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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CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan – Marines and sailors with Combat Logistics Battalion 6 handed over the responsibilities as the logistics combat element for Regional Command (Southwest) to Combat Logistics Battalion 7 during a transfer of authority ceremony aboard Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, Jan. 26.This was the third deployment to Afghanistan for the Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., unit, and the casing of CLB-6’s colors signifies their Operation Enduring Freedom mission is now complete. They close out another chapter in Marine Corps history as the last East Coast unit to serve as the LCE for RC(SW). Combat Logistics Battalion 6’s deployment to Afghanistan began July 2013. During their time here, the unit completed more than 40
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CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. - A young Marine embraced his wife aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 19, 2014, knowing he would not hold her again for at least seven months. This was the beginning of his journey to Afghanistan.Corporal Dylan Cook, a 21-year-old ammunition technician with Ammunition Company, 1st Supply Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 15, 1st Marine Logistics Group, left for his first deployment in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.“I’m mentally prepared,” said Cook, a native of Costa Mesa, Calif. “I’m a little anxious. I’d be lying if I didn’t say I was nervous, too, but overall, I’m excited. I hope to find out what it’s like to operate in a forward-deployed zone and learn about the culture and the people who live
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TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. - Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 7 and Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 366 extracted communication gear from the Combat Center’s Observation Post area July 8. The units used this extraction as a training exercise to better prepare for their upcoming deployments.The Combat Center’s G-6, Communications and Information Systems, needed the gear moved from the training area. The two units developed this request into a way to enhance their skills working with one another.CLB-7 provided a team of six Marines to support from the ground while HMH-366 provided a CH53 E for air support.“It was good training for both units,” said Capt. Molly Leblanc, pilot, HMH 366. “It was also an important mission because it would
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CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – For the first time in ten years, Combat Logistics Battalion 7, Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, executed an embarkation exercise aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., July 18, 2013.The battalion, based out of Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Palms, Calif., practiced embarking and disembarking tactical vehicles from Landing Craft Air Cushion vehicles and Landing Craft Utility boats, to see how well they, as a battalion, could load and offload vehicles.“We have great training opportunities aboard Twentynine Palms, but we have been lulled into a sense of complacency when it comes to embarking in our own field,” said 1st Lt. Mia Hencinsky, operations officer, CLB-7, CLR-1, 1st MLG.
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CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Upon graduating from boot camp, Marines are required to attend the School of Infantry, where they learn the essential combat skills to become a Marine rifleman. Like most things learned, these skills are perishable.More than 90 Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 7, Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, began their final exercise of the Basic Combat Skills Course aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., July 18, 2013.The BCS Course is a weeklong class that teaches Marines and sailors the basics of operating in a combat environment. The training includes classes in land navigation, combat logistics patrols, counters to Improvised Explosive Devices and combat hunter skills. After training day four, they
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