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Firefighter Dennis Vass examines wreckage for still smoldering remains from the fire behind the Marine Corps Exchange Oct. 23. - Firefighter Dennis Vass examines wreckage for still smoldering remains from the fire behind the Marine Corps Exchange Oct. 23.

Fire erupts near MCX

The Combat Center Fire Department and the Provost Marshal’s Office responded to a fire Oct. 23 behind the Marine Corps Exchange. Flames mounted only 10 to 11 feet high, but the plume of black smoke was clearly visible from a distance, said Josh Sanchez, MCX security. The fire erupted in an outside storage area near the loading dock behind the

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ARLINGTON, Va. ? Sgt. Derick Smith, a 24-year-old supply clerk and Georgia native, stands at attention and salutes the National Ensign and Marine Corps flag Oct. 22 as a color guard from Marine Barracks Washington passes by. A dozen Marines from Henderson Hall were present at the ceremony to act as escorts. - ARLINGTON, Va. ? Sgt. Derick Smith, a 24-year-old supply clerk and Georgia native, stands at attention and salutes the National Ensign and Marine Corps flag Oct. 22 as a color guard from Marine Barracks Washington passes by. A dozen Marines from Henderson Hall were present at the ceremony to act as escorts.

Marines mourn, remember service members killed in Beirut

Marines and family members attended a small ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery Oct. 22 to remember those killed in the 1983 terrorist attack on the Marine barracks in Beirut, Lebanon. The fourth Sunday of October, also known as Remembrance Sunday, marks the 23rd annual tribute to 220 Marines, 18 sailors and three soldiers killed in the

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Hawaii Marines get ready for Iraq on the “Big Island”

Nearly 1000 Hawaii-based Marines will be deployed to Iraq early next year, so with their remaining time in Hawaii, they ready for the future. All Marines preparing to deploy from Hawaii are limited in the types of training they can conduct on their Oahu home at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, so the Marines of the 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine

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Derek Gray goes up for two points during the championship game against Camp Pendleton in the 2006 West Coast Regional Basketball Championship at the Combat Center?s East Gym Oct. 20. - Derek Gray goes up for two points during the championship game against Camp Pendleton in the 2006 West Coast Regional Basketball Championship at the Combat Center?s East Gym Oct. 20.

MCAGCC men let West Coast Regional Championship slip away

With 10 minutes left in the 2006 West Coast Regional Basketball Championship game at the East Gym Oct. 20, the MCAGCC men held a 13-point lead over rival Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., and they looked poised to extend it even further. A few minutes later, however, their lead was gone, and the fight that was absent from Pendleton in the

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Monica McBroom, an Official Hugger, welcomes home a Marine from 1st Tank Battalion Oct. 19. - Monica McBroom, an Official Hugger, welcomes home a Marine from 1st Tank Battalion Oct. 19.

Volunteers make hugging ‘official’ business

Not every troop who comes home from a long deployment has loved ones waiting to greet them when they step off the bus. Even for troops who have family, their loved ones cannot always make the trip to see them. That is when the Official Huggers come in. Three Official Hugger volunteers showed up to support 1st Tank Battalion’s return Oct. 19 from a

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Cpl. Darrin Richardson, motor transportation mechanic, tests the air system on an MK48-16 5th Wheel Semi-trailer Adaptor at Camp Wilson. - Cpl. Darrin Richardson, motor transportation mechanic, tests the air system on an MK48-16 5th Wheel Semi-trailer Adaptor at Camp Wilson.

Motor Transportation Maintenance keeps Mojave Viper vehicles rolling

The units break it, and maintenance fixes it. They keep the vehicles rolling, spending long hours providing maintenance to the vehicles used during Mojave Viper pre-deployment training. Marines at the motor pool on Camp Wilson put in long hours to ensure the Marines and sailors training have vehicles to operate without any problems. “When there is

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Lance Cpl. April Kuhn, food service specialist, cuts celery for evening chow, the mess hall is currently serving around 3,000 Marines. - Lance Cpl. April Kuhn, food service specialist, cuts celery for evening chow, the mess hall is currently serving around 3,000 Marines.

Cooks serve vital role at Mojave Viper

Cooking for one isn’t a challenging task. Cooking breakfast and dinner, seven days a week, for 2,500 to 3,000 Marines might be a little harder. This task is accomplished by 25 food service specialists, every day at Camp Wilson for Marines and sailors going through Mojave Viper pre-deployment training. “Right now we have four battalions on deck,”

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Marines from 1st Tank Battalion offer final respects to fallen Marine, Capt. Justin D. Peterson at a memorial held at Lance Cpl. Torrey L. Lance Cpl. Torrey L. Gray Field Oct. 17. - Marines from 1st Tank Battalion offer final respects to fallen Marine, Capt. Justin D. Peterson at a memorial held at Lance Cpl. Torrey L. Lance Cpl. Torrey L. Gray Field Oct. 17.

Marine remembered as hero, family man

A memorial was held at Lance Cpl. Torrey L. Gray Field Oct. 17 at 5:00 p.m. for a fallen Marine killed on duty in support of Operation Iraq Freedom. Capt. Justin D. Peterson, a native of Davisburg, Mich., was a 32-year-old supply officer assigned to 1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division. He had been stationed in 29 Palms since June 2005 and

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Marines from 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment rush down Range 400 during a live-fire exercise Oct. 13. - Marines from 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment rush down Range 400 during a live-fire exercise Oct. 13.

MCAGCC’s exclusive Range 400 provides overhead live-fire realism

With more than 930 square miles of desert, the Combat Center is home to some of the Marine Corps’ most realistic pre-deployment training for troops headed to Iraq. The Combat Center’s Range 400 is used to train rifle companies in the techniques and procedures for attacking fortified areas, and is one of the most dynamic live-fire ranges in the

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Alicia Walters holds on to a .50 caliber machine gun during ?Jayne Wayne Day? Oct. 12. - Alicia Walters holds on to a .50 caliber machine gun during ?Jayne Wayne Day? Oct. 12.

Wives live a day in husband’s boots

Three, 7-ton trucks filled with Marine and sailor wives rumbled down the dusty road to Prospect Training Area for “Jayne Wayne Day” Oct. 12. Jayne Wayne Day was introduced to give wives an idea of what their husbands’ jobs consist of. The wives of 1st Tank Battalion met at the Tank Ramp where they were equipped with Kevlar helmets and flack

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Fire erupts near MCX

Marines mourn, remember service members killed in Beirut

Hawaii Marines get ready for Iraq on the “Big Island”

MCAGCC men let West Coast Regional Championship slip away

Volunteers make hugging ‘official’ business

Motor Transportation Maintenance keeps Mojave Viper vehicles rolling

Cooks serve vital role at Mojave Viper

Marine remembered as hero, family man

MCAGCC’s exclusive Range 400 provides overhead live-fire realism

Wives live a day in husband’s boots

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