Story by Cpl. Charles Santamaria | Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center | 05.19.2015
Representatives from several Combat Center departments hosted the Combat Center’s first Behavioral Health Branch Informational Drug Summit, as part of the Drug Demand Reduction Program, at the Officer’s Club, May 19, 2015....
Story by Lance Cpl. Medina Ayala-Lo | Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center | 01.23.2015
From the time of the Marine Corps’ inception it has upheld the core values of honor, courage and commitment. Those are the traits for which Marines are known, and by which they are expected to live, no matter the circumstance. Over time, the Marine Corps has built a strong reputation as America’s force in readiness. In order to honor that reputation, Marines must remember to uphold every......
Story by Lance Cpl. Justin Rodriguez | Marine Corps Installations East | 11.01.2013
Marines from Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune raced for a drug-free environment during the Red Ribbon Event: Amazing Race Challenge, Nov. 1....
Story by Pfc. David Walters | Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni | 10.30.2013
According to http://redribbon.org, Red Ribbon Week began when Enrique Camarena, a Drug Enforcement Administration Agent, was tortured and killed in Mexico in 1985, after exploited during an undercover assignment inside a drug cartel in Mexico. In honor of Camarena, his family members and neighbors started wearing red badges of satin. The red badges soon became a red ribbon, used to signify the......
Story by Capt. Kara Greene | California Counterdrug Task Force | 06.20.2012
National Guard civil operations specialists regularly combat social taboos surrounding drug and alcohol use. But some taboos are too great to combat alone, so in California, civil operations specialists combine forces with Counterdrug Task Force intelligence analysts to provide more robust support to community based organizations (CBOs) in their efforts to decrease the demand for drugs by the......
Story by Capt. Kara Greene | California Counterdrug Task Force | 08.19.2010
Schools may take a break from formal education during the summer, but for the 10 noncommissioned officers of the California National Guard Counterdrug Task Force prevention team, it’s no time for vacation. In fact, the summer months are when operations are kicked into high gear....
