Navy Lt. Traci Vander Molen, Emergency Trauma Nurse, 1st Marine Logistics Group Headquarters, runs along the Lake O’Neil path aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 15, 2014, in preparation for the Boston Marathon, April 21, 2014. The bombing during last year’s marathon inspired Traci to participate in this year’s run. Traci said she is determined to run alongside her fellow racers to prove that acts of terrorism will not cause them to shy away from something they love. - Navy Lt. Traci Vander Molen, Emergency Trauma Nurse, 1st Marine Logistics Group Headquarters, runs along the Lake O’Neil path aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 15, 2014, in preparation for the Boston Marathon, April 21, 2014. The bombing during last year’s marathon inspired Traci to participate in this year’s run. Traci said she is determined to run alongside her fellow racers to prove that acts of terrorism will not cause them to shy away from something they love.
Heavy equipment operators with Bulk Fuel Company, 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, build earth-berms in the early stages of constructing an Amphibious Assault Fuel System, Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 2, 2014. The AAFS allows for the receiving, storage, and distribution of 1.3-million gallons of fuel. The system consists of a vast layout of 33 fuel bladders, each holding 20,000 to 50,000 gallons of fuel, placed inside six-foot tall earth berms, as a safety measure, to contain any spillage should a bladder rupture. - Heavy equipment operators with Bulk Fuel Company, 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, build earth-berms in the early stages of constructing an Amphibious Assault Fuel System, Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 2, 2014. The AAFS allows for the receiving, storage, and distribution of 1.3-million gallons of fuel. The system consists of a vast layout of 33 fuel bladders, each holding 20,000 to 50,000 gallons of fuel, placed inside six-foot tall earth berms, as a safety measure, to contain any spillage should a bladder rupture.
Corporal Jeffrey Samples, motor transport operator, Combat Logistics Battalion 5, Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, cautiously makes his way across an obstacle during the Leadership Reaction Course aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 4, 2014. The course is designed to build leadership traits and further develop the bonds between Marines. - Corporal Jeffrey Samples, motor transport operator, Combat Logistics Battalion 5, Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, cautiously makes his way across an obstacle during the Leadership Reaction Course aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 4, 2014. The course is designed to build leadership traits and further develop the bonds between Marines.
Lieutenant Col. Mark T. Donar, commanding officer, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Association of South East Asian Nations, briefs international media personnel on the MAGTF’s humanitarian aid and disaster relief capabilities during a static display aboard amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23) in support of the ASEAN conference held by U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel in Hawaii, April 2, 2014. Delegates and media personnel, from 10 Southeast Asian countries, attended the exhibit to learn more about the Navy and Marine Corps’ aid capabilities. As subject matter experts with firsthand experience on their equipment, the Marines and sailors who participated were able to increase the international public’s understanding of what the Navy-Marine Corps team can do during disaster situations, and built rapport with foreign officials and militaries. - Lieutenant Col. Mark T. Donar, commanding officer, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Association of South East Asian Nations, briefs international media personnel on the MAGTF’s humanitarian aid and disaster relief capabilities during a static display aboard amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23) in support of the ASEAN conference held by U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel in Hawaii, April 2, 2014. Delegates and media personnel, from 10 Southeast Asian countries, attended the exhibit to learn more about the Navy and Marine Corps’ aid capabilities. As subject matter experts with firsthand experience on their equipment, the Marines and sailors who participated were able to increase the international public’s understanding of what the Navy-Marine Corps team can do during disaster situations, and built rapport with foreign officials and militaries.
Brigadier Gen. Vincent Coglianese (right), commanding general, 1st Marine Logistics Group, greets Lt. Gen. John A. Toolan (left), commanding general, I Marine Expeditionary Force, before escorting him to the Ardent Sentry brief in the command operations center in 1st MLG Headquarters aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 1, 2014. Ardent Sentry is a joint exercise program conducted primarily as a Command Post Exercise with supporting field training exercise elements focusing on Defense Support of Civil Authorities. This exercise gave Marines with 1st MLG the opportunity to practice standard operating procedures as I MEF designates it the lead unit taking action in response to a DSCA incident. - Brigadier Gen. Vincent Coglianese (right), commanding general, 1st Marine Logistics Group, greets Lt. Gen. John A. Toolan (left), commanding general, I Marine Expeditionary Force, before escorting him to the Ardent Sentry brief in the command operations center in 1st MLG Headquarters aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 1, 2014. Ardent Sentry is a joint exercise program conducted primarily as a Command Post Exercise with supporting field training exercise elements focusing on Defense Support of Civil Authorities. This exercise gave Marines with 1st MLG the opportunity to practice standard operating procedures as I MEF designates it the lead unit taking action in response to a DSCA incident.
Brigadier General Vincent A. Coglianese, commanding general, 1st Marine Logistics Group, speaks at a religious ministries training seminar for 1st MLG chaplains and religious programs specialists aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 1, 2014. The seminar was a training forum that provided the opportunity for chaplains and their religious program specialists to meet with commanders to discuss the roles and responsibilities a religious ministry can provide to a unit and what the commanders expect from the chaplains. - Brigadier General Vincent A. Coglianese, commanding general, 1st Marine Logistics Group, speaks at a religious ministries training seminar for 1st MLG chaplains and religious programs specialists aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 1, 2014. The seminar was a training forum that provided the opportunity for chaplains and their religious program specialists to meet with commanders to discuss the roles and responsibilities a religious ministry can provide to a unit and what the commanders expect from the chaplains.
Brigadier Gen. Vincent Coglianese, commanding general, 1st Marine Logistics Group, observes the ceremony re-designating Combat Logistics Regiment 17, 1st MLG as Headquarters Regiment aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., March 31, 2014. The re-designation took place on the eighth anniversary of CLR-17’s beginning in 2006. - Brigadier Gen. Vincent Coglianese, commanding general, 1st Marine Logistics Group, observes the ceremony re-designating Combat Logistics Regiment 17, 1st MLG as Headquarters Regiment aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., March 31, 2014. The re-designation took place on the eighth anniversary of CLR-17’s beginning in 2006.
Sergeant Eric Castro, ammunition chief, Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, makes another phone call as he tries to coordinate a six-mile hike aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., March 25, 2014. Castro was the acting logistics officer for the hike. During this training, noncommissioned officers acted roles of their superiors as they planned and led the hike. The goal of the hike was to empower NCOs and let them see the big picture. - Sergeant Eric Castro, ammunition chief, Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, makes another phone call as he tries to coordinate a six-mile hike aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., March 25, 2014. Castro was the acting logistics officer for the hike. During this training, noncommissioned officers acted roles of their superiors as they planned and led the hike. The goal of the hike was to empower NCOs and let them see the big picture.
Marines with Bridge Company, 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, march to their training site for a rafting exercise on the Colorado River in Laughlin, Nev., March 17-21, 2014. More than 60 Marines trained in moving heavy equipment, to include 7-tons and Humvees, across a flowing body of water using Bridge Erection Boats and an Improved Ribbon Bridge. The IRB is a multi-piece floating bridge that can function as a raft. Despite being accustomed to training in a bay with little to no current, these Marines managed to transport two 7-tons up the river at the same time. - Marines with Bridge Company, 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, march to their training site for a rafting exercise on the Colorado River in Laughlin, Nev., March 17-21, 2014. More than 60 Marines trained in moving heavy equipment, to include 7-tons and Humvees, across a flowing body of water using Bridge Erection Boats and an Improved Ribbon Bridge. The IRB is a multi-piece floating bridge that can function as a raft. Despite being accustomed to training in a bay with little to no current, these Marines managed to transport two 7-tons up the river at the same time.
Marines with the Redeployment and Retrograde in Support of Reset and Reconstitution Operations Group [R4OG], 1st Marine Logistics Group, receive a class on the proper course of action if they hit an improvised explosive device during IED awareness training aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., March 10, 2014, in preparation for an upcoming deployment. While in Afghanistan, their mission is to identify what equipment they can use, bring it back, and reallocate it to save money and prepare for future operations. As they accomplish this, the Marines will operate in an area known to have IEDs. IEDs can be made with everyday household items, making it a cheap and effective weapon for the insurgents to employ against U.S. troops. - Marines with the Redeployment and Retrograde in Support of Reset and Reconstitution Operations Group [R4OG], 1st Marine Logistics Group, receive a class on the proper course of action if they hit an improvised explosive device during IED awareness training aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., March 10, 2014, in preparation for an upcoming deployment. While in Afghanistan, their mission is to identify what equipment they can use, bring it back, and reallocate it to save money and prepare for future operations. As they accomplish this, the Marines will operate in an area known to have IEDs. IEDs can be made with everyday household items, making it a cheap and effective weapon for the insurgents to employ against U.S. troops.