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Squadron Bombing Derby: Ordnance competition pits squadron versus squadron

Marine Aircraft Group 31 aircrews unleashed thousands of 20mm cannon rounds and hundreds of pounds of ordnance as they honed their close-air support skills last week during the MAG-31 Bombing Derby at Townsend Bombing Range in McIntosh County, Ga.Participating Fightertown F/A-18 squadrons included Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 115, VMFA-251,

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MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (March 28, 2007) ? A Marine receives the first of a series of Anthrax shots. The mandatory vaccination includes six shots taken over an 18-month period. - MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (March 28, 2007) ? A Marine receives the first of a series of Anthrax shots. The mandatory vaccination includes six shots taken over an 18-month period.

Marines get the point: Anthrax vaccinations become mandatory for some

An invisible killer has caused deploying Marines to roll-up their sleeves for some additional shots. The Marine Corps re-implemented the Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program, or AVIP, after a 2004 U.S. District Court injunction prohibiting mandatory vaccinations, was overturned by a U.S. Appeals Court decision early last year.Marine Administration

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Sgt. Robert Winslow holds his two-year-old daughter, Brighten, on Camp Hansen after returning from a seven-month deployment to Iraq. Winslow was one of more than 200 Marines with 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, who returned March 23. - Sgt. Robert Winslow holds his two-year-old daughter, Brighten, on Camp Hansen after returning from a seven-month deployment to Iraq. Winslow was one of more than 200 Marines with 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, who returned March 23.

9th Engineer Support Battalion returns from Iraq to cheers, tears

A crowd full of smiling faces shedding tears of joy erupted with applause and shouts of "Welcome home heroes!" as Marines with 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, returned from a seven-month Iraq deployment March 23. More than 200 Marines with 3rd MLG met anxiously awaiting friends and family members during a late-night

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Friends and family members on Camp Foster display a banner March 23 welcoming back Marines assigned to Marine Wing Support Group 17, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing. The Marines returned from a deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. - Friends and family members on Camp Foster display a banner March 23 welcoming back Marines assigned to Marine Wing Support Group 17, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing. The Marines returned from a deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Motor T detachment returns after 7-month deployment

Emotions ran high as Cpl. Amanda Morgan waited patiently last Friday night for her husband, Lance Cpl. Sean Morgan, to step off a bus and back into her life after a seven-month Iraq deployment. "I haven't seen my husband in so long," said Cpl. Morgan, a data analyst with Headquarters and Service Battalion, Marine Corps Base Camp Butler. "I can't

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Sergeant doesn't like the heat but stays in the kitchen

When a Marine found himself running a field mess in the Philippines by himself, feeding nearly 80 Marines and seabees, it didn't take long for another Marine to volunteer to alleviate the burden. Because of a sudden personnel shortage, Gunnery Sgt. Ricky Camacho, a food service specialist with Food Service Company, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, found

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Hospitalman Andrew Garrison, Company E, Battalion Landing Team 2/2, calls a Marine in to help him apply pressure to the wound of the simulated casualty aboard USS Bataan, March 28. The Marines and Sailors of E Co. were practicing patrolling and evacuation drills to increase the chances of a casualty's survival if one were to occur in combat. - Hospitalman Andrew Garrison, Company E, Battalion Landing Team 2/2, calls a Marine in to help him apply pressure to the wound of the simulated casualty aboard USS Bataan, March 28. The Marines and Sailors of E Co. were practicing patrolling and evacuation drills to increase the chances of a casualty's survival if one were to occur in combat.

Company E conducts casevac drills

More than 20 Marines and sailors from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit took advantage of sunny weather to sustain a critical combat skill here, today. Members of Company E, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, took to the flight deck of the USS Bataan to train in patrolling and casualty evacuation procedures, a skill that

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Sgt. Ryan J. Straub, a communication, navigation and radar technician and plane captain for Marine Tactical Electronic Squadron 1, inspects one of the squadron?s planes before take off, March 16. - Sgt. Ryan J. Straub, a communication, navigation and radar technician and plane captain for Marine Tactical Electronic Squadron 1, inspects one of the squadron?s planes before take off, March 16.

Marine excels with love of Corps, job

There are some Marines who push themselves above the rest and set standards and inspire others around them do the same. One of those Marines works in the communication, navigation and radar department for the “Banshees” of Marine Tactical Electronic Squadron 1. Sgt. Ryan J. Straub, a CNR technician for VMAQ-1, is not only proficient at his job, but

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Al Anbar Province governor meets with Rutbah city leaders

The Governor of Al Anbar Province met with Rutbah City Council members on Thursday to discuss issues vital to improving the quality of life in the city. Gov. Ma’moun and his Provincial Council members addressed topics concerning the critical infrastructure of power, water, fuel, education, sanitation, security and health care requirements in the

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070323-N-3642E-188 SCIO, N.Y. (March 23, 2007) - The Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV), the Honorable Dr. Donald C. Winter, announces the next Arleigh Burke class guided-missle destroyer will bear the name of Corporal Jason L. Dunham, the first Marine to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor for Operation Iraq Freedom. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Shawn P. Eklund (RELEASED) - 070323-N-3642E-188 SCIO, N.Y. (March 23, 2007) - The Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV), the Honorable Dr. Donald C. Winter, announces the next Arleigh Burke class guided-missle destroyer will bear the name of Corporal Jason L. Dunham, the first Marine to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor for Operation Iraq Freedom. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Shawn P. Eklund (RELEASED)