Story by Lance Cpl. Dave Flores | Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center | 04.29.2017
TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. — Cyclists from the Combat Center and the local community took part in the installation’s Earth Day celebration by cycling more than 50 miles in the second annual Park to Park Ride and Festival, April 29, 2017. The ride was hosted by the Combat Center’s Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs, Joshua Tree National Park and the city of Twentynine Palms, Calif.......
Courtesy Story | 211th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 08.20.2016
By Sgt. 1st Class Tony Foster 211th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment FORT PICKETT, Va. – In an ever-expanding and ever-evolving service, Soldiers must be proactive and adaptive in their military occupational specialty....
Story by Lance Cpl. Timothy Valero | I Marine Expeditionary Force | 01.13.2016
The distant roar of a helicopter could be heard faintly drawing closer. Far beneath its whirling blades, a unit of Marines, unfazed by the noise, sat patiently with their attention focused off in the distance. A piercing sound broke the never-ending roar of the helicopter. Over the radio, a pilot yelled, “Rocket out.” Within seconds, the ground rumbled, as the thundering noise of the......
Story by Lance Cpl. Brittany A. James | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 07.20.2014
The sun is high in the sky, but the jungle is dark with shadows of thick vines and trees as corpsmen and airmen trudge down hills and through streams. Sweat runs down their brows as they navigate to the next meeting area with medical bags containing supplies needed to save their fellow service members from potential environmental threats....
Story by Lance Cpl. Anna Albrecht | I Marine Expeditionary Force | 06.20.2014
1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, held a change of command ceremony aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 19, 2014. During the ceremony, Lt. Col. Gilbert D. Juarez relinquished command of the Highlanders to Lt. Col. Christian M. Rankin....
Story by Sgt. Kissta DiGregorio | 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division | 07.04.2012
Service members filed into the East Room in the White House, July 4, anxiously awaiting the arrival of President Barack Obama. Although they are all members of the U.S. military, they were not yet U.S. citizens. They had all been invited to Washington, D.C., to take part in a naturalization ceremony to gain their citizenship....
Story by Petty Officer 3rd Class Monique LaRouche | Regional Command Southwest | 04.07.2012
The Shock Trauma Platoon and Forward Resuscitative Surgical Systems from Bravo Company, 1st Medical Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward) on Forwarding Operating Base Edinburgh, Afghanistan, are more than just in the fight, they save the lives of the combat wounded any time of the day....
Story by Petty Officer 3rd Class Monique LaRouche | Regional Command Southwest | 03.27.2012
The counter improvised explosive device course, which is part of Reception, Staging, Onward movement and Integration, is more than just a refresher, it is a safety net for all who deploy to Regional Command Southwest....
