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Archive: May, 2009

5th Marines welcomes visitors

For 13 months, citizens of the Dana Point 5th Marines Support group sent endless care packages to Iraq for the Marines of 5th Marine Regiment.To show their appreciation, the 5th Marines welcomed members of the group and other organizations to Camp Pendleton to show them a slice of the Marine Corps life. “We opened the camp up to show them what it

Marines conduct radio operations training in desert setting

Marines and sailors with Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine Division participated in a Basic Radio Operators Course during the four-day Required Operational Combat Exercise here Apr. 30.The ROCEX was meant to re-familiarize Marines with such combat skills as combat life saving, convoy operations, improvised-explosive-device recognition, crew-served

Truck Company Alpha concludes Desert Scorpion with defensive shoot

Marines from Truck Company Alpha, Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine Division wrapped up their participation in the pre-deployment training exercise called Desert Scorpion with a convoy to Range 103, where they participated in a live-fire squad defensive shoot here May 6.“We had squad defensive shooting. Teams went up (to the firing line), shot on

Headquarters Marines and sailors learn basic combat life saving skills

Since the Marine Corps’ inception, one of its most famous traditions is the phrase “every Marine is a rifleman.’” While the Marine Corps has not tried to train every Marine to be proficient in every military occupational specialty, there have been efforts to train Marines in various professions other then their primary MOS. One important example of

Standard Bearers learn about machine guns in the field

Marines and sailors from Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine Division may hold support military occupational specialties, but they are now able to apply concentrated fire on an enemy position, thanks to training they received in the austere environment of Quackenbush Range here.The machine-gun portion was part of a two-week long training operation

Marines receive basic lifesaving training

Marines from different companies in Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine Division were given the opportunity to build the skills needed to save lives in combat and noncombat environments here April 13 – 17 during the Combat Life Saver Course.Giving Marines the abilities necessary for quick life-saving scenarios can help others stay alive when there

Anti-terrorism battalion wraps up seven-month deployment

After a hard year of training and a deployment, one reserve battalion is finally heading home. While completing their missions of convoy security operations, securing Combat Outpost Heider and ensuring elections ran smoothly in their area of operations surrounding Rabiah, Iraq, Company D, Anti-Terrorism Battalion, 4th Marine Division sustained no

7th ESB leaves a lasting impression at 1st Recon

With a little help, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division is about to get stronger. For a little over two weeks, Marines from 2nd platoon, Company C, 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group lent a hand by building a physical fitness park here April 13-30.Building the physical training site for the reconnaissance

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