Story by Lance Cpl. Christian Moreno | Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center | 08.17.2018
MARINE CORPS AIR GROUND COMBAT CENTER TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. – U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Air Force Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) students participated in the Improvised Explosive Device training, which was conducted as part of the EOD Supervisors Course at Ranges 110 and 112 aboard the Combat Center, Aug. 17, 2018. The training, hosted by EOD Advanced Training Center, was conducted to......
Story by Airman 1st Class Amber Carter | 60th Air Mobility Wing | 03.15.2016
In the early morning hours of Feb. 21, a 28-year-old gunshot victim is inside an ambulance enroute to University of California Davis Medical Center, the only level I trauma center in Sacramento, California. The patient, receiving cardiopulmonary resuscitation during transport, is fading quickly due to blood loss from multiple gunshot wounds....
Story by Cpl. Sullivan Laramie | II Marine Expeditionary Force | 08.12.2015
Marines and sailors with Combat Logistics Battalion 1, Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, conducted mounted patrol training during the unit’s Integrated Training Exercise aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Aug. 10, 2015....
Story by Cpl. Sullivan Laramie | II Marine Expeditionary Force | 07.23.2015
Marines with Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company, 8th Engineer Support Battalion, conducted an EOD field exercise aboard Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, July 13–23....
Story by Cpl. Kaitlyn Klein | II Marine Expeditionary Force | 04.22.2015
“We have a hitchhiker!” shouted a Marine from the front tasked with the imminent duty of checking for possible improvised explosive devices before the patrol initiates a blast....
Courtesy Story | DVIDS Hub | 04.08.2015
DVIDS continues to build upon its successful military channel “DefenseTV,” by unveiling a new app for Amazon Fire TV. Designed as a top-ranking source of military news and entertainment on over-the-top boxes, the app first entered the market on Roku and Google Chromecast....
Story by Cpl. Joseph Scanlan | Regional Command Southwest | 06.23.2014
The April 5 presidential elections in Afghanistan proved to be tremendously successful yielding the highest voter turnout of recent years. A runoff election was required to determine a final victor, and the Marines of 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, stood by ready to assist their Afghan Counterparts if needed, June 14....
Story by Cpl. Joseph Scanlan | Regional Command Southwest | 06.17.2014
Nearly a month into Afghanistan’s summer fighting season, Marines with 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, continued a series of disruption operations in Now Zad District. The battalion has established a continuous presence in Now Zad since April, conducting numerous disruption operations in the surrounding area to prevent potential attacks on Camps Bastion and Leatherneck....
