CLB-1 completes culminating event of ITX
March 31, 2014 — TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. – Emplaced in an escarpment of lava rocks, exhausted Marines stood fully alert as the last remaining light dipped below the horizon. Over the past month, their combat skills were tested over countless exercises to prepare them for the last combat deployment to Afghanistan. It was their last night on post and they expected MORE
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CLR-1 empowers NCOs during motivational hike
March 28, 2014 — CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, conducted a regimental hike to empower their noncommissioned officers aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., March 26, 2014. Combat Logistics Regiment 1 took a unique approach in preparing for this hike. NCOs switched positions with their superiors, taking on MORE
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Bridging the gap: 7th ESB Marines train in the Colorado River
March 28, 2014 — LAUGHLIN, Nev. – Metal scraped against dirt as a Rubber-Tired, Articulated-Steering, and Multipurpose Tractor [TRAM] broke down dirt barricades, granting more than 60 Marines with Bridge Company, 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, access to the Colorado River after a 16-hour long convoy. This was just the beginning of a MORE
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Marines with 1st MLG prepare for an upcoming retrograde deployment
March 25, 2014 — CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Throughout the Global War on Terror and in Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom, one of the greatest threats Coalition militaries face has been the improvised explosive device. These devices can be made out of nearly anything and can look like nothing more than trash on the side of the road. Three hundred MORE
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1st MLG CG speaks during opening of homeless veteran housing project
March 25, 2014 — EL MONTE, Calif. - More than 97,000 homeless veterans, in the United States, struggle with starvation, psychological problems and alcoholism. On March 12, 2014, the city of El Monte took the first step in ending this tragedy, said Juventino Gomez, El Monte Councilman and Vietnam veteran.Officials with the city of El Monte hosted a grand opening MORE
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MLG supplies ‘MEF FWD’ during Command Post Exercise 1
March 25, 2014 — CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Marines with 1st Marine Logistics Group hit the field to fine-tune the process of providing support to ground units during Command Post Exercise 1 aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., March 10-14, 2014, in preparation for the fast-approaching Operation Desert Scimitar 2014.The CPX allowed 1st MLG Major Subordinate Element MORE
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7th ESB reawakens super squad competition
March 25, 2014 — CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – There is a deep-rooted tradition within the Marine Corps that pits rifle squads against each other to determine the most combat ready of them all. Engaging in a friendly, but challenging competition, the squads conduct a series of events that test their mission effectiveness, and in in the end, determine which is the “Super MORE
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Father-son duo compete for top prize during 2014 Western Division Matches
March 17, 2014 — CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. - The smell of black powder lingered as gunfire cracked through the firing line. Elmo Anderson watched his son, Sgt. Erik Anderson, squeeze off controlled and accurate rounds from his M-16A4 service rifle. For Erik, Camp Pendleton was not much different from the wilderness of Lake Preston, South Dakota, where his father MORE
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News: Crisis response for crisis responders: The Navy and Marine Corps Relief Society
March 17, 2014 — CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Within the span of two months, Staff Sgt. Kristen Rios was struck with a series of tragedies: her grandfather committed suicide, her grandmother was admitted to a hospital for open-heart surgery and her father was diagnosed with cancer. In addition, her husband was involved in a motorcycle accident rendering him unable to MORE
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Back to the basics: CLR-17 conducts land navigation course
March 10, 2014 — CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. - Throughout the week of Feb. 24-28, Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment 17, 1st Marine Logistics Group participated in a course that evaluated their land navigation skills aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif.“As a Leader and a Marine, it is your duty to be able to get your men to the fight, and more importantly, back home,” said MORE
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