Stories - Year 2015 - Page 9

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Marines

Archive: 2015

Recon Marines perfect ITV insertion capabilities

When your job is to conduct reconnaissance missions, being proficient in different methods of insertion and extraction can mean the difference between mission accomplishment and failure. On March 15, 2015, Marines from Force Company, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, conducted one method of aerial insertion from a CH-53E Super

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The wait is over for the families of 2/1

On Feb. 23, 2015, MV-22 Ospreys and CH-53 Super Stallions transported Marines from Company G, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, to their anxiously awaiting families on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif. For most of the Marines, the homecoming was a reunion, but for some, it was an introduction.This was the case for

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1/1 Marine awarded Purple Heart

Georgia Liaison Team 10 was setting up aerial surveillance in Afghanistan when they came under attack. For one Marine providing security, the incoming enemy rocket would damage more than just the terrain.Sergeant Michael V. Hall II, a field radio operator with 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, received the

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3/5 machine gunners refresh their skills

Machine gun sections with 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division began a refresher course on machine gun nomenclature, optics and operations aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 2, 2015. The fire command and control class is conducted the first week of the three-weeklong course and is vital to the foundational

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Japanese forces practice amphibious raids along the coast of southern California

Marines with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, and members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force conducted amphibious raids and military operations on urban terrain during Exercise Iron Fist 15 aboard Camp Pendleton on Feb. 3, 2015.Exercise Iron Fist 15 is an annual bilateral training exercise between U.S. and Japanese military

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Japanese forces train with 1st Recon to enhance amphibious capabilities

The cold and gloomy morning starts with troops fighting against the waves of a surf line and feeling a rush of the cold ocean water drenching their bodies as they strategically ride in Combat Rubber Raiding Crafts along the coast of southern California.Marines with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, taught basic maneuver techniques

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The Blue Diamond: 74 year legacy

Marines, sailors and veterans of the 1st Marine Division honored the division’s 74th anniversary during a battle colors rededication ceremony aboard Camp Pendleton, California, Jan. 22, 2015.Major Gen. Lawrence D. Nicholson, the commanding general of the 1st Marine Division, fastened 25 streamers to the battle colors. Each streamer signified the

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