Story by Cpl. Zaid Dannsa | Marine Forces Reserve (MARFORRES) | 07.31.2011
With each alternating paint brush stroke against the newly spackled wall, Sgt. Matt Houle saw his vision come more alive. Houle and his team of 11 Black Sea Rotational Force 2011 Marine combat engineers had spent the last eight days transforming three dilapidated storage rooms into a home for senior citizens....
Story by Cpl. Tatum Vayavananda | U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe and Africa | 07.28.2011
Marines undergo tough training with physical, mental and emotional challenges to prepare them for missions around the world. But through these varied training environments and rough conditions, beside them are their Navy corpsmen ready to protect the Marines they serve from injury and illness. When Marines are injured on the front lines, their Navy brethren have to be able to give quick,......
Story by Cpl. Zaid Dannsa | Marine Forces Reserve (MARFORRES) | 07.22.2011
Marines from Anti-Terrorism Battalion based in Rochester, N.Y., and Black Sea Rotational Force 11, alongside soldiers from the Georgian 4th Infantry Brigade practiced Military Operations in an Urban Terrain (MOUT) here during Exercise Agile Spirit 2011. Agile Spirit is designed to increase interoperability between the forces by exchanging and enhancing each country’s capacity in......
Story by Cpl. Tatum Vayavananda | U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe and Africa | 07.20.2011
U.S. Marines, standing alongside Georgian soldiers, officially kicked-off Agile Spirit 2011, a two-week combined forces counterinsurgency and peacekeeping operations training exercise on the historic base of Vaziani, outside of Tblisi....
Story by Cpl. Tatum Vayavananda | U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe and Africa | 07.12.2011
Most Americans might take benefits of citizenship for granted. Those born as U.S. citizens don’t have to experience life as an immigrant, the difficulties and extensive process of naturalization, and the affects it can have on the opportunities, pride and future career of a service member. ...
Story by Cpl. Tatum Vayavananda | U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe and Africa | 07.07.2011
The non-commissioned officer is considered the backbone of the Marine Corps - shrouded in legend, achievements and history. Their courage, leadership and dedication are the tales that has helped make the Marine Corps legacy what it is. ...
Story by Cpl. Tatum Vayavananda | U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe and Africa | 06.20.2011
Standing behind a line of multinational forces, Lance Cpl. Steven A. Hart looks left and right to his range safety officers to ensure everything is safe for the next string of fire. His commands are echoed, in Bulgarian and Serbian, as he finally shouts “Targets!” to open up a frenzy of fire from M16A4 service rifles and AK-47 assault rifles engaging their targets....
Story by Cpl. Tatum Vayavananda | U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe and Africa | 06.20.2011
Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force 11, soldiers with the Bulgarian 38th Infantry Battalion, 2nd Light Infantry Brigade, and the Serbian 21st Mechanized Infantry Battalion, 2nd Brigade, officially kicked off training here, June 14, with a combined-forces opening ceremony....
