CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. - What would it be like if more than 7,000 United States Marines, Sailors, and their equipment had to deploy across the ocean all at the same time? How would they do it? Strategic Mobility Exercise (STRATMOBEX) is a training exercise conducted by the 1st Marine Logistics Group in order to maintain readiness and sharpen skills needed to rapidly deploy personnel and equipment. STRATMOBEX was conducted from March 9-12, 2017, on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton and March Air Force Reserve Base, Calif. The goal of this exercise was to evaluate the unit's ability to pack and stage equipment within a specific timeline, identify lift and transportation requirements, and prepare cargo and personnel for transportation."We are
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U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 15, 1st Marine Logistics Group, participated in Mountain Exercise 6-16 at Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridgeport, Calif., from Sept. 24 to Oct. 27, 2016.CLB-15 provided logistical support to 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, during their cold weather, high-altitude training in the Sierra Mesa Mountains."We're here to support Victor 3/4 as they're [participating] in the mountain exercise and [learning] the mountain terrain," said 1st Lt. Katherine Lukes, the supply officer for CLB-15. "We had people cooking in the chow hall for them and got them supplies when they were in the field. We got them water, chow, and made sure their vehicles were fueled."The Combat Services
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Selfless devotion: Camp Pendleton-based Sailor renders aid, saves neighbors' lives
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CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Immediately upon proudly proclaiming "so help me God" at the end of the commissioning oath of office, Marine Corps officers are held to a high standard and challenged to be confident and decisive leaders. The 1st Marine Logistics Group conducted a seminar open to all first and second lieutenants to garner knowledge and foster camaraderie within the ranks of lieutenants within the Group. Two three-day seminars, both in February, marked the first implementation of a course of this kind within the Group. Stemming from the idea of the "5,000 year old mind," the seminar was created by MLG senior staff to foster and grow the foundation of leadership: education. Col. Phillip Frietze, the commanding officer of Headquarters
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Story Number: NNS160122-01Release Date: 1/22/2016 8:11:00 AM By Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class John Belanger, Navy Installations Command Public Affairs WASHINGTON (NNS) -- Commander, Navy Installations Command (CNIC) announced the CNIC 2015 Sailor of the Year (SOY) during a ceremony held at CNIC headquarters at the historic Washington Navy Yard, Jan. 21.Hospital Corpsman 1st Class (FMF) Mark Francesco from Atlantic City, New Jersey, was selected from among 70 installation SOYs to earn the prestigious award. Francesco, a hospital corpsman with 1st Marine Logistics Group and the nominee assigned to Navy Region Europe, Africa, Southwest Asia, was among three finalists who went before the SOY board conducted by a panel of senior
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MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR, Calif -- Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 465 supported Combat Logistics Battalion 11 during a daytime external lift exercise aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, Jan. 7, 2016.During the exercise, Marines with CLB-11 attach large, steel beams that simulate cargo called high beams, to the aircraft. The high beams attach from slings to the pendants on the aircraft. “We use high beams for practice but in reality, we pick up Humvees, M777 Howitzers, or packages of MREs; whatever we need to take out,” said Sgt. Randy Burgosbonilla, a crew chief for HMH-465, and a Providence, Rhode Island, native. “We were picking up loads underneath the aircraft by single-point and dual-point
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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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BRIDGEPORT, Calif. - Marines with engineer platoon, Combat Logistics Battalion 11, 1st Marine Logistics Group, conducted a series of security patrols during Mountain exercise 6-15 at Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center in Bridgeport, Calif., Oct. 25-26, 2015. The patrols were intended to maintain the security of the command center located at the lower base camp, as well improve useful avenues of movement up the mountain. CLB-11 is taking part in their final exercise for MTX and has been pushing out their support and assets to units across the area of operations. CLB-11 has been in Bridgeport since the beginning of October, supporting 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment with all things logistics; food, water, transportation and
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Brig. Gen David A. Ottignon, 1st MLG commanding general, began the conference by welcoming Brig. Gen Charles G. Chiarotti, 2nd MLG, Brig Gen. Tracy W. King, 3rd MLG and Brig. Gen. Patrick J. Hermesmann, 4th MLG, and all in attendance and affirmed the importance of holding the meeting.“This is a victory already in my mind is that we’re just sitting at this table” said Ottignon. “That to me is the single most important thing so that we can have a dialogue and communicate.”Attending were members of each CG’s staff and representatives from Installations and Logistics at Headquarters Marine Corps. Combining their efforts and information, the conference addressed various topics and proposed plans that will help them stay on the same page while
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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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FORT HUNTER LIGGETT, Calif. -- U.S. Navy corpsmen with the Shock Trauma Platoon assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion 13, the logistics combat element of the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, practiced handling injured personnel delivered to an airfield during Realistic Urban Training Exercise at Fort Hunter Liggett, California, Sept. 2, 2015, as part of pre-deployment training for their upcoming deployment to the Western Pacific and Central Command areas of operation.“When there are injured Marines coming back on birds you’ve got to get them into care quick, and that’s where we come in,” said Petty Officer 1st Class Matthew Porzio, a corpsman with CLB-13 and leading petty officer for the STP.“The [Shock Trauma Platoon] is an asset that can
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CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Major Gen. Vincent A. Coglianese relinquished command of 1st Marine Logistics Group to Brig. Gen. David A. Ottignon during a change of command ceremony at the 11 Area Parade Field, July 24, 2015. Hundreds of Marines, Sailors, friends and family members attended the ceremony to bid farewell to Coglianese and welcome Ottignon as the new commanding general. The ceremony included the passing of the 1st MLG colors, remarks from the incoming and outgoing commanders, performances by the 1st Marine Division Band, a C-130 flyover and static displays depicting the various aspects of the MLG. Coglianese, a native of New Jersey, has commanded 1st MLG since July of 2013. During his tenure, he provided reinforced Combat
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CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. - Marines and Sailors of Combat Logistics Battalion 11, 1st Marine Logistics Group, and supporting units recently participated in a LOADEX (Load Exercise), taking place aboard Camp Pendleton and San Diego, Calif., June 22 through 24, 2015. The exercise was a pre-deployment training operation designed to give the Marines hands on experience on and off-loading equipment and supplies from a ship.1st Lt. Caitlin Larson, landing support platoon commander with CLB-11, was on scene providing guidance and evaluating her Marines.“LOADEX took place from the 22nd to the 24th of June and was basically an opportunity for the Marines to get out and go through the motions of loading a ship,” said Larson. “[The scenario was based] on
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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. - Even as a young child Lance Cpl. Senora Lyons, knew exactly what she wanted to do when she grew up. The now 20-year-old administrative specialist for Headquarters Regiment, 1st Marine Logistics Group found the same motivation in the Marine Corps as she did developing her talent in music. Despite the detour, she is committed to achieving her childhood dream.Q: What got you started in singing?A: I would watch Disney and I would sing along with {the movies} every time, but it wasn’t until one of the teachers at school asked me to sing at her wedding, I was maybe 11 or 12. I sang, “From this moment on” by Shania Twain. From there, I was in choir and I started to fall in love with it and enjoy it. Then my senior year of
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MARINE CORPS AIR STATION YUMA, Ariz. – Marines with Landing Support Company, 1st Marine Logistics Group assisted Marine Corps Systems Command in testing the Joint Precision Airdrop System—JPADS, for short— to support the implementation and evaluation of the system Aug. 25-28, 2014, at Yuma Proving Ground, Ariz. The JPADS systems use GPS, a modular autonomous guidance unit, or MAGU, a parachute and electric motors to guide cargo within 150 meters of their target points. In order to test its precision, the Marines used a series of palletized loads attached to parachutes with the GPS integrated system and dropped them from various heights. "The system is basically a guided container delivery system," said Michael Poe, MCSC JPADS project
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CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Growing up, Cpl. Clifton McReynolds, food service specialist, Food Service Company, Headquarters Regiment, 1st Marine Logistics Group, never imagined he would join the military. McReynolds was raised as the only child in a strict household in the small city of Wilcox, Ariz., which, according to McReynolds, peaks at around 10,000 people in the winter when it becomes a get-away for those looking to escape cold weather. "Living with all the rules and restrictions as a kid, I ended up turning into a bit of a wild child when I was living on my own after high school," said McReynolds, recalling why he joined the Marine Corps. "I wasn't very mature after high school and I heard about the camaraderie in the Corps. I also
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CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – “We need food and water,” chanted the crowd loudly in Filipino as they grew more and more restless. The few dozen Marines and sailors in the medical aid station did their best to keep the peace while providing treatment to casualties caused by a typhoon that ravaged the area. These were just a few of the challenges faced by personnel with Combat Logistics Battalion 15, Headquarters Regiment, 1st Marine Logistics Group, during pre-deployment training with the Special Operations Training Group, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., July 16, 2014. The training simulation, set up by SOTG with the help of role-players, put CLB-15’s Marines and sailors in the middle of a typhoon-ravaged, rural
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