Captain Strelkauskas then directed the MSOT 2 Joint Tactical Air Controller (JTAC), through Staff Sergeant Mosser, who is also a certified JTAC, to employ CAS assets to drop a series of 500lb and 2000lb bombs within danger close as a last ditch effort to suppress the insurgents so the remaining two casualties and the body of Staff Sergeant Heredia could be retrieved from the kill zone. This tactical decision was the turning point of the fire fight and allowed the team to execute this plan of action. With ordnance at danger close distances and still under heavy fire, Captain Strelkauskas and Staff Sergeant Mosser coordinated teams of personnel to extract the remaining two casualties to vehicles and then move them to safety. While directing the rescue of the last two casualties, Captain Strelkauskas remained in position with Staff Sergeant Heredia’s body, despite a constant hail of rounds impacting all around his position.
Hero Marine inspires others
Sep 9th, 2009
“While serving as a gunner for Company A, Toren did something that I have never seen before,” Young said. “While receiving enemy fire, grenades were being thrown to the roof of the building where Toren and other fellow gunners had set up an overwatch position.
“He just kept throwing them back and firing at the enemy,” Young continued. “Realizing the enemy was standing directly below him and outside of his field of fire, Toren inverted his M-240G medium machine gun, annihilating the enemy and securing the section’s location.”
Marine Corps officers in training blog their experience
Aug 10th, 2009
Marine Corps Recruiting Command (MCRC) and Officer Candidate School (OCS) have joined forces to provide America with an inside look at the making of a Marine officer.
In an unprecedented initiative, the Corps has opened its doors to offer the public direct insight into the transformation men and women undergo to become Marine officers and learn what they go through to earn the right to lead Marines. This is the first time candidates, the term used for men and women attending OCS, have been engaged in an official effort to share their experiences with the public in a social networking forum.
Living Marine to Get Medal of Honor?
Mar 25th, 2009
As a general rule, the Silver Star is faster and requires less paperwork to award. The Medal of Honor is often an upgraded award from the Silver Star. Keeping that in mind, here are a few Marine Corps Silver Star winners who might be the “Marine to be named later”.
Marine Mine Clearing in Afghanistan
Mar 14th, 2009
Photo: Three Buffalo Mine Protected Clearance Vehicles await their next mission while staged on Camp Barber, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Our Best: Cpl. Kimberly Crawford
Mar 4th, 2009
When Crawford became a Marine, she wasn’t interested in being a broadcaster.
“I avoided broadcasting when I was at the Defense Information School,” Crawford said. “I didn’t think I would like it, [and] didn’t see the artistic view. But [then] I saw that the video camera wasn’t much different from a still camera.”
Marines Kick Taliban Butt
Nov 25th, 2008
In the city of Shewan, approximately 250 insurgents ambushed 30 Marines and paid a heavy price for it.
Our Best: A Spicy Marine Babe
Oct 13th, 2008
“She’s kept the shelves restocked every day,” said Stephens. “The overall cleanliness of the chow hall is excellent. People actually want to sit down and eat there now, as it is a nice place to hang out. I think she brought here everything she learned in the civilian community and applied it to the chow hall. Her experience in managing restaurants in the civilian world was key to this success.”
Stephens explained that because of the aesthetic transformation in the atmosphere of the chow hall, it became the outpost’s social hub, where Marines congregate in the evening to play cards and watch satellite TV.
Marine, Immovable Object, Paint
May 20th, 2008
Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Vanessa Feliscian, embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4), paints the interior walls of San Fransisco De Assisi’s Church in Guatemala
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