Marines and Sailors of 1st Maintenance Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, hosted a Winter Wonderland drive-through event Dec. 22, 2020. The Winter Wonderland drive-through event was open to service members and their families of the unit in order to spread holiday cheer in a safe manner amid the Covid-19 pandemic. As a safety precaution, this event was strictly drive-thru and included several different stations where participants were directed from their vehicles.
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Marines with 1st Maintenance Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 15, 1st Marine Logistics Group are working to make this dream a reality. Additive manufacturing, more commonly known as 3-D printing, has been a one of the Marine Corps' recent endeavors to eliminate the wait time it takes to receive parts for essential equipment; turning potentially months of waiting into just a few days, and ensuring Marines will be ready when duty calls.Additive manufacturing is the process of making structures by adding layer-upon-layer of material, either plastics or metals, which combine to make a product. This process involves the use of computer-aided design software which relays messages to the printer to "print" the desired shape.Marines with 1st
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Sand and Steel; 1st Maintenance Battalion supports Steel Knight
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CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – The phrase "hard work pays off," has been around for a while; for some people it's just a phrase, for Cpl. Calletano Jimenez it is a way of life. "Ever since I was a kid my dad told me if you work hard you'll achieve great things," said Jimenez, a tank mechanic with 1st Maintenance Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment, 1st Marine Logistics Group. "So that's what I did."Jimenez's father, Calletano Jimenez, came to the United States from Atoyac Jalisco, Mexico when he was eight. Upon reaching working age, Callentano started his pursuit of the American dream with hard work and determination. He began by working in a field and ended up owning his own business. Some of his work ethic must have rubbed off onto his son,
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Printing the future: 1st Maintenance Battalion explores 3-D printing capabilities
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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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CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Corporal Ulises Zamoramartinez, an optics technician with 1st Maintenance Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 15, 1st Marine Logistics Group, was awarded the Purple Heart Medal by Maj. Gen. Vincent Coglianese, 1st MLG commanding general, during a ceremony aboard Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 19, 2014.Zamoramartinez, a 31-year-old native of Yakima, Washington, received the award for injuries received while deployed in Helmand province, Afghanistan, during a six-month tour with Georgian Liaison Team 10, Regional Command (Southwest).Zamoramartinez and approximately eight Marines were securing a forward operating base when an 82 mm Anti-Tank Rocket struck approximately 10 meters away from Zamoramartinez. The
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CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. - Standing in a motor transportation lot, with his wife and fellow Marines, Lance Cpl. Gabriel R. Gehr, received the Purple Heart aboard Camp Pendleton, May 5, 2014. More than a year earlier on Nov. 20, 2013, Gehr sustained shrapnel injuries from an anti-tank rocket while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. During the deployment, Gehr worked alongside Georgian troops to retrograde equipment from Afghanistan. It was during a routine working-party, putting up canvas to conceal tents, when the rocket struck next to him. He sustained multiple wounds on the left side of his body and was medically evacuated. Gabriel is now in California with his wife, Kaitlyn, and works as an electrical equipment system technician with
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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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AT SEA - The crowd roared as Lance Cpl. Michael Sigur, a supply clerk with 1st Maintenance Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, finished singing “I Won’t Complain,” a smooth, Southern gospel hymn to a crowd of more than 200 Marines and sailors aboard amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD-23). Raising his hands to the crowd, the judges gave him their critiques, and he stepped off the stage. He would eventually win third place in the Anchorage Talent Show, April 13, 2014.The talent show was part of an event called “Steel Beach,” a ship-wide barbecue held on the flight deck, and one of the many recreational events the Marines and sailors of Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force Association of Southeast Asian Nations
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AT SEA - Corporal Michael Yodice sat on a table surrounded by 10 M9 service pistols aboard the armory of amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23). He had cleaned and inspected each weapon personally. As the sole Marine Corps armorer aboard the ship, Yodice, a small arms repair technician with 1st Maintenance Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, had the responsibility of making sure the different weapons systems worked for the 196 Marines and sailors with his current detachment, Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force ASEAN.“I repair weapons, maintain them, keep accountability of them and make sure they operate optimally,” said Yodice, of Butler, N.J. “Depending on how much training is going on, armorers can work long
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