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A team from Henninger Productions interviews 2ndLt John Raineri, Delta Co., 1st Tank battalion July 27. Raineri and several other Marines from the battalion were interviewed over the course of a week for an upcoming documentary about the M1A1 Abrams main battle tank. - A team from Henninger Productions interviews 2ndLt John Raineri, Delta Co., 1st Tank battalion July 27. Raineri and several other Marines from the battalion were interviewed over the course of a week for an upcoming documentary about the M1A1 Abrams main battle tank.

Production team explores tank community, leaves with new appreciation for Abrams, crewmen

Last week, the Marines of 1st Tank Battalion showcased their skills and equipment to support the making of a documentary explaining the capabilities and prowess of the M1A1 Abrams main battle tank. Two producers and a cameraman spent five days with the Marines getting a firsthand look at what goes on inside the 68-ton beasts. Marines of Delta Co.,

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HQBN 2 shuts out 1/7; HQBN 1 defeats 3rd LAR in CG’s soccer playoffs

The third set of games of the Commanding General’s Intramural Soccer League playoffs were played as four teams competed in a double-elimination tournament Tuesday night at Felix Field.Headquarters Battalion 2 geared up against an exhausted 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, as the first game of the evening, with HQBN 2 eventually shutting out 1/7,

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Return of the ‘Darkside’;3/4 first ground unit to complete triple OIF tours

There was a little person waiting for Lance Cpl. Jeremy A. Wortman, rifleman, as he stepped off the bus that brought him home after seven months in the Middle East. A three-month-old infçant wearing a digital camouflage baby outfit opened his eyes to see his daddy.Sunday was the first time Wortman saw his son in person. The baby was born just a

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Lance Cpl. Jimmy D. Friesenhahn, a food service specialist with Heaquarters and Service Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, fights flames and thick smoke as he prepares more than 1,000 servings of pork ribs during 3/7?s Family Fun Night Aug. 4 at Victory Field. More than 2,500 people attended the event. - Lance Cpl. Jimmy D. Friesenhahn, a food service specialist with Heaquarters and Service Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, fights flames and thick smoke as he prepares more than 1,000 servings of pork ribs during 3/7?s Family Fun Night Aug. 4 at Victory Field. More than 2,500 people attended the event.