Military honored in Annual Armed Forces Day Parade
May 20, 2013 — In the city’s longest standing tradition, service members were honored during the 54th Annual Armed Forces Day Celebration and Parade, in Torrance, Calif., May 18.The event held Friday through Sunday featured a military exhibit with various tactical vehicles and equipment on display, a free concert and the Torrance Armed Forces Day Parade, which is MORE
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Urban combat hits three states over nine days
May 20, 2013 — A search and rescue of chemical-weapons casualties aboard a U.S. Navy vessel, a helicopter assault on Fort Irwin and an antenna that looks like an inflatable beach ball. What do they have in common?Marine Expeditionary Units which brought urban combat to 3 states over nine days.How Marines get in a RUTMarine Expeditionary Units like the 13th and MORE
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15th MEU Marines welcomed by family, friends after completing deployment
May 15, 2013 — After completing an eight-month deployment, Marines attached to the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit were welcomed home by their families and friends at Marine Corps Air Station, Camp Pendleton, May 13.While deployed, the 15th MEU was comprised of approximately 2,400 Marines and sailors and was deployed as part of the Peleliu Amphibious Ready Group. MORE
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Torrance Honors the Armed Forces at the 54th Annual Armed Forces Day Celebration & Parade on May 17-19
May 13, 2013 — April 23, 2013 – Beginning Friday, May 17 through Sunday, May 19, the City ofTorrance will pay tribute to the nation’s Armed Forces with its 54th Annual Armed Forces DayCelebration and Parade – the City’s longest standing tradition. Each year, the City honors adifferent military branch; this year highlights the United States Marine Corps. Grand MORE
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Marines royally ready to win gold at Warrior Games, again
May 13, 2013 — If the 2013 Warrior Games had a more regal feel than previous games, it’s because Prince Harry, or Capt. Henry Wales, attended the opening ceremony today at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo.The British royal joined more than 260 wounded, ill or injured service members and veterans in kicking off the Warrior Games, a MORE
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Guam native awarded Silver Star
May 04, 2013 — A U.S. Navy corpsman from Talofofo, Guam, received the Silver Star during a ceremony at Camp Pendleton, May 3. Petty Officer 1st Class Benny Flores, a corpsman serving with Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, was awarded the Silver Star for his actions on April 28, 2012, while serving with Regional Command Southwest providing medical support on a MORE
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Advisor Training Cell preps female engagement team for Marine Expeditionary Unit employment
May 04, 2013 — The Advisor Training Cell, I Marine Expeditionary Force, is providing scenario-based training for the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s female engagement team detachment, at Camp Pendleton, Calif.The two-week training program is designed by the ATC staff to enhance and test the Marines' ability to work with the battalion landing team in MORE
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Pendleton sailor to be awarded silver star
May 01, 2013 — Petty Officer 1st Class Benny Flores will be awarded the Silver Star Medal Friday, for his actions while deployed to southwest Afghanistan last year. Flores provided lifesaving medical care to Marines and Afghan Uniform Police during an enemy attack, despite his own serious injuries, while serving as a field service medical technician during combat MORE
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Wounded dog handler heading home with best friend
April 29, 2013 — The 23-year-old sergeant’s voice breaks as he pauses to collect his thoughts on how to express his feelings for his fallen friends. The names of his comrades are engraved on his “KIA” Bracelets, which now sit on a table adorned with military memorabilia and memories of friends he’s served with.“Every day you wake up is a blessing in itself,” said MORE
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9th Communication Battalion recognized as volunteers
April 29, 2013 — The Volunteer Skills and Development Program recognized 9th Communication Battalion as the Small Unit Volunteer of the Year during a recognition ceremony at Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 25. A battalion must have 150 or less total volunteers to qualify as a nominee for the Small Unit Volunteer of the Year award. The battalion with the most service MORE
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