Pacific Marines Stories

FIVE HILLS TRAINING CENTER, Mongolia (Aug. 5, 2007) â?? Mongolian Armed Forces soldiers fend off civilians during cordon and search training here Aug. 5. This training is just one of six lanes, or stations, approximately 1,000 multinational service members will go through during exercise Khaan Quest 07. (Official U. S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. G. S. Thomas) - FIVE HILLS TRAINING CENTER, Mongolia (Aug. 5, 2007) â?? Mongolian Armed Forces soldiers fend off civilians during cordon and search training here Aug. 5. This training is just one of six lanes, or stations, approximately 1,000 multinational service members will go through during exercise Khaan Quest 07. (Official U. S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. G. S. Thomas)

Khaan Quest proves value to present and future peacekeepers

When the Mongolian Armed Forces entered Iraq in 2003, it was the first time the Mongolian military had been in the country since the middle of the 13th century.Even historians disagree on number of those killed in 1258 when the grandson of Chinggis Khaan leveled Baghdad. Estimates range between 80,000 to 800,000. That battle ended the city's claim

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Col. A. J. Dyer, the commandant?s equal opportunity advisor, talks to senior leaders of U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific about diversity and discrimination during the equal opportunity command climate seminar held at Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii, Aug. 7. - Col. A. J. Dyer, the commandant?s equal opportunity advisor, talks to senior leaders of U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific about diversity and discrimination during the equal opportunity command climate seminar held at Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii, Aug. 7.

Seminar focuses on equal opportunity

The senior leaders of U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific went back to the basics of equal opportunity to further perpetuate a mission-ready command climate through an equal opportunity seminar held here Aug. 7.The seminar is one way for the Headquarters Marine Corps Equal Opportunity and Diversity Management Team to collect thoughts, and ideas, and

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The 16th Sgt. Maj. of the Marine Corps, Sgt. Maj. Carlton Kent shows off a prototype of the new physical fitness uniform to the Marines and Sailors of U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific at the Pollack Theater here Aug. 6. - The 16th Sgt. Maj. of the Marine Corps, Sgt. Maj. Carlton Kent shows off a prototype of the new physical fitness uniform to the Marines and Sailors of U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific at the Pollack Theater here Aug. 6.

Sgt. Maj. of the Marine Corps gives good gouge to MARFORPAC Marines

The 16th Sgt. Maj. of the Marine Corps, Sgt. Maj. Carlton Kent shows off a prototype of the new physical fitness uniform to the Marines and Sailors of U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific at the Pollack Theater here Aug. 6.The running suits were just one of the many topics Kent covered in his laid back, but informative meeting with the enlisted

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A pair of Honaira schoolgirls burst out in laughter as Cpl. Mark Pellon of the U.S. Marine Corps Forces Pacific Band entertained a crowd of more than 2,000 people in Honaira, Solomon Islands, Saturday. The Marine Band will perform again Tuesday in honor of the 65th anniversary of the 1st Marine Division?s amphibious landing on Guadalcanal. - A pair of Honaira schoolgirls burst out in laughter as Cpl. Mark Pellon of the U.S. Marine Corps Forces Pacific Band entertained a crowd of more than 2,000 people in Honaira, Solomon Islands, Saturday. The Marine Band will perform again Tuesday in honor of the 65th anniversary of the 1st Marine Division?s amphibious landing on Guadalcanal.

MARFORPAC band performs for Solomon Islanders

Living up to the U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific motto of ‘In any clime and place,’ the Marine Corps Forces Pacific Band performed for a crowd of more than 2,000 islanders in this beachside town on Guadalcanal Saturday.The Marine Band, which is currently supporting a tour in the South Pacific, made a stop in this city in preparation for honoring

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