U.S. Navy Sailors with 1st Medical Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group and Marines from within the group completed a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation from Oct. 17-21 aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif. A MCCRE is designed to test the combat effectiveness of Sailors and Marines."We are able to do all levels of care here, whether that's administering medicine, conducting surgery, or even just giving them a place to rest until they're back on their feet," said Petty Officer 2nd Class Apollo Silva, a field medical technician with 1st Med Bn. "Every medical technician has their role and everyone is integral to getting the patient the care they need to potentially save their lives."The scenarios given to the Marines and Sailors were
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ALL IN A DAY'S WORK: 1ST MLG SAILORS RESPOND TO MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT
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CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. - 1st Medical Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, recently held a three-day training evolution in an effort to standardize and reinforce preventive medicine capabilities aboard Camp Pendleton, California, Nov. 17-19, 2015. Marines, Sailors and subject matter experts came from 1st MLG, I Marine Expeditionary Force, 1st Marine Division and several other units from the western region to re-enforce what they already knew and increase proficiency.Preventive medicine covers all things health related in a deployed environment: Drinking water, food quality, and hygiene facilities, among other things. Just about anywhere Marines go, there’s preventive medicine in the background keeping things healthy.“Preventive medicine
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CAMP PENDLETON Calif. - Earning the coveted “blood stripe” is one of the Marine Corps’ most meaningful traditions. The history behind the blood stripe is one of sacrifice, perseverance, and dedication. Similarly, being promoted to the status of a Staff Non-Commissioned Officer is another tremendous milestone in an enlisted Marine’s career.Gen. James F. Amos, former commandant of the Marine Corps, released a white letter (a message to commanders conveying his thoughts on a variety of topics) in November 2012, outlining the importance of broadening the mind as a critical aspect of developing the warrior. The “5,000 year old mind” is what the former Commandant of the Marine Corps called it: learning from the lessons of history and of those who
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- "All previous guidance remains in effect"To all Marines, Sailors, civilians and families, I am honored to serve as your Commandant. To General and Mrs. Dunford, as you transition to your next assignment, please know that you go with the respect and thanks of every Marine, Sailor and their families. It is now our responsibility to maintain the institutional momentum of the past year in our efforts to sustain and continue to improve our Corps. That said, no later than the New Year I will publish a "FragO" to the current CPG."Like war itself, our approach to warfighting must evolve"As the Nation's crisis response force and force in readiness, Marines remain forward deployed, ready to fight and win tonight. However, we
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CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Corpsmen with 1st Medical Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, displayed their medical expeditionary capabilities in support of Marines from 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, during a mass casualty exercise aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Sept 8, 2015 as part of Dawn Blitz 2015. Dawn Blitz is a multinational, amphibious training exercise intended to refine the Navy and Marine Corps’ ability to effectively operate together as a cohesive crisis response force, as well as strengthen the international military relationships through crisis action planning, cooperation in amphibious operations, and command and control capabilities.“Our role in Dawn Blitz is to support our warfighters with a whole
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CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Whenever a wounded Marine needs critical care in a combat zone, aircraft provide the means to get them to the care they require. However, during these casualty evacuations, each passing minute in flight subtracts from the Marine's "golden hour." Communication between the care teams in the helicopter and the care facilities on the ground is critical and can often mean the difference between life and death. Corpsmen from Alpha Surgical Company, 1st Medical Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, teamed up with data network specialists from Headquarters Regiment, 1st MLG, to add minutes to the first critical moments of a traumatic injury by leveraging an emerging communications capability called digital
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CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Navy Capt. James A. LeTexier, outgoing commanding officer, 1st Medical Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, passed on command of the battalion to Navy Capt. Theodore P. Briski during a change of command ceremony aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 17, 2014.Briski, a native of Milwaukee, Wis., recently served as the executive officer of Naval Hospital Lemoore, Calif. He is taking command of a battalion of Marines who performed above and beyond the expectations through three deployments to Afghanistan, according to LeTexier, a native of North Dakota.“When Marines go to combat, one of our first questions is, ‘What is our medical capability?’” said Brig. Gen. Vincent A. Coglianese, commanding general, 1st Marine
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JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii - Humanitarian aid and disaster relief operations are successful only if the environment is safe enough to sustain them. Marines may be called to parts of the globe where they must conduct humanitarian operations in one area, engage the enemy in the next and conduct peace keeping operations right after. Marine Corps General Charles Krulak called it the “Three Block War”, and the Marines of 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, like all ground combat units serving with a Marine Air-Ground Task Force, are trained in it. Supporting their 1st Marine Logistics Group counterparts as part of Special Marine Air Ground Task Force Association of Southeast Asian Nations, 1st LAR
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CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. - Corpsmen are often recognized for the heroics they display on the battlefield while saving Marine lives. However, some of the unseen but essential work corpsmen conduct before and during operations is the less glamorous preventative care. To learn why this form of care is as equally important as the combat trauma care corpsmen give in the heat of battle, sailors from 1st Medical Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, attended the Operational Preventative Medicine course aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 16, 2014. The day-long class teaches military medical specialists measures of preventative care they should consider when planning and conducting operations around the globe. “Basically, what we’re trying to do
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CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. - Corpsmen are charged with providing critical medical care to patients in life threatening situations during transport to higher echelons of medical care. To ensure the best medical care possible, they have identified the need for a better life support system. Sailors with 1st Medical Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, trained for the first time with the new Portable Patient Transport Life Support System aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 25, 2014. PPTLSS was designed as a lightweight, mobile replacement for the current, bulky, life-support systems used for serious injuries. More than 200 pounds together, older systems include the ventilator, physiological monitor, suction device, oxygen tanks, and a platform to
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