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Combat Center volunteers save $1.5 million

Volunteers from around the Combat Center were recognized for their dedication and service throughout 2005 in a ceremony April 26 at the Community Center. More than 125 people turned out as 12 volunteer programs were recognized, representing more than 700 volunteers who saved $1,586,063.63 for their 95,546 hours of work. The amount of hours

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Headquarters Battalion commander steps down from duties, joins RCT-7

After serving 22 months as the Headquarters Battalion commanding officer, Lt. Col. Ronald A. Gridley stepped down from his duties March 13 in a change of command ceremony, held at the commanding general’s parade field, continuing his journey in the Marine Corps with a deployment to Iraq in the near future. Gridley’s honorable service in the Corps

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Sgt. Maj. Mark M. Geletko and Sgt. Maj. Harrison L. Tanksley walk side by side after the battalion inspection during their relief and appointment ceremony April 7. - Sgt. Maj. Mark M. Geletko and Sgt. Maj. Harrison L. Tanksley walk side by side after the battalion inspection during their relief and appointment ceremony April 7.

3/4 welcomes new sergeant major, bids farewell to admired leader

The Marines and Sailors of 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, bid farewell to Sgt. Maj. Harrison L. Tanksley, and welcomed aboard their new battalion sergeant major, Sgt. Maj. Mark M. Geletko, in a relief and appointment ceremony at the Combat Center’s Commanding General’s Parade Field March 7.Tanksley served as 3/4’s battalion sergeant major for

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Hair today, gone tomorrow, MCCES master guns shaves her head to support ill friend

The petite Marine paced back and forth in the conference room before she finally sat down in a chair. As she heard the buzzing sound of the hair clippers, she hung her head low and closed her eyes. On April 7, Master Gunnery Sgt. Cheryl L. Gillon, operations chief, Charlie Company, Marine Corps Communication-Electronics School, lost a level of

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Headquarters Battalion rules the court

Headquarters Battalion won three matches, back-to-back, in the Commanding General’s Intramural Volleyball League April 5 at the Combat Center’s West Gym. These were the last matches of the season before the playoffs, where all teams are scheduled to face off to determine the top team of this year. The night began when Hospital stepped onto the

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Family members of 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment cheer as a convoy of buses brings four busloads of Marines and Sailors back to the Combat Center to reunite with their family March 29. - Family members of 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment cheer as a convoy of buses brings four busloads of Marines and Sailors back to the Combat Center to reunite with their family March 29.