Story by Cpl. Jonathan Boynes | Task Force 51/5th Marine Expeditionary Brigade | 08.19.2015
The Marine Corps, like America, is a melting pot of beliefs, cultures, and values. This diversity provides strength to the organization through unique individuals equipped mentally and spiritually to deal with the day-to-day rigors of service. For Lance Cpl. Nathan Battle, an administration specialist currently deployed with Marine Wing Support Squadron - 371, Special Purpose Marine......
Story by Cpl. John Baker | Task Force 51/5th Marine Expeditionary Brigade | 08.12.2015
U.S. Navy corpsmen with the Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command serve an important purpose by providing both preventative medical care and emergency response capabilities throughout the Central Command area of operations. These Sailors have a valuable skill set that can and has saved lives in combat scenarios of the past....
Story by Cpl. John Baker | Task Force 51/5th Marine Expeditionary Brigade | 08.03.2015
Day and night, Marines with the Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command are working in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. Each individual has their own tasks within their career field, but the advantage of the MAGTF concept is the unit’s ability to self-support. Even the strongest of metals break sometimes, and when anyone in the SPMAGTF needs metal......
Story by Staff Sgt. Justin Kronenberg and Lance Cpl. Garrett White | Task Force 51/5th Marine Expeditionary Brigade | 07.30.2015
Al Asad Air Base is a large, sprawling military airfield in Al Anbar province. The base is home to Task Force Al Asad, an international coalition and part of Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve. The task force runs 24-hour advise and assist operations focused on improving the ability and lethality of Iraqi security forces against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.......
Story by Cpl. Jonathan Boynes | Task Force 51/5th Marine Expeditionary Brigade | 07.27.2015
With the ever-present threat of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, having a strong and capable fighting force to defeat them is a priority. The Iraqi army’s 7th Division, with the help of Combined Joint Task Force—Operation Inherent Resolve’s multination coalition forces, are at the forefront of that fight....
Story by Cpl. Jonathan Boynes | Task Force 51/5th Marine Expeditionary Brigade | 07.23.2015
Every Marine has a different story about how they came into the nation’s service. Some enlisted during their senior year of high school, shipping to recruit training days after graduating. Some went to college, met the officer selection team and earned a commission after earning a degree. Some blended those paths in various forms, but once people become United States Marines, they share a......
Story by Lance Cpl. Garrett White | Task Force 51/5th Marine Expeditionary Brigade | 07.12.2015
While some families may be able to trace their patriotic roots or military service as far back as the days of the founding fathers, that doesn’t stop those who are among the first in their families to call the U.S. their home from answering the call of duty. U.S. Marine Sgt. Edwin Maldonado emigrated from Honduras to Miami and continues a recently-founded family tradition of service in the......
Story by Lance Cpl. Kimberlyn Patterson | Marine Corps Air Station Miramar | 07.08.2015
Marines with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 352 supported 1st Radio Battalion, I Marine Expeditionary Force, in a low-level static line parachute drop exercise aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, July 8. The exercise began on the ground with mission planning. KC-130J Super Hercules pilots with VMGR-352 determined the best place to conduct the drop based on......
