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Suicide Prevention: help available service-wide

Forty-one Marines killed themselves in 2008.Around every corner there is someone who can help Marines who are thinking about suicide. Aboard the base, there are many services a Marine can utilize to seek help.“Camp Pendleton has a variety of resources. Chaplains, counseling services and Division Mental Health can all provide individual counseling,”

Artillerymen wipe the dust off their howitzers

It’s been more than two years, but the Marines with Company F, 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division are firing cannons once again.These Marines have been in Iraq for the past year, rebuilding Iraq’s infrastructure in Al-Anbar province as a civil affairs group, rebuilding infrastructure such as schools and roads, but now it is

Artillery Training School conducts Local Security Course

Twenty-one students gathered at the Artillery Training School Mar. 23, for the first Local Security Course of the year.Marines ranging from corporal to gunnery sergeant reported to ATS for the five-day Local Security Course.Local security consists of many moving parts. Knowing how to set up the security with different surroundings in place, plus

First John and Jane Wayne held at Camp Pendleton

More than 120 friends and family members of the 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion participated in the unit’s first John and Jane Wayne Day held at Camp Pendleton, Mar. 20.Formerly known as Jane Wayne Day, the organizers of John and Jane Wayne Day invited not only the spouses, but also family members and friends of Marines, to spend the day with 3rd

1/5 Marines participate in CHBEX

Marines with Company A, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, participated in a Clear, Hold and Build Exercise here Mar.18.The company exercise marked the halfway point of Mojave Viper, a month-long desert warfare training requirement for Marines scheduled to deploy.“The training is intense and draining, but it gets you mentally ready,” said Lance

HRST students learn the ropes

Servicemembers from across the country are learning the ropes of helicopter operations from the Helicopter Rope Suspension Training Course at 1st Marine Division Schools here Mar. 18.The knowledge taught at the two-week course gives students the ability to safely perform helicopter operations.“This course gives a commander the option to insert or

Uncle Sam wants you to stay in

Now that Uncle Sam has you, he wants to keep you at the 1st Marine Division.And with boat spaces for fiscal year 2009 filling up fast, now is the time to talk to a career retention specialist if you plan to stay a Marine or sailor.“The main goal of a career planner is to make sure that we retain highlyqualified Marines within the 1st Marine

'Fight Night 4' presents Mike Tyson

I just heard that "Fight Night Round 4" hits the shelves for Microsoft X-Box 360 and Sony PlayStation 3 on June 30. This "Fight Night" may be the most-anticipated yet with former heavyweight champion boxer Mike Tyson appearing in a video game for the first time since "Mike Tyson’s Punch out" for the Nintendo Entertainment Systems in 1987. I know

Marksmanship course breeds better shooters

Twenty-five Marines are learning to become range coaches for their units with the help of the Formal Marksmanship Training Coaches Course here. Range coaches are taught the skills needed to help each individual Marine become a better marksman. According to Sgt. Eric B. Gorder, an instructor for FMTCC, there is not anyone in the unit who can give

Afghanistan-bound Battalion conducts vehicle assault

Marines with Company A, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment participated in a vehicle supported assault here Mar. 16. Marines assaulted a mock city as a platoon with protection firing support from M1A1 Abrams tanks and Amphibious Assault Vehicles. “We integrated with tanks and AAVs,” said Cpl. John Bounds, a squad leader with 1/5. “The vehicles gave

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