Story by Chief Warrant Officer Joseph DiGirolamo | 2nd Marine Logistics Group | 10.16.2020
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Noah Minner was once told it identified members of a permanent working party. Cpl. Elias Pirkey heard from another Marine it signaled warrant officers-in-training....
Story by Staff Sgt. Tia Nagle | U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe and Africa | 07.08.2016
NAVAL STATION ROTA, Spain – Landing support specialists braved the rough rotor wash beneath an MV-22B Osprey to deliver supplies during a helicopter support team exercise, July 6, 2016....
Story by Lance Cpl. Levi Schultz | Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center | 02.17.2016
Cpl. Brandon Ruiz, landing support specialist, Combat Logistics Battalion 7, plays outside linebacker for his unit’s football team. He began playing football in the fourth grade and was drawn to the sense of brotherhood that came from working as a team....
Story by Lance Cpl. Steven Tran | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 10.27.2015
Not every day can a Sailor say he’s ridden in a hovercraft. Not long ago, the hovercraft was close cousin of the Starship Enterprise, Millenium Falcon, and other vehicles of fictional lore. But during a logistics training exercise here today, Sailors with Shock Trauma Platoon, 3rd Medical Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group discovered that the landing craft air cushion-class hovercraft is......
Story by Sgt. Austin Long | 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit | 10.24.2015
U.S. Marine landing support specialists with the Landing Support Detachment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit and Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 162 (Reinforced), embarked aboard the USS Arlington (LPD 24), rehearse sling-loading a M105 trailer during a helicopter support team (HST) mission at Pinheiro Da Cruz, Praia Da Raposa Beach, Portugal, Oct. 22, 2015, while participating in......
Story by 1st Lt. Garth Langley | Regional Command Southwest | 08.21.2014
During the final year of operations in Helmand province, U.S. forces with Marine Expeditionary Brigade – Afghanistan, Regional Command (Southwest), are hard at work. While some security force assistance advisors continue to train, advise and assist the Afghan National Security Forces, others are focused on ensuring the retrograde mission is met with success. By the end of the year, RC(SW)......
Story by Cpl. Shawn Valosin | U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe and Africa | 08.11.2014
From time to time many of us have fallen prey to repetitive work schedules and time clocks. We get so focused on our tasks that we get tunnel vision, only looking up when someone asks us a question or tells us it’s time to go to lunch or home. One Marine has remained diligent in his duties and resisted the lull. He doesn’t do [what he does] for praise, and if you ever get him to sit down......
Story by Sgt. Adwin Esters | Marine Forces Reserve (MARFORRES) | 07.01.2014
Cpl. Michael Kean knew from a very young age that he wanted to lead Marines. He knew that the core values the Marines stood for – honor, courage, and commitment – were traits he wanted to emulate....
