Task Force Koa Moana teaches non-lethal capabilities in Timor Leste
June 9, 2016 — Part of the U.S. Marine Corps’ reputation as professional warriors come from the ability to understand and execute the ethically correct levels of force continuum, the fine lines and details that decide the amount of force required to handle any conflict with techniques ranging from verbal to lethal.Marines from 3rd Law Enforcement Battalion, III MORE
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Cobra Pilot is first to complete Aviator Immersion Program
June 9, 2016 — Capt. Jason Grimes, an AH-1Z Cobra pilot with Marine Light Attack Squadron (HMLA) 369 and a Hibbing, Minnesota, native, is the first pilot to complete the two-month Aviator Immersion Program in Bridgeport, California.As part of the program, Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 39 sends pilots to Bridgeport to train alongside infantry battalions so they may MORE
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VMM-364 conducts confined area landings
June 2, 2016 — Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 364 “Purple Foxes” practiced section and division confined area landings at Holtville Airfield, California, May 20. MORE
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Service members participate in the Murph Challenge on MCAS Futenma
June 2, 2016 — Service member participated in the “Murph” Challenge for Memorial Day on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma.
The “Murph” Challenge is a workout made to honor Lt. Michael “Murph” Murphy, a navy SEAL who died in Afghanistan June 28, 2005, at the age of 29.
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Man down: MRF-D simulates casualty evacuation
May 23, 2016 — Marines and sailors with Company B, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force Darwin, simulated casualty evacuations in a training area outside of Roberson Barracks, Northern Territory, Australia, on May 20, 2016. “We were on a basic patrol,” said Sgt. Joseph R. Slizewski, a rifleman. “A couple hundred meters in one of our guys in MORE
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Marines down under: 1st Battalion 1st Marines sets footprint kicking off MRF-D 2016
May 23, 2016 — Marines with 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, stationed out of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, arrived April 13, 2016, at the Royal Australian Air Force Base Darwin, Darwin, Australia, to begin the next evolution of Marine Rotational Force - Darwin. MRF-D is the six-month deployment of approximately 1,250 Marines into Darwin, MORE
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Multinational Peacekeeping Exercise Khaan Quest 2016 commences with opening ceremony
May 23, 2016 — The Mongolian Armed Forces and U.S. Pacific Command are hosting the multinational peacekeeping exercise Khaan Quest 2016, which commenced May 22 with an opening ceremony at the Five Hills Training Area near Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.This year’s Khaan Quest, held annually in Mongolia, is serving as the capstone exercise for the United Nations Global MORE
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Sailor Returns Home for the First Time in 17 Years
April 10, 2016 — CROW VALLEY, Philippines – U.S. Sailor, Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Jose G. Esguerra left Malolos Bulacan, Philippines, at the age of 20. Esguerra came to the United States to join the Navy and become a dentist.
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Reconnaissance Marines Hit the Beach
April 7, 2016 — Marines are known for their ability to adapt and overcome in order to quickly and effectively execute any mission. During Balikatan 16, the U.S. and Philippine Marines proved that not even language barriers can impede their success.On the night of April 4 in Ternate, Philippines, U.S. and Philippine Reconnaissance Marines trained “shoulder to MORE
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Philippines, U.S. begin Balikatan 2016 with Opening Ceremony
April 4, 2016 — Government officials and senior military leaders of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the U.S. Armed Forces announced the opening of Exercise Balikatan 2016, April 4.Balikatan, a Filipino term that means “shoulder-to-shoulder” is an annual bilateral exercise between the AFP and the U.S. military, which focuses on the Philippine-U.S. MORE
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