Courtesy Story | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Transatlantic Afghanistan District | 06.15.2013
A new, safe and modern road that halves the travel time between the rural town of Nawa and Lashkar Gah, the Helmand province capital, opened to the public in May....
Story by Lance Cpl. Nathan Knapke | Marine Corps Base Hawaii | 03.18.2013
First Sgt. William Pinkerton IV, Headquarters Battery first sergeant, 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment was awarded the Bronze Star with Combat Valor during a ceremony at 1st Battalion, 12th Marines motor pool, Monday....
Story by Cpl. James Sauter | Marine Corps Base Hawaii | 06.01.2012
After almost a decade of fighting wars overseas in Iraq and Afghanistan, all three battalions of 3rd Marine Regiment honored their fallen Marine and sailor brethren during Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom with a memorial run and ceremony on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, June 1....
Story by Cpl. Reece Lodder | I Marine Expeditionary Force | 05.15.2012
In the fall of 2004, the Marines and sailors of 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment began a challenging journey that took them to the Middle East and central Asia. They served on six combat deployments in the years since then — three each to Afghanistan and Iraq. They fought, sacrificed and honored their 16 fallen brothers....
Story by Cpl. Reece Lodder | I Marine Expeditionary Force | 11.15.2011
Since 2006, coalition forces have fought to bring security and stability to the once insurgent-heavy Garmsir district. Five years later, coalition forces are near transitioning control of the district to the local government....
Story by Cpl. Reece Lodder | I Marine Expeditionary Force | 11.07.2011
Over seven months of training, the Marines and sailors of 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, have become hardened for war. They’ve prepared for the enemy from their home base in Hawaii and endured endless hours baking in the sun of the California desert....
Story by Cpl. Reece Lodder | Marine Corps Base Hawaii | 09.19.2011
Storming through the desert on helicopters and tracked vehicles, the Marines of 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, practiced counterinsurgency operations during Exercise Clear, Hold, Build 2 at Range 210 on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., from Aug. 14 to 19....
Story by Cpl. Reece Lodder | Marine Corps Base Hawaii | 09.10.2011
Tucked behind a rocky mountainside, a company of Marines spread out by platoons along its base. After a countdown, an explosion growled beyond the thick shield of rocks. As vibrations coursed through the ground, the infantrymen rushed through a breached concertina wire obstacle to begin their assault....
