Famous Flag Raising photo not the original
February 23, 2010 — Five Marines and one Navy Corpsman with 3rd Platoon, Company E, 28th Regiment, 5th Marine Division, made headlines throughout the world as they raised our nation's flag over Mount Suribachi, Iwo Jima, Feb. 23, 1945, during WW II.This event in history, captured by Joseph John Rosenthal, associated press photographer, gave hope to the American people MORE
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Wearing Wayne's Boots: Jane Shoots Target, Throw Grenades Then Jumps Off the Deep End
February 18, 2010 — Nervousness filled the atmosphere as the members loaded up in the 7-tons one-by-one anticipating their first of three missions. The spouses anxiously stood on the side of the paved road to wave them off, not knowing if their loved one would make it through the day.Before filing off to get their meals ready to eat, they stood in formation. Almost MORE
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14 Area Chow Hall takes the Gold in Quarterly Competition
February 18, 2010 — Marines take the battle from the frontlines of Afghanistan to the grill to determine the best cooking team that's west of the Mississippi.Marines from the 14 Area chow hall, Food Service Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 17, 1st Marine Logistics Group, won their consecutive Marine Corps Installations – West Chow Hall of the Quarter competition at MORE
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Iron Fist Beats Death with Health Care
February 15, 2010 — Navy corpsmen and Japanese doctors work together as a solid fighting team to beat death with health care during the final days of Exercise Iron Fist, a bilateral training event conducted with the Marine Corps and the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force here, Feb. 15.After spending days learning basic corpsmen procedures, Japanese doctors took their MORE
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Air Delivery Specialist Support Troops at Bridgeport
February 9, 2010 — BRIDGEPORT, Calif. – Air delivery specialists with Air Delivery Platoon, Landing Support Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 17, 1st Marine Logistics Group, and Marines with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 352, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, worked together to drop class one supplies to Marines with 3rd Battalion, 5th MORE
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7th ESB Gunnery Sgt. Receives Bronze Star
February 9, 2010 — When awarded for bravery, the Bronze Star is the fourth-highest combat decoration the U.S. armed forces has to offer. When a Marine is awarded the medal, sometimes bravery isn't the only contributing factor.For Gunnery Sgt. Erik N. Swanson, an explosive ordnance technician team leader with 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, MORE
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