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Major route construction projects near completion in Helmand
Marine engineers with 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward) have nearly completed two major route construction and improvement projects in Helmand province. As of Jan. 3, elements of the Okinawa, Japan-based 9th Engineer Support Battalion completed the road surfacing phases of Routes Red and 611, which each provide north and south passage on their respective sides of the Helmand River. Additional measures are now being put into place over the course of the next month to ensure … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, Marines, Military, Rebuilding, War on Terror
Our Best: Staff Sgt. Vanessa Parrish
New York native Staff Sgt. Vanessa Parrish, assistant supply chief for 2nd Marine Division (Forward), holds a photo of her with her husband and son. Parrish’s husband, Staff Sgt. Timothy Parrish, is also a deployed Marine, and their son stays with her sister. Parrish said communication with her son is the key to keeping their relationship strong. Photo by Cpl. Jeff Drew Her family arrived in the United States from San Cristobal in the Dominican Republic more than 28 years ago. She grew up as the second youngest in a family of eight children. Her mother, with four children, married her step-father, also with four children, and they lived as a modern-day Brady Bunch. They loved having large Dominican meals and dancing. It was never a dull moment in their three-bedroom … Read entire article »
Filed under: Marines, Marriage in the Military, Military, Our Best: Military Women
Marine Women Battle in Roller Derby
The Devil Dog Derby Dames roller derby league played its quarterly bout at the gymnasium here Sept. 24 to keep their competitive edge. The league, which was created a year ago, is made up of status of forces agreement personnel and service members, and boasts two teams, the Machine Gun Mollies and the Blitzkrieg Betties. The league has a month-long training evolution, called the “dog pound,” where participants learn proper sportsmanship and the safety rules of roller … Read entire article »
Filed under: Marines, Military, Our Best: Military Women
Our Best: Petty Officer 2nd Class Jesse Waterfield
“She’s aggressive and compassionate, she doesn’t take ‘no’ for an answer, and if she runs into a roadblock she finds a way around it,” said Herndon, Va., native Petty Officer 1st Class Richard Martinez, the leading petty officer with 2nd Marine Division (Forward) surgeon’s office. “She takes very good care of her subordinates [and] tries to keep us laughing.” Lima, Ohio, native Petty Officer 2nd Class Jesse Waterfield, a corpsman with 2nd Marine Division (Forward), knows … Read entire article »
Filed under: Marines, Military, Our Best: Military Women
Marine pilot returns to Afghanistan in command
It’s Sept. 12, 2001. The wreckage from the attacks the day before still smolders. An aircraft carrier with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit lies off the eastern shore of the United States. Several CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters with engines running rest on the deck. The flight lead is a young Marine captain, Alison Thompson. Her freckles and biting blue eyes are veiled by her visor and flight helmet. She wants to take off. “We had six 53s turning … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, Marines, Military, Our Best: Military Women, September 11, War on Terror
The youth of Sangin
More than 85 children from around Sangin attended the Sangin Youth Outreach Shura held by Female Engagement Teams assigned to 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, at Forward Operating Base Jackson, Aug. 17. “It is important to work with the youth of Sangin because just like the kids in the U.S., they want to grow up to be something,” said Sgt. Juanita Towns, the FET 13 team leader. “So it is just best that we try to … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, Humanitarian Assistance, Marines, Military, Rebuilding, War on Terror
Marines ran to the rescue in 1906 San Francisco quake
In 1906, Marines were more than the first to fight. They were first to fight fires, rescue earthquake victims and restore order. The Bay area’s military ran toward the fray, working to secure the fractured city, quench fires and save lives. Reports filed by Navy and Army officials after the earthquake testified to the military’s response when the earth shifted and one of the greatest natural disasters struck. The San Andreas fault groaned to life about 5:15 … Read entire article »
Filed under: Disasters, Humanitarian Assistance, Marines, Military
Marines arrive in Tonga
Approximately 60 Marines and sailors from 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, arrived in the Kingdom of Tonga for Exercise Tafakula 2011, Aug. 9. The multilateral exercise between the U.S. Marines, Tongan Defense Service and French Armed Forces, New Caledonia will increase joint operations and improve U.S. military-to-military relations with foreign services. The three services are expected to share tactics and procedures while conducting operations in unfamiliar terrain. “The majority of it will take place in … Read entire article »
Filed under: Marines, Military, Our Allies
Marines Hold Diaper Derby
More than 20 babies traded in their bibs and bottles for running shoes during the Marine Corps Community Services Diaper Derby at Camp Pendleton’s Mainside shopping center, Aug. 13. During the Diaper Derby, infants between the ages of 6 months and 1 year competed in a 10-foot race to the finish for the chance to win a free box of diapers and a Marine Corps Exchange gift card. Before the first whistle blew, parents of each competitor … Read entire article »
Filed under: Marines, Marriage in the Military, Military
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