Continuing Operations
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Marine Experiences First Enemy Contact
The air was still and the fading sounds of morning prayers echoed throughout the valley as our convoy lumbered to a halt. The lead vehicle had become stuck in a field and couldn’t move. The [Read more...]
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Marine Becomes More Than a Rifleman as Scout Sniper
Snipers have been the focus of envy and the personification of legends in the Marine Corps since men like Carlos Hathcock and Chuck Mawhinney looked down their scopes in the jungles of Vietnam. The recent [Read more...]
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Marines Return to Work with Much Improved Afghan Forces
Marines with 3rd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 7, recently returned to southern Afghanistan, two years after their deployment to the Marjah area. The opportunity to return to the same area allowed some [Read more...]
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Operation Golden Gate to Connect Afghanistan People
Ground was broken for the start of Operation Golden Gate in the Sangin District of Helmand province, Afghanistan, Nov. 4. Marines, sailors and soldiers are working together in an effort to build a bridge more [Read more...]
Corps Connections
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Corps’ Top Cut – Views Gave Top Five, You Choose Number One
Of the hundreds of videos cut together by Marine Corps combat correspondents and cameramen every three months, only a few are selected to appear on the Corps’ official YouTube channel. MarinesTV needs your help to [Read more...]
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Marines Fight to Earn Title as Water Survival Instructors
The Marine Corps Instructor of Water Survival Course is among the most physically demanding courses in the Corps. The attrition rate can range from 20 to 50 percent, but students who endure earn the title [Read more...]
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Wounded Marine Offered Bittersweet Opportunity
In 2007, Cpl. Joshua Maloney’s life was changed forever when he lost his right hand. Maloney, a self-proclaimed “lifer” in the Corps, had to cut his time as a Marine short and was medically separated. [Read more...]
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Swimming Tips from a Marine Corps Swim Instructor
Sgt. Trevor McLaren grew up in the pool. His parents ran the public swimming pool, so he spent much of his childhood in the water. It was only natural for him to continue this passion [Read more...]
Marines Uncovered
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Marine Overcomes Invisible Wounds
Growing up, Sgt. Brian McPherson remembers he was driven to be able to do things himself and to make his parents proud. In 2008 he was hit by a suicide bomber in Iraq. This [Read more...]
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Shaped by Combat: Gunny Taylor
The violence in Iraq was reaching its pinnacle in 2004 when Chris Taylor received his deployment orders to Al-Anbar province. Marines had just bloodied their way through the first Battle of Fallujah and insurgency within [Read more...]
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Code Talker’s Grandson Shares Navajo Roots
More than 60 years ago, a group of Native-American Marines, known as the Navajo Code Talkers, used the Navajo language to transmit secret tactical information using radios during World War II, leaving the enemy unable [Read more...]
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Ultimate Marine (Daly vs Puller)
It’s ironic that two of the Marine Corps’ biggest legends are some of its smaller statured men. Sgt. Maj. Dan Daly stood a mere 5’6” at 132 pounds and Lt. Gen. Lewis “Chesty” Puller wasn’t [Read more...]
On Target
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Infantry Officer Recognized for Outstanding Leadership
The Lt. Col. William G. Leftwich Jr. Trophy for Outstanding Leadership is an honor awarded annually to an outstanding Marine officer serving with a ground combat unit. The award is given in honor of Leftwich, [Read more...]
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Silent Drill Platoon Schedule 2013
The Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon represents the precision, skill and discipline of the United States Marine Corps. The flawless, synchronized movements of this 24-man team have inspired crowds since 1948. Check out their approved [Read more...]
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Speaking foreign languages can give Marines increased opportunities, income
Marines fluent in a foreign language could earn extra pay based on that skill. The U.S. military relies on linguists for operational missions and has for decades. Notably, Navajo Code Talkers helped relay information [Read more...]
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Marine Corps Celebrates Month of the Military Child
Service members put their lives on the line and face adversity whether forward deployed, supporting or preparing for war. In most veterans’ minds, the real heroes are their children who didn’t choose this life, but [Read more...]