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Marines, Sailors keep fit, pumping at Combat Center gym's

Marines and Sailors aboard the Combat Center are keeping healthy through their diet, physical training and weight training. Some units physically train together at some point during the course of the day. Because of training or scheduling conflicts, other units do not have that time. Still, Marines are maintaining their strength and endurance by

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Julian Salazar, Headquarters Battalion Team 1, goes for a layup Monday night in the Commanding General?s Intramural Basketball League. - Julian Salazar, Headquarters Battalion Team 1, goes for a layup Monday night in the Commanding General?s Intramural Basketball League.

MCCES 2 zaps Headquarters Battalion 2, Tanks return defeat to Naval Hospital

Another night of basketball action lit up the West Gym Feb. 27 as the Commanding General’s Intramural Basketball League continued. Headquarters Battalion Team 1 lost the first game of the night against 1st Tank Battalion 61-55. Headquarters Battalion 1 took the lead early in the game and held it for most of the first half. Towards the end of the

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Marines with 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, load packs for members of their battalion Monday at the Combat Center?s Del Valle parking lot, moments before deploying to Iraq for seven months. - Marines with 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, load packs for members of their battalion Monday at the Combat Center?s Del Valle parking lot, moments before deploying to Iraq for seven months.

1/7 departs Combat Center for third Iraq deployment

More than 900 Marines and Sailors with 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, began their seven-month deployment to Iraq during the final three days of February. The unit departed the Combat Center in three waves from Sunday to Tuesday morning, boarding buses at the Del Valle parking lot.Family members of the servicemen joined the battalion on their

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Clarinet Trio from "The President's Own" Heads to Midwest for Educational Outreach

Aclarinet trio from “The President’s Own” is preparing for its first educational outreach to the Midwest as part of the Marine Band’s committment to professional musical development. Master Sergeants Jihoon Chang, Jay Niepoetter, and Randall Riffle will travel to four universities in five days to perform for and coach clarinet students and music

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Lance Cpl. Rick Prosser, Bravo Co., 1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, prepares to be baptized at the Combat Center by Navy Lt. Michael A. Taylor, chaplain, Headquarters Battalion. - Lance Cpl. Rick Prosser, Bravo Co., 1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, prepares to be baptized at the Combat Center by Navy Lt. Michael A. Taylor, chaplain, Headquarters Battalion.

Navy Chaplains use sword of the Lord to help Combat Center service members and families

Navy Chaplains have been a part of Marine Corps heritage since the early years, and modern days are no different. The Combat Center’s Religious Ministries Directorate, housed at Building 1551, is the hub for most unit chaplains aboard the base and offers a wide variety of services. “We want to be there for the Marines, Sailors and their families,”

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Hospital?s Roman Blas attempts to block a hard spike from MCCES? Samuel Paulk in a game Feb. 22 for the top spot in the Commanding General?s Intramural Volleyball League. - Hospital?s Roman Blas attempts to block a hard spike from MCCES? Samuel Paulk in a game Feb. 22 for the top spot in the Commanding General?s Intramural Volleyball League.