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Labrador Retrievers Join the Marines in Combat
The Marine Corps believes it has found the right dog for the counter-IED fight, but it’s not the traditional military working dog. It’s a Labrador Retriever, and it resembles Lassie more closely than Rin Tin Tin. Unlike the German Shepherd, which was carefully bred to herd sheep and fend off predators, the Labrador Retriever was bred to go fetch. Originally created to help Canadian hunters catch game, today’s typical Labrador is catching Frisbees. The energetic yet even-tempered canine … Read entire article »
Filed under: Marines, Military, Military animals
Our Best: Female Engagement Team
GARMSIR DISTRICT, Helmand Province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan — Sgt. Kimberly Nalepka, a Coral Springs, Fla., native, speaks to a teacher about the day’s lesson plan at a local school April 30. Nalepka is the team leader of the Female Engagement Team in Garmsir, where 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment operates. Nalepka and her team regularly visit medical clinics and schools on the area. The FET’s purpose is to interact with the female population in … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, Marines, Military, Our Best: Military Women, War on Terror
Marines Move to Assist Japanese
Marines and sailors from III Marine Expeditionary Force continue to provide support for foreign humanitarian assistance operations from Okinawa to mainland Japan. The operation, known as Tomodachi, means “friends” in Japanese, and was chosen by Japan. Today, III MEF personnel and gear departed the Naha Military Port at 9 a.m. on the High Speed Vessel in route to mainland Japan. The HSV will deliver a Forward Arming and Refueling Point for use in the assistance operations. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Disasters, Earthquake Japan, Humanitarian Assistance, Marines, Military
Sgt. William Rollins – Silver Star
A former Combat Center Marine was awarded the Silver Star for valor in Afghanistan during a ceremony on Lance Cpl. Torrey L. Gray Parade Field Dec. 17, 2010. Sergeant William W. Rollins earned the nation’s third-highest award for demonstrating courage under fire in action against the enemy June 19, 2008, while serving as 1st Squad Leader, 2nd Platoon, Company G, 2d Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. During a patrol to the village … Read entire article »
Filed under: Heroes, Marines, Military, WOT Heroes
A Marine Christmas in Afghanistan
In a combat zone it is hard for Marines to spend Christmas away from their families, but this year Marines at Camp Leatherneck are celebrating Christmas with their second family: each other. Regional Combat Team 2, motor transport, detachment 1, have planned different things to do while spending their Christmas holiday away from home. The detachment recently received a Christmas tree which is now lit up inside their workplace. “I have a friend in I Marine Expeditionary … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, Marines, Military, War on Terror
Marines: No Better Friend to Future Marine
His fondest memory as a child was when a U.S. Marine handed him a piece of candy. The Marines were not solely in Ivory Coast just to hand out candy; they were supporting a humanitarian exercise in the war-torn country Lance Cpl. Martial Agbyssi once called home, but young Agbyssi did not know the difference. “All I knew is that U.S. Marines made people happy,” said Agbyssi, a food service specialist with Headquarters Battery, 14th Marine … Read entire article »
Dakota Meyer – American Hero
It wasn’t a very big battle, as battles go. The Sept. 8, 2009, ambush on a joint patrol of Afghan National Security Forces and Coalition forces in Ganjgal village, Kunar Province, Afghanistan cost the lives of five Americans and nine Afghans. Like so many heartbreaking battles in this war, it need not have turned out this way. The official report on this action reads: During mission execution on 8 September 2009, the actions of key leaders … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, Dakota Meyer, Heroes, Marines, Military, Tenth Mountain Division, War on Terror, WOT Heroes, WOT Medal of Honor
Cpl. Cory J. Gibson – Bronze Star with V
Initiative, courage and dedication are just a few of the words used to describe the heroic and selfless actions taken by then Lance Cpl. Cory J. Gibson after his squad was hit by an improvised explosive device while assigned to 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, Regimental Combat Team 7, Marine Expeditionary Brigade-Afghanistan. For his heroic actions on Aug. 26, 2009 in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, Gibson was awarded the Bronze Star Medal with the Combat Distinguishing Device in … Read entire article »
Our Best: Sgt. Tanell Nedd
Sgt. Tanell Nedd is one of the busiest non-commissioned officers working in the 2nd Marine Logistics Group these days. While she directs and mentors her platoon of young Marines, she is also preparing them for a grueling future deployment to Afghanistan. Nedd, a tactical switch operator with Combat Logistics Battalion 2, 2nd MLG, is the platoon sergeant for the S-6 Communications shop. On the surface, she looks like the average hotshot platoon sergeant; slim physical appearance, … Read entire article »
Filed under: Military, Our Best: Military Women
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