Story by Lance Cpl. Angel Serna | 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade | 08.12.2014
British Royal Marines, with United Kingdom Amphibious Forces, participated in Large Scale Exercise 2014 aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Aug. 8-14, 2014....
Story by Cpl. Ricardo Hurtado | 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade | 08.05.2014
Marines with the 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade are equipped and arranged to begin Large Scale Exercise 2014 aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif....
Story by Lance Cpl. Caitlin Bevel | 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade | 08.03.2014
The Brigade Headquarters Group of 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade embarked July 22 to begin setup for Large Scale Exercise 2014 aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center at Twentynine Palms, Calif....
Story by Lance Cpl. Angel Serna | 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade | 08.02.2014
Winning the hearts and minds of the local populace has led to mission accomplishment in operations Marines encountered across the globe. Operations overseas have proven that through gaining the support of the locals, Marines found a way to indirectly combat terrorism....
Story by Sgt. Ned Johnson | I Marine Expeditionary Force | 08.01.2013
In the summer of 2010, I met Matthew Carpenter, a Chief Warrant Officer 3, on my first deployment to Helmand province, Afghanistan. I was a combat correspondent deployed with 1st Marine Division and assigned to 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment during the initial push into Sangin District. Carpenter, was the infantry weapons officer, “Gunner,” for the battalion....
Story by Sgt. Ned Johnson | I Marine Expeditionary Force | 07.31.2013
With temperatures in the 110s, Marines and sailors with Regimental Combat Team 7 closed the final page on a chapter in Helmand province during a casing of the colors ceremony here, July 31....
Story by Sgt. Ned Johnson | I Marine Expeditionary Force | 07.22.2013
Despite sweltering heat, many Afghans in Helmand province can be found working in their fields during the day.
Story by 1st Lt. Spencer Kenyon | I Marine Expeditionary Force | 07.22.2013
Due to the transfer of lead security responsibility to the Afghan National Security Forces, Regimental Combat Team 7 will leave Helmand province in August as the last Marine infantry regimental headquarters to deploy in support of Operation Enduring Freedom....
