, the wind throws a billowing cloud of dust across the open roadway, blocking all from view. The air is filled with the musty smell of baked dirt as three battle-clad warriors peer through the ever-swirling dust for vehicles approaching from Port-au-Prince. They stand strong behind a single strand of concertina wire

Marines, Sailors provides medical assistance in Haiti

Marines and Sailors here supporting Combined Joint Task Force – Haiti provided medical assistance to residents in the Bel-Air district March 26 and 27. Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment conducted a two-day Medical Capabilities exercise here to build trust and security within the community. “Over the past 20-plus days, criminal

Drum and Bugle Corps Hits Airwaves

CWO3 Brian J. Dix, director, Marine Corps Drum and Bugle Corps, conducts the unit during their appearance on the FOX NEWS morning show. This appearance was in conjunction with their performance at the Marine Corps Law Enforcement Foundation Gala the evening prior.

Martial Arts Instructors teach New York City teens

In the middle of a New York City Police station, 16-year-old Silvania Vargas surveyed the stocky man standing aggressively before her. "Give me your lunch money!" he demanded. The Cathedral High School junior, dressed in the conservative gray pants and sweater that make up the school's uniform, looked mildly surprised by the request. She tilted

Brooklyn family remembers brother, Marine during memorial

Family and friends of Marine Cpl. Robert Marcus Rodriguez held a memorial mass at Blessed Sacrament Roman Catholic Church in Brooklyn, N.Y. one year after he was killed in action. Rodriguez, a Brooklyn native, was assigned to 1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, Calif. He and four other Marines were killed on March 25 last

Top Enlisted Marine reflects on Corps’ past

The gear is more advanced, the capabilities are improved, and the Marines are better trained and educated, but the basic esprit de corps remains the same, says Sgt. Maj. of the Marine Corps John L. Estrada. The sergeant major should know. He's been keeping tabs on those changes for more than 30 years as a Marine. For years the Marine Corps

Former Met takes swing at OEF

“When he first checked in, we heard he played major league baseball, but we thought it was a joke,” said Sgt. Gilbert Alvelo, platoon sergeant, motor transport, Headquarters Company, 6th Marine Regiment. Private First Class Jose M. Nunez, now serving his country here in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, has a major league history, and it’s no

Four units combine to complete mission

The cold wind blew strong as the rain struck the ground making sounds comparable to a symphony orchestra reaching the climax of its performance. The trees violently moved side to side and the tarps fastened to the HUMVEES appeared to be dancing away from their restraints. Marines of all pay grades gathered inside the Aerial Port Of Embarkation

Dogs learn to be man's best friend

With his golden hair flowing in the wind, he sprints around the field searching for his cellular phone. From across the way, he spots it on the corner of the picnic table and dashes to retrieve it. Pleased with himself, he struts over to Gunnery Sgt. Patrick J. Koch and drops it in his lap before sitting down next to him. Patriot, a 73-pound

Combat Center Marine receives Bronze Star for actions in Iraq

It takes concentration, impeccable training and a certain personality to do what 1st Lt. Joshua R. Bates matter-of-factly calls his job. Bates does his job well. So well in fact, that he received a Bronze Star Medal with a combat V device at the base theater March 5 for his actions as platoon commander for Combined Anti Armor Team Red, Weapon's

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