Maintenance Marines deploy in support mission
February 5, 2010 — M777 Howitzer maintenance typically reserved for the rear was brought to the front lines for the Hijudai Artillery Relocation Training Program Exercise.The regularly-scheduled artillery training enables Marines to maintain their operational readiness to respond to any contingency where artillery would be required.Gunnery Sgt. Andrew A. Vaughn, MORE
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Training boosts basic field skills
February 5, 2010 — Approximately 80 Marines from Headquarters Battery, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, participated in a field skills training exercise at Landing Zone Crow in the Central Training Area Jan. 26-28.The training reiterated basic field skills such as combat lifesaving, convoy procedures, land navigation and MORE
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CLB-4 conducts convoy training with Thai Army
February 4, 2010 — Combat Logistics Battalion 4 conducted convoy training operations with the Royal Thai Army’s 9th Infantry Division during Exercise Cobra Gold 2010 at Kao Laemb Range, Feb 4. The training is an example of how U.S. forces are able to pass on operational experience, from something as basic as convoy operations, to their Thai counterparts during Cobra MORE
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Marines, sailors on Okinawa team up for realistic life-saving exercise
February 3, 2010 — Swiftly and silently, a fire team approaches the entrance to an unknown building. They stack up, secure the door and in one quick motion they enter. Shots ring out as they enter the room and the call is made “Man down! Man down!” The next 30 minutes are crucial in the life of the casualty.Marines from Engineer Maintenance Company, 3rd Maintenance MORE
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Marine on Okinawa helps others overcome fear of heights
February 3, 2010 — Cpl. Matthew M. Woody regards being chosen to go to the Helicopter Rope Suspension Training Masters Course as one of the bigger surprises of his time as a Marine, especially considering he “has never been a fan of heights.”But, Woody didn’t let his fear of heights stop him.Woody, now a helicopter rope suspension tactics master instructor trainer MORE
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U.S., Japan forces join for exercise Keen Edge 2010
February 3, 2010 — More than 100 U.S. Marines, soldiers, sailors, airmen and Japanese Self Defense Force soldiers on Okinawa worked with their counterparts on mainland Japan on several real-world scenarios taking place in Japan during Exercise Keen Edge 2010 Jan. 22 through Wednesday.“(Keen Edge) is a joint, bilateral exercise where U.S. Forces in Japan team up with MORE
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Playing with fire key ingredient to outdoor survival on Okinawa
February 3, 2010 — When surviving in a jungle environment, the ability to make a fire can prove to be the difference between life and death in most cases. A good fire can be used for numerous things such as heat, cooking, signaling for help and keeping animals away.“The ability to produce heat is important because most jungles have treacherous terrain that can be MORE
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Observers identify targets, location for Artillery
February 2, 2010 — Artillery fire is another tool in the tool box for infantry commanders to use when trying to seize objectives or eliminate enemy assets and equipment. At the forefront of every artillery strike is a forward observer or scout observer who identifies targets and their location to bring the "steel rain" pouring in."Our primary job is to provide MORE
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5th Anglico on Okinawa preps for upcoming deployment
February 2, 2010 — Marines with 5th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, III Marine Expeditionary Force, conducted pre-deployment training at Camp Hansen Jan. 11-15 in preparation for their deployment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in a few months. The Marines will provide tactical fire support for NATO’s International Security Assistance Force MORE
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New, old 9th ESB sergeants major on Okinawa get hands-on, use ceremony to teach drill
February 2, 2010 — Sgts. Maj. John Ploskonka and James Calbough had never met one another. Yet, less than a week after meeting, the two banded together to teach their Marines a thing or two about something from their good ol’ days as drill instructors.Ploskonka, the outgoing sergeant major for 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine MORE
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