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Tankers lead team in sweep of RCT-5’s barren northern desert

Tankers from Regimental Combat Team 5 made tracks in the barren deserts north of Fallujah in search of weapons caches and insurgent activity. Marines from C Company, 2nd Tank Battalion, along with Team Gator's TOW Platoon, 2nd Tank Battalion and Marines of 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, fanned out across the Northern Regimental Security Area

Fallen tanker honored in Combat Center memorial

Lance Cpl. Michael L. Ford was honored by family and friends at a memorial service held at the Combat Center’s Lance Cpl. Torrey L. Gray Field Tuesday. Ford, a tank crewman from Company C, 1st Tank Battalion, passed away April 26 while conducting combat operations during a deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Ford, a New Bedford,

Doctors, corpsmen practice hand-to-hand combat

When they're not combating patients' injuries, a few doctors and corpsmen at Taqaddum Surgical are learning hand-to-hand combat, Marine Corps' style. Sailors recently attended Marine Corps Martial Arts Program, or MCMAP, classes a few hours every day for approximately two weeks. And though they all walked a little taller wearing their Marine Corps

Fightertown West Point grads fly-over Army/ Navy game

Two pilots from Navy Strike Fighter Squadron 86 flew over the 107th Army/ Navy football game last Saturday. As two Navy pilots, it may be assumed that they were cheering for the Naval Academy Midshipmen, but in reality, these two West Point graduates were rooting for the opposing team, the Army Black Knights.The journey has been one that is not

New tool for safer skies

Smoke billows from the failed engine of the plummeting C-130 Hercules as it desperately tries to pull up. With the landing gear still locked in its great steel belly, the aircraft hits the runway and skids to an eventual halt into the industrial zone adjacent to the flight line. Luckily, this scenario was just one of many created by the new Adacel

United Service Organizations volunteers provide support, work toward S.C. chapter

Since 1941 United Service Organizations volunteers have been providing morale and recreational services to military personnel worldwide - often times offering a place for traveling service members to take a break or receive refreshments. Although South Carolina does not currently have its own official chapter or service center, USO volunteers from

Raiders win championship, prepare for "Best of the West Tournament"

The Camp Smith Raiders, intramural football regular season champions, beat the CSSG-3 Outlaws 12-7 in the intramural league championship at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, Nov. 29.Not only did the Raiders claim the title of champions, but also ensured their spot in the “Best of the West” football tournament held in San Diego. The game was a

Lejeune welcomes Mrs. Conway

Annette Conway, the spouse of Commandant Gen. James T. Conway, made her first official visit to Camp Lejeune here Nov. 29 where she toured the base and spoke with the spouses of service members. During her visit, Conway asked the volunteers for their experiences, concerns and input on the Key Volunteer program in an effort to make it a better

Tanks bring the thunder to Camp Fallujah

"Adrenaline rush" doesn't describe what it's like to stand next to a tank as it fires. It's as if Thor, Norse god of thunder, got his Viking shorts in a bunch because someone makes a noise louder than him, so he grabs hold of the adrenal glands and squeezes for all he's worth. The ear-cracking, rib-crunching, earth-shaking "boom" of the M-1A1 Main

Marines dig ‘Talons’ into insurgency

Marines from 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment swooped down on unknowing insurgents recently. Marines netted 13 suspected insurgents and rescued two Iraqis held hostage by insurgents. Marines completed a search of a garage complex with the assistance of B Company, 1st Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment and assets assigned to Regimental Combat Team 5,

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