Courtesy Story | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 12.23.2014
There are many stressors that affect service members all over the world. Whether home for the holidays or away from family, dealing with stressors can be a large obstacle in the path of U.S. service members....
Story by Cpl. Thor Larson | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 12.11.2014
Fourth grade students from Kinser Elementary School on Camp Kinser experienced a day in the life of a Marine Dec. 10 during a Warrior Day....
Story by Cpl. Drew Tech | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 12.09.2014
U.S. Marines participating in exercise Forest Light 15-1 visited with high school students Dec. 5 in Kumamoto prefecture, Japan....
Story by Cpl. Joey Holeman | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 11.21.2014
In the summer of 1945, near the end of World War II, Marines stormed the beaches of Okinawa, which later became known as the bloodiest battle of the Pacific. Marines were ready to survive by all means necessary, which included hand-to-hand combat on the shores of Okinawa....
Story by Cpl. Rebecca Elmy | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 11.02.2014
As students from the Ryukyu Rehabilitation Academy watched intently from the mats, Marines demonstrated various scenarios where martial arts techniques can be used as self-defense. Then, it was the students’ turn to test their skills. Marines led the excited students through the different techniques from the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program....
Story by Lance Cpl. Matt Myers | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 10.25.2014
Onlookers gasp as a woman rappels for the first time off of a jungle cliff. She safely reaches the ground before other volunteers take the plunge Oct. 25 during the first Junglefest community event in 15 years held at the Jungle Warfare Training Center, Camp Gonsalves....
Story by Cpl. Shawn Valosin | U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe and Africa | 10.17.2014
“PRE’T-MARCHE-TIRE!” shouted corporals Isaac Althoff and Micah Gray in unison while coaching on the rifle range during a marksmanship course with the Cameroonian Naval Commando Company, or the COPALCO, in Cameroon....
Story by Cpl. James Smith | II Marine Expeditionary Force | 10.03.2014
The first stage of the course took the Marines through classes on everything from teaching techniques and anatomy, to how to look out for Marines’ personal well-being. Follow on training immersed the Marines in strenuous physical training and sparing events, where the Marines learned to distinguish themselves from their future students....
