Against all odds: Sailor provides better life for family
May 28, 2014 — MARINE CORPS AIR GROUND COMBAT CENTER TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. – Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Michael James Soliven, a biomedical equipment technician with 1st Dental Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, against all odds, is now providing a better life for his family as a dedicated sailor aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif.Long before finding his way MORE
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7th ESB Marines demonstrate bridging capabilities during Desert Scimitar 14
May 28, 2014 — MARINE CORPS AIR GROUND COMBAT CENTER TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. – LAY. HO. HEAVE. Marines with Bridge Company, 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, chanted the preparatory commands as they lifted and moved parts of a bridge in unison, demonstrating their bridging capability to 1st Marine Expeditionary Force leadership during MORE
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CLR-15 hosts change of command ceremony
May 28, 2014 — CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Colonel Tracy King, commanding officer, Combat Logistics Regiment 15, 1st Marine Logistics Group, passed on the responsibility, authority and accountability of CLR-15 to Col. Seth Ocloo, during a change of command ceremony aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., May 22, 2014.Ocloo, a native of Accra, Ghana, is coming from his duty MORE
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CLB-15 Marine takes hands-off approach to leadership
May 22, 2014 — CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Sergeant Ryan M. Stites has always enjoyed his job as an amphibious assault mechanic and he hopes to share his passion with his Marines. Speaking from his experience, he has formed his own opinions on how to lead Marines. He applies his style of leadership at his new command, Combat Logistics Battalion 15, 1st Marine MORE
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7th ESB and FMD work to “pump breaks” on future Pendleton fires
May 16, 2014 — CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – A heat wave, drought and strong winds created the perfect recipe to feed the recent wildfire that spread across Northern Camp Pendleton, Calif., destroying more than 6,000 acres, May 14, 2014. This early beginning to wildfire season makes the mission of creating firebreaks throughout approximately 120 miles around base more MORE
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CLB-15 prepares for workups with 15th MEU
May 14, 2014 — CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 15, 1st Marine Logistics Group, conducted their first field training exercise this year at Red Beach aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., March 6-10, gearing up for pre-deployment training with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit this fall.The exercise allowed CLB-15 to practice procedures MORE
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CLR-1 conducts Operation Parenthood
May 12, 2014 — CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Military families often face different challenges than their civilian counter parts, especially when it comes to parenting. Long deployments, work-ups, field exercises, overnight duties and irregular work hours can take a toll on raising children. Combat Logistics Regiment 1 decided to do something about it and help their MORE
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GSMT Co. Marines shave heads for cancer
May 12, 2014 — CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. - Ordinarily, the sound of buzzers and a bunch of Marines getting haircuts would just mean another Sunday-cut before the work week, but on May 5, 2014, aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., that sound held special meaning for Staff Sgt. Juan Garcia, platoon sergeant, 2nd Platoon, General Support Motor Transport Company, Combat MORE
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Ohio Marine receives Purple Heart
May 7, 2014 — CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. - Standing in a motor transportation lot, with his wife and fellow Marines, Lance Cpl. Gabriel R. Gehr, received the Purple Heart aboard Camp Pendleton, May 5, 2014. More than a year earlier on Nov. 20, 2013, Gehr sustained shrapnel injuries from an anti-tank rocket while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. During the MORE
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Navy, Marine Corps team builds partnerships with civil authorities
May 5, 2014 — SAN DIEGO, Calif. – In October 2007, large-scale wildfires spread across Southern California. Civilian firefighting agencies were overwhelmed, combating the fires, beyond their capabilities. At the time, policy for requesting support from military assets was not widely or clearly understood and standing operating procedures for Marine Corps units MORE
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