1/12 conducts mortar training, preps for deployment
October 09, 2014 — Marines with Charlie Battery, 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, fired 120mm rounds from the M327 Expeditionary Fire Support System Oct. 7 during one of the battery’s training and readiness evaluations at Schofield Barracks’ newly re-opened ranges. The gun sections were evaluated on timeliness of their fire support, weapon emplacement, and the MORE
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Marines gather cultural information at ancient capital
February 03, 2014 — Ancient spires dating back 700 years rise from the ground, as if puncturing up through the Earth’s crust and not built by hand. Elsewhere, ornate statues, earthen pots and rudimentary kilns are preserved as testaments to the artistry and craftsmanship of the early civilization which inhabited the Sukhothai province, Kingdom of Thailand. Marines MORE
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Mongolian, US engineers team up to renovate school
July 20, 2013 — Despite the generally arid climate in Mongolia’s steppe, rain poses a significant threat to a high school here. A multinational team of engineers and construction specialists are working to solve that problem during exercise Khaan Quest 2013. Marines with 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, and soldiers from 96th Troop MORE
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