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Battaglia: Leaders Will Keep Faith With Troops, Families January 18, 2013 — Service members should know that, despite ongoing fiscal challenges, their families are cared for, the senior enlisted advisor to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff told an audience of soldiers, sailors and airmen here today.Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Bryan B. Battaglia said Joint Chiefs Chairman Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey’s promise to keep MORE

After Long Deployment, Leaders Praise Navy-Marine Team January 18, 2013 — The commanding officers of a team of 2,000 sailors and 2,300 Marines sat down yesterday with reporters from the Pentagon Channel and American Forces Press Service to discuss the challenges and successes of their extended nine-month deployment.Navy Capt. Arturo Garcia is commodore of the USS Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group, and Marine Corps Col. MORE

Marine overcomes challenges to improve self and fellow Marines January 18, 2013 — Whether it’s a swim meet or Marine water survival qualification, Sgt. Seth Handy, an instructor of water survival at Marine Corps Base Quantico, knows what it takes to get to the finish.“When I hit high school, I started swimming a lot,” said Handy. “I ended up joining the team, and my freshman year was horrible, because I couldn’t even swim the MORE

Wounded Warrior Regiment promotes basewide discussion of combat stress January 17, 2013 — Stress is a part of everyday life. However, due to increases in operational tempo and multiple combat deployments many Marines face a greater risk of developing combat stress, post traumatic stress disorder and survivor’s guilt.To promote awareness and reduce negative outcomes, the Marine Corps Wounded Warrior Regimentis spearheading efforts for a MORE

Marine Steps Up as Chaplain’s Assistant January 17, 2013 — As Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Adam Henderson begins his daily assignments here, he knows that most men his age are not making the same sacrifices he makes each day on a deployment.Even most Marines are not doing what he does.Henderson is a chaplain’s assistant with Regimental Combat Team 7 and is filling a position usually reserved for a senior Navy MORE

Fiscal Uncertainty Worries Service Members January 17, 2013 — Concern about the impact that budget cuts may have on the force emerged as a common theme as the senior enlisted advisor to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff met with enlisted service members from the Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps at several locations here today.Marine Corps Sgt. Major Bryan B. Battaglia said Defense Secretary Leon E. MORE

Suicide Prevention 'Our Problem,' Battaglia Says January 17, 2013 — Suicide prevention is not a new problem, the senior enlisted advisor to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said here yesterday, "but it's our problem."Building resilience into the force is essential to preventing suicides, Marine Corps Sgt. Major Bryan B. Battaglia said during one of several enlisted calls. The military, he said, doesn't MORE

Military Stand-ins Support Inauguration Rehearsal January 16, 2013 — With the 57th presidential inauguration a week away, President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and his wife, Dr. Jill Biden, likely are busy getting prepared.It stands to reason they wouldn’t have much time, much less an entire day, to stand through dozens of rehearsals as the U.S. military prepares for its role in MORE

NCOs Crucial to Suicide Prevention, Battaglia Says January 16, 2013 — The senior enlisted advisor to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said here today that he can’t succeed at his job without the help of enlisted service members, and he called on noncommissioned officers to know their troops well enough to head off problems.Air Force and Marine Corps first sergeants assigned to Keesler Air Force Base met with MORE

Swim qualification prepares Marines for water survival January 15, 2013 — As a part of the Department of the Navy, being amphibious warfighters has always been an innate aspect of being a Marine. Marines stormed the beaches of the Pacific and manned Navy ships at sea. Although not a yearly requirement like the physical fitness training tests, swim qualification is still a mandated Marine Corps training requirement that MORE

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