Story by Sgt. Henry Antenor | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 12.08.2014
When I first heard Colbie Caillat and John Michael Montgomery were playing at the Camp Courtney Festival, my first reaction was, “Who?” That week prior to their performances, I had to be corrected – repeatedly – when I mispronounced Caillat as “Kailot.”...
Story by Cpl. Henry Antenor | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 11.28.2014
The Okinawa rain god or “kami-sama,” Fusamarah, had struck Camp Kinser a watery blow once already when a downpour cancelled Kinser Fest this fall. It seemed as if the mythical deity tried yet again to ruin a Kinser event, but the Christmas tree lighting ceremony endured....
Story by Cpl. Henry Antenor | 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit | 11.10.2014
Sergeant Jacob Fernandez, like everybody else in his unit, wanted to go home after six months in the Asia-Pacific region, but first he had to battle it out amongst hundreds of Marines in a fierce competition where the stakes were set extremely high....
Story by Cpl. Henry Antenor | 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit | 10.08.2014
Corpsmen with Health Service Support Platoon, Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, established a shock trauma platoon center here, Sept. 31....
Story by Cpl. Henry Antenor | 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit | 10.07.2014
Looking at the large tractor, known as the TRAM, you would think of some sort of hybrid between a forklift and a bulldozer. Regardless of how it looks, the TRAM has allowed U.S. Marines in the Philippines to help make a difference....
Story by Cpl. Henry Antenor | 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit | 08.27.2014
What if you were born outside of the United States and lived a part of your childhood – or all of it – in the Philippines? Or maybe Brazil is where you called home. If not the Philippines, or Brazil, how does Rwanda sound? The list goes on; the Defense Manpower Data Center estimates that about 35,000 non-citizens currently serve in the U.S. active military, with an additional 12,000......
Story by Cpl. Henry Antenor | 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit | 08.12.2014
Soldiers with the Western Army of the Japan Ground Self Defense Force concluded their participation of the Japan Observer Exchange Program (JOEP) alongside Marines from Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, here, Aug. 7....
Story by Cpl. Henry Antenor | 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit | 08.08.2014
Marines with Company K, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, completed a squad competition at Camp Hansen, Aug 8....
