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Marines Prepare for Future Convoy Ops

Marines Prepare for Future Convoy OpsMarines often train for deployments by going on strenuous runs or hitting the gym, but some Marines go about it in a much more tactical way.

Founder of Wounded Warriors Retires

The crowd rises and applauds him one final time, their praise echoes throughout the hall. Each person wears a smile or grin on their face but there he stands stoic, holding his emotions behind a stone face. For those in crowd who knows of his incredible journey they can’t help but let their emotions flow.

Marines Hit Insurgents Behind Lines

Marines Hit Insurgents Behind LinesMarines took Afghan insurgents by surprise early Thursday morning when they dropped behind their lines to hit them as part of the just-launched major operation against Taliban fighters. Helicopters carried hundreds of Marines into the village of Nawa, some 20 miles south of the provincial capital of Lashkar Gah, in a region where no U.S. or other NATO troops have operated in large numbers.

Vet Becomes Citizen 41 Years After War

Jesus Gonzalez became an American citizen Wednesday -- 41 years after being wounded in Vietnam while fighting as a U.S. Marine.

US Launches Major Afghan Operation

One of the Obama administration's first major military operations in Afghanistan is under way. U.S. Marines and Afghan security forces began moving into the nation's southern Helmand province to clear out the Taliban and secure locals from insurgent threats.

Marines Fly First MV-22 Osprey MEDEVAC

The 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit made history June 25 when it used two MV-22B Ospreys assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 263 (Reinforced) to conduct a ship-to-shore emergency medical evacuation of a Sailor from the USS Bataan.

DoD Awards Huge M-ATV Contract

Oshkosh Corp. won a $1.06 billion Army contract to build new, off-road terrain vehicles to outfit ground forces in Afghanistan, the Pentagon said late Tuesday.

Marine Claiming PTSD Denied Clemency

The Marine Corps has denied clemency to a Marine who pleaded guilty in the death of an Iraqi policeman but is suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder.

Secretary of Navy Visits Camp Lejeune

Secretary of Navy Visits Camp LejeuneThe Honorable Mr. Raymond Mabus, 75th Secretary of the Navy, sworn in May 19, spent the day visiting Marines and Sailors here.

A Hike in the Land Down Under

Cairns' local officials invited more than 600 Marines and Sailors from Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines (BLT 3/5), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), to conduct a conditioning hike.

Task Force East Ready for Iraq

Marines with Task Force East assembled for a combat briefing Monday at Little Hall in preparation for an upcoming deployment to Iraq.

WAR: Helping Not Hurting

A deployment can have several effects on a Marine and after returning home, the recovery process isn’t always an easy or fast one.

Top Corps Recruiter Getting More Selective

Robust recruiting efforts intended to add roughly 27,000 Marines to create a 202,000-strong force have been so effective that incoming recruits may have a long wait to enter the Corps' recruit depots. The Corps is also taking a harder line on tattoos.

Marines, Sailors Stay Fit to Fight

Pumping iron, loading up on protein and doing maximum repetitions to get beefy, buff and ripped can only benefit a Marine or sailor if they take the right precautions.

Yuma First to Fire Missile From Harrier

Yuma First to Fire Missile From HarrierYuma’s Marine Attack Squadron 211 became the first AV-8B Harrier unit to test-fire an air-to-air missile capable of engaging unseen enemies, over an ocean test range about 200 miles off Okinawa, Japan.

Carrier Landing Practice Readies Pilots

A piercing screech filled the air as an AV-8B Harrier touched down on the landing helicopter assault deck on Ie Shima Island, Okinawa, Japan. The day is hot and you can see heat waves radiate off the surface of the deck.

MAG-12 Gets New Commander

The former branch head for officer assignments at Headquarters, United States Marine Corps, in the office of Manpower Management took command of Marine Aircraft Group 12 in a change-of-command ceremony in front of the Marine All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 242 hangar.

Marines Square off for MiGs in Malaysia

As a pilot with Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 225 landed the last of eight F/A-18s here, the rumor suggesting the exercise might be cancelled was crushed.

Celebrating 111 Years of Saving Lives

In June 1898, Congress passed a bill that established a hospital corps for enlisted medical personnel in the United States Navy. One hundred and eleven years later, corpsmen gathered together to celebrate the birthday of the U.S. Navy Hospital Corps.

Marines in it for Long, Short Haul

Often unnoticed in the sea of tactical jets and helicopters passing through the air station’s turnstile, one humble workhorse and its crew are constantly called skyward.

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