Marines deploy on Mother’s Day
May 8, 2011 — May 8 was a bittersweet Mother’s Day for many Marines, sailors and families of 7th Engineer Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, as about 200 service members loaded the buses for the first leg of their journey to Helmand province, Afghanistan.For some, this was just another 7-month deployment, but for many, MORE
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Motorcycle ride improves skills
May 6, 2011 — More than 150 military motorcyclists participated in the 1st Marine Logistics Group quarterly motorcycle mentorship ride here, May 6.The Marines began at Camp Pendleton and rode 56.1 miles around San Diego County. The purpose of the ride was to promote camaraderie amongst the service members and educate them on basic motorcycle maintenance, MORE
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Bronze Star recipient credits Marines for medal
May 5, 2011 — Master Gunnery Sgt. Orlando Zuniga was awarded the Bronze Star Medal here, May 5. Zuniga, 42, from San Antonio, received the medal for actions while deployed with 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines, Regimental Combat Team 2, 1st Marine Division (Forward), I Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward), from March 18,2010, to Oct. 1, 2010. Although he received the MORE
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