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Archive: July, 2009

RCT-7 battles desert heat in preparation for Afghanistan

Lance Cpl. Justin A. Stein fought the heat. And the heat won.The 21-year-old administrative clerk with Headquarters Company, 7th Marine Regiment, was heading to the unforgiving desert training area here for a two-week exercise in support of an upcoming deployment to Afghanistan.Donning the prescribed combat load of a Kevlar helmet, coyote-brown

RCT-7 families ready for deployment

Combat readiness starts with family readiness.In order to become family ready, Marines and sailors with Headquarters Company, 7th Marine Regiment, participated in the Deployment Resource Fair and Family Day, July 24.The event, held at the Base Community Center for the headquarters staff for Regimental Combat Team 7, combined food, fun and family

Rocket Battalion rains steel

Exercising satellite and high frequency communications assets, 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment is pushing the envelope of modern warfare capabilities further into the 21st century. To prepare for future deployments using High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, 5th Bn., 11th Marines conducted a centralized fire direction exercise between

Profiling class exposes targets

When encountering an enemy who is able to blend in with the populace, it is important to work twice as hard to stay a step ahead. Marines from Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine Division, in the Combat Hunters course received the profiling portion of the lesson, July 30, which taught them how to observe a situation and glean as much valuable

Combat Hunter gets headquarters Marines hot on the trail

Like human bloodhounds pursuing their quarry, Marines and sailors practiced hunting each other down during the tracking portion of the Combat Hunter course here, July 24. The tracking course had Marines from Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine Division, taking turns laying down tracks at 100, 200 and 500 meters, while a squad of seven pursued. “We

4th LAR locks on mortars before deployment

Knowing they’re getting ready to join the fight, Marines with 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion trained with 1st Marine Division to prepare for an upcoming deployment to Afghanistan. More than 130 Marines from 4th LAR Bn. traveled from their home in Frederick, Md., to Camp Pendleton where they completed one two-week session of annual

Marines look up to fallen brothers

Although many Marines may not know where the heart and soul of 1st Marine Regiment is, they have two ways to find it: either look far off behind Camp Horno or run up the hill and see it firsthand. “It’s the biggest hill around here,” said Sgt. Parker C. Vaculik, a reconnaissance Marine with Company B, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine

Pendleton grappling team hits the mats

Thanks to the increased popularity of mixed martial arts, more people have been interested in finding their way into the octagon.Given the competitive nature of the Marines, it may come as no surprise that the Camp Pendleton grappling and submission team would not only contend, but excel in competition.“We have 22 fighters on the team that are on

1st Marine Regiment gains new sergeant major

Sergeant Maj. Bryan K. Zickefoose assumed the post as sergeant major of 1st Marine Regiment from Sgt. Maj. Don W. Gallagher during a relief-and-appointment ceremony here July 2. Zickefoose entered the Marine Corps in 1985 where he has since served in numerous locations across the globe, to include Okinawa, Somalia, Iraq and Afghanistan. He most

Old Breed welcomes new commander

Major Gen. Richard P. Mills assumed command of 1st Marine Division from Major Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser during a change-of-command ceremony in front of division headquarters, July 1. Mills takes command of 1st Marine Division after serving as the Assistant Division Commander of 1st Marine Division since Sept. 2007, with part of that time

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