1st Marine Division
Camp Pendleton, CA
Giving After Grief
November 9, 2016
— Marines often find themselves in foreign lands fighting to ensure safety at home. This selfless devotion to patriotic duty takes them far away for extended periods of time. Their resilient spirits and sense of brotherhood keep them in good spirits, but nothing excites a Marine more, other than a good fire fight, than receiving a care package from
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Marines' Memorial Association reconnects with modern generation of Marines
September 19, 2016
— Members of the Marines’ Memorial Association visited Marines with 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, to reconnect with the current generation of Marines and see the advances in training and equipment aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Sept. 19, 2016.During their visit, members of the MMA participated with Marines in training exercises,
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1st Battalion 7th Marine Regiment ‘Super Squad’ awarded for excellence
August 15, 2016
— Marines and sailors of Company C, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment put their close quarter training on hold to recognize the champions of 1st Marine Division’s Super Squad Competition aboard Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Aug. 15, 2016. The Super Squad Competition is a three day non-stop event that pins squads
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Not your typical Jane Wayne Day
July 26, 2016
— Hundreds of Marines and their family members gather under tents as they patiently wait for the next “big show” to begin after seeing the power behind the M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, the M777A2 Howitzer, and a crew-served weapons demonstration. As dust begins to swirl into the air and echoes of excitement ripple through the crowd, an
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1st Battalion, 5th Marines, conduct urban breaching at demolition range
July 26, 2016
— A squad of Marines stood stacked behind a blast blanket, as they braced for the wave of energy sure to follow a breaching charge. Suddenly, the silence is shattered by a sergeant yelling to the Marines, “Begin slow count!”As the countdown begins, they squeeze in closer to each other.“3, 2, 1.” Instantly, the door is split down the middle, the blast
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Back for another round - 1st Marine Division Super Squad Competition
July 8, 2016
— The Infantry Super Squad Competition has returned to 1st Marine Division and the training grounds of Marine Corps Camp Pendleton, Calif., for the second straight year after a 15 year hiatus due to the division’s high operational tempo. “The last time an order was written for the Super Squad Competition the Marine Corps was using completely
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Marine commanders prepare for integration
June 7, 2016
— MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – In December 2015, Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter announced his decision directing that all services open all occupational specialties to service members regardless of gender. With previously closed units and combat arms occupations opening up for female Marines, training is being presented at major
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Reconnoiter the Recon Challenge
May 18, 2016
— Each year, reconnaissance Marines come together from across the country to Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, to an event which is unique to the reconnaissance brotherhood and community. The Recon Challenge is a grueling team race which starts before sun rise with a two kilometer open water swim off the shore of San Onofre Beach,
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Protect What You’ve Earned: 1st Marine Division localizes campaign
April 22, 2016
— Force protection is one of the six warfighting functions common to Marine Corps planning for operations abroad, and it can be just as important to consider while in garrison.Marines with the 1st Marine Division are engaging and empowering leaders at all levels to take responsibility for their own well-being and that of those around them by
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