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Engineers become jacks-of-all-trades September 19, 2012 — One might not associate bulk fuel specialists with sweeping for mines or water purification specialists with operating heavy machinery. Nevertheless, the Marines of the engineer detachment of Combat Logistics Battalion 26, currently reinforcing the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, are doing precisely that.The engineer detachment has instituted a MORE

Osprey Cleared to Fly in Japan, Improving Alliance Capabilities September 19, 2012 — The V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft is now approved to fly in Japan, Press Secretary George Little said in a statement here today.Little, traveling with Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta in Asia this week, said today the secretary is pleased that an agreement has been reached between the United States and the government of Japan that permits the MORE

Department of Defense Sends Marine Team to U.S. Embassy in Yemen September 19, 2012 — A Marine Corps fleet antiterrorism security team, called a ?FAST team? is now on the ground in Yemen to help with security at the U.S. Embassy in Sanaa, Pentagon Press Secretary George Little said today.This is the second FAST team, consisting of about 50 Marines, authorized by Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta to bolster security at U.S. MORE

Indiana Marine?s rocket assault earns Silver Star September 17, 2012 — ?I thought I was going to die,? Staff Sgt. Alec Haralovich pondered as he lay on his back in Afghanistan.On Oct. 4, Taliban fighters ambushed his patrol of dismounted Marines with automatic gunfire. The enemy?s aim was accurate. Two bullets had struck his body armor with such force that he was knocked backward into the dirt.Haralovich had seen all MORE

Widow shares Marine's story to save others from suicide September 13, 2012 — Kim Ruocco regularly relives her darkest days ? her husband?s suicide and the downward spiral that led to it ? to save other military families from the same heartbreak.Speaking yesterday to standing-room-only audiences at the Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center here, Ruocco described the chain of events that led to Marine MORE

Chaplains provide more than religious outlook September 13, 2012 — Sunday services, weddings and counseling sessions are some of the things that come to mind when most think about the work done by chaplains.What many may not realize is chaplains spend a tremendous amount of their own time strengthening the bond between service members and local communities.Chaplains with Marine Corps units on Okinawa organize many MORE

Marines test robot at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall September 13, 2012 — The Marine Corps Warfighting Lab in partnership with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and Boston Dynamic tested an autonomous robot on Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Sept. 10. The Legged Squad Support System, or LS3, demonstration was a performance test of the pack mule prototype for the Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. James Amos MORE

Master Sgt. James Clark, a profound patriot September 13, 2012 — Master Sgt. James Clark marked the 11th anniversary of the Sept. 11, terror attacks in a special way ? he signed on for three more years of service in the Marine Corps.?Clark, a Louisville, Ky., native and maintenance chief for Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, reenlisted in the Marine Corps on the flight deck of the MORE

Marine Ospreys showcase new weapon system, look to expand capabilities of revolutionary aircraft August 30, 2012 — The 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit has a new, unique weapon to add to its MV-22 Ospreys ? capable of firing 3,000 rounds per minute.The 24th MEU?s Aviation Combat Element, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 261 (Reinforced), received and mounted several Defense Weapon Systems at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, July 29, 2012, and ran an initial live-fire test MORE

Marine awarded Silver Star for combat valor August 28, 2012 — ?I was exactly where I wanted to be, doing exactly what I wanted to do,? said Gunnery Sgt. Joseph F. Lurz, a native of Baltimore.?Lurz was presented with the Silver Star medal, the nation?s third highest honor for combat valor, during the change of command ceremony for U.S. Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command, Aug. 24.Lurz was assigned MORE

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