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Family readiness: A Corps issue

What's in a name? On the surface the Family Readiness/ Marine Corps Family Team Building Meeting sounds like another meeting in the midst of the barrage required of our Marines. However, it could play a major part in the quality of life for Marines and their families."Family readiness equates to unit readiness," said Ms. Carol Lavoy, Volunteer

Early detection, early cure

This year, approximately 40,800 women will die from breast cancer. October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month and an opportune time to discuss breast cancer screening, diagnosis, and survival. According to the American Cancer Society, more than 182,000 women in the U.S. will be diagnosed with breast cancer. Breast cancer is the second most

Happy 225th Birthday Marines!

Happy 225th birthday Marines! The message for the 225th Marine Corps Birthday is now available at the Commandant's webpage (http://www.usmc.mil/cmc) and also below. 10 November 2000 A MESSAGE FROM THE COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS Today, around the world, in gatherings large and small, Marines will assemble, as they have for two hundred and

Marine Corps Aids Okinawan Delegation in Search for Cultural Artifacts

Few things are as important to a nation as its cultural identity, and this uniqueness is often shown through artifacts. These cultural artifacts provide a glimpse of a society's excellence in art, customs and other scholarly pursuits, and are a tangible reminder of a people's shared history. When these items are lost, so too is a piece of that

Safety is a priority

The safety of all Marines is very important according to General James L. Jones, 32d Commandant of U.S. Marine Corps who reinforces his personal philosophy in ALMAR message 036/00. General Jones states in this message that it has been one year following the publication of his safety guidance on July 1, 1999, which address accidents resulting in the

Have you checked your teeth lately?

For those of you who did not know it October is known as National Orthodontics Health Month, so it is very important that Marines and their family members schedule appointments to learn more about orthodontics prevention. Taking care of one's teeth is a high priority in preventing the Marines from developing such conditions as congenitally missing

Courage, Resolve and the U. S. Navy Birthday

The U.S. Navy Birthday ALMAR 037/00 message is being presented to all Marines from the Commandant. He states on October 12, a horrendous blast seriously damaged the USS Cole, killing precious American servicemen and women. Later the crew faced additional challenges as bulkheads gave way and the ship took on additional seawater. As expected, the

Cole wounded come home

Thirty-three sailors wounded in the terrorist attack on the destroyer USS Cole in Aden, Yemen, returned Oct. 15 to Norfolk, VA. Six more sailors wounded in the attack are still in Germany and will return when their condition improves, Navy officials said. The remains of five killed in the attack returned Oct. 14. Navy officials said 10 sailors

MCCES Career Planner recognized for volunteerism

Marines regularly go above and beyond the call of duty. For some, it's in the form of extra lonely hours on the job late at night. For others, it's a working party on Saturday morning. Still others might coach a Little League team. For one Combat Center Marine, going above and beyond is such a way of life that she was recently recognized as the

Brigadier General Davis assumes command of 4th MarDiv

Brigadier General Jack A. Davis assumed command of the 4th Marine Division from Major General Arnold L. Punaro during a change-of-command ceremony Saturday at the Marine Corps War Memorial. Brigadier General Davis' most recent duty was as the Director for Operations Divisions, Plans, Policies & Operations, at the Pentagon. "It's a humbling

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