'America’s Battalion' celebrates Fourth of July

“To me, the Fourth of July simply means freedom,” said Cpl. Dimitri Armstead. “It’s a day to remember the sacrifices made by past service members who gave their lives for the country.”For Armstead, a motor transportation mechanic and 20-year-old native of Kailua, Hawaii and fellow Marines who are deployed, the Fourth of July is a reminder of just MORE



VMM-363 Prepare 9 MV-22B Ospreys to be Shipped to Okinawa, Japan







U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 363, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing prepare to preserve nine MV-22B Osprey aircraft for shipment to Okinawa, Japan on Naval Air Station North Island, San Diego, Calif., June 9, 2013. The nine aircraft are being transferred to Okinawa, Japan to become part of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 262.

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  15th MEU welcomes new commanding officer
Lieutenant Col. John O’Neal assumed command of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit from Col. Scott D. Campbell during a change of command ceremony aboard the Camp Del Mar parade deck, June 27. MORE

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  Bridge Company conducts live-fire exercise off boats for first time
Marines with Bridge Company, 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, conducted a live-fire, field training exercise at San Clemente Island, Calif., June 27, 2013.The exercise gave the Marines the opportunity to familiarize themselves with M249 squad automatic weapons, should they have to engage targets MORE

  1st Dental Battalion places first in Corpsman Cup Challenge
A group of hospital corpsmen with 1st Dental Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, seized first place in the Corpsman Cup Challenge aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 14, 2013.  The challenge, which was designed to strengthen a unit’s ability to work as a team, was held to commemorate the Hospital Corps’ 115th birthday. MORE

  Schoolhouse opens to qualify unmanned system operators
Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems have become a vital aspect in the ever changing battlefield. A newly opened schoolhouse aboard Camp Pendleton will qualify Marines as system operators. MORE
 

Newly built beach cottages dedicated on base
Courtesy of U~T San Diego
Five newly built beach cottages that troops and their families can rent for seaside holidays were dedicated June 18 on a bluff at the northern tip of Camp Pendleton.  More than 70 civilians and military personnel gathered for the midday ceremony, where the base's commanding general, Brig. Gen. Vincent Coglianese, said the cottages would be appreciated by thousands of service members for decades to come.  MORE 


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