Rahm Fama, guest chef and host of the Food Network show, "Meat and Potatoes," serves up an array of meat and starch dishes at the 14 Area mess hall aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Sept. 25, 2013. Fama taught the food service specialists ways to enhance their culinary skills and provided them with a view on the food industry from a civilian perspective. - Rahm Fama, guest chef and host of the Food Network show, "Meat and Potatoes," serves up an array of meat and starch dishes at the 14 Area mess hall aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Sept. 25, 2013. Fama taught the food service specialists ways to enhance their culinary skills and provided them with a view on the food industry from a civilian perspective.
Navy Captain William Norman, commanding officer, 1st Dental Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, meets and talks to dentists and corpsmen during a field exercise conducted by 1st Dental Bn., 1st MLG, aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Sept. 20, 2013. To prepare themselves to operate in a combat environment, the dentists and corpsmen brought crucial equipment to the field such as a field X-ray, a complete dental operatory and a sterilization machine. - Navy Captain William Norman, commanding officer, 1st Dental Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, meets and talks to dentists and corpsmen during a field exercise conducted by 1st Dental Bn., 1st MLG, aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Sept. 20, 2013. To prepare themselves to operate in a combat environment, the dentists and corpsmen brought crucial equipment to the field such as a field X-ray, a complete dental operatory and a sterilization machine.
Petty Officer 3rd Class Melissa Irvin, an assistant career planner with 1st Dental Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, smiles for a photo aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Sept. 18, 2013. Irvin strives to help sailors make the right choices for career re-enlistments. - Petty Officer 3rd Class Melissa Irvin, an assistant career planner with 1st Dental Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, smiles for a photo aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Sept. 18, 2013. Irvin strives to help sailors make the right choices for career re-enlistments.
Craig Burnett, right, a civilian technician and trainer with Robotic Systems Joint Project Office, teaches Cpl. Michael J. Mangan, a combat engineer from Alpha Company, 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, how to operate a Foster-Miller TALON robot aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Sept. 12, 2013. The robots are used for different tasks, such as identifying objects from far distances, placing charges to blow up improvised explosive devices in place, and handling smaller objects with precision. - Craig Burnett, right, a civilian technician and trainer with Robotic Systems Joint Project Office, teaches Cpl. Michael J. Mangan, a combat engineer from Alpha Company, 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, how to operate a Foster-Miller TALON robot aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Sept. 12, 2013. The robots are used for different tasks, such as identifying objects from far distances, placing charges to blow up improvised explosive devices in place, and handling smaller objects with precision.
Marines with Landing Support Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 17, 1st Marine Logistics Group, attach cargo to the bottom of a CH-46 Sea Knight during a helicopter support team training operation aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Sept. 17, 2013. The seven-man HST was responsible for the safe and timely external lift of cargo under two CH-46 Sea Knights. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Timothy Childers / Released) - Marines with Landing Support Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 17, 1st Marine Logistics Group, attach cargo to the bottom of a CH-46 Sea Knight during a helicopter support team training operation aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Sept. 17, 2013. The seven-man HST was responsible for the safe and timely external lift of cargo under two CH-46 Sea Knights. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Timothy Childers / Released)
Petty Officer 1st Class Michael Bundeson, a corpsman with Combat Logistics Battalion 5, 1st Marine Logistics Group, participates in a combat operations center exercise aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Sept. 5, 2013. Bundeson has served as a corpsman for 13 years and has been on five combat deployments, serving in Ramadi, Fallujah, Al-Asad and Al-Taqqadum during the height of the Iraq War. - Petty Officer 1st Class Michael Bundeson, a corpsman with Combat Logistics Battalion 5, 1st Marine Logistics Group, participates in a combat operations center exercise aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Sept. 5, 2013. Bundeson has served as a corpsman for 13 years and has been on five combat deployments, serving in Ramadi, Fallujah, Al-Asad and Al-Taqqadum during the height of the Iraq War.
Brigadier Gen. Vincent A. Coglianese, commanding general, 1st Marine Logistics Group, speaks during a 9/11 commemoration ceremony at the Nixon Presidential Library and Museum in Yorba Linda, Calif., Sept. 11, 2013. Brig. Gen. Coglianese paid homage to the innocent men, women and children, first-responders and service members who have been greatly affected by the terrorist attacks 12 years ago. - Brigadier Gen. Vincent A. Coglianese, commanding general, 1st Marine Logistics Group, speaks during a 9/11 commemoration ceremony at the Nixon Presidential Library and Museum in Yorba Linda, Calif., Sept. 11, 2013. Brig. Gen. Coglianese paid homage to the innocent men, women and children, first-responders and service members who have been greatly affected by the terrorist attacks 12 years ago.
Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 5, 1st Marine Logistics Group, set up a perimeter using concertina wire during a combat operations center exercise aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Sept. 5, 2013. The COCEX requires Marines to rapidly set up, disassemble and displace command nodes in an expeditionary environment. - Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 5, 1st Marine Logistics Group, set up a perimeter using concertina wire during a combat operations center exercise aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Sept. 5, 2013. The COCEX requires Marines to rapidly set up, disassemble and displace command nodes in an expeditionary environment.
A Marine with 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, takes the Automated Neuropsychological Assessment Metrics test as part of the unit's pre-deployment training, aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Sept. 4, 2013. The test consists of 50 questions taken over a 20 minute period and assesses different brain functions to ensure Marines are ready for deployment. - A Marine with 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, takes the Automated Neuropsychological Assessment Metrics test as part of the unit's pre-deployment training, aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Sept. 4, 2013. The test consists of 50 questions taken over a 20 minute period and assesses different brain functions to ensure Marines are ready for deployment.
Corporal Jayun Thibodeaux, a chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defense specialist with Combat Logistics Regiment 17, 1st Marine Logistics Group, poses with an APU-77 personal radiation detector aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Aug. 27, 2013. Marines with CBRN train 20 percent of Marines per regiment on how to detect, contain and utilize proper decontamination techniques. - Corporal Jayun Thibodeaux, a chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defense specialist with Combat Logistics Regiment 17, 1st Marine Logistics Group, poses with an APU-77 personal radiation detector aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Aug. 27, 2013. Marines with CBRN train 20 percent of Marines per regiment on how to detect, contain and utilize proper decontamination techniques.