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26th MEU moves out of Middle East, 13th MEU moves in
Encompassing the volatile Middle East and northeast Africa, the 5th Fleet area of responsibility can be tense at any time. But for the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group, the past six months were particularly eventful. Since it deployed to the Middle East in April, ships with the ready group were poised to respond to the escalating situation in Syria. MORE
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Marines providing support for Georgians' return home from Afghanistan
Friends and family gathered to greet Marines from Georgian Liaison Team 8 with Advisor Training Cell and Supporting Arms Liaison Team 8 with 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, at a homecoming celebration aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 18.Despite being located in two separate locations during the deployment, the two teams worked closely MORE
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Highlanders master brilliance in basics
Marines serving with Alpha Company, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, conducted a live-fire exercise to master basic combat skills on Range 210F here, Oct. 23. The exercise is designed to train and evaluate Marines on weapons techniques and prepare them for team and squad level, live-fire training. MORE
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Marine Overcomes Loss of Hand, Deploys Again
It’s a cold day in the heart of Fallujah, Iraq, and Sgt. Ricardo Ramirez, a squad leader serving with 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, is leading his squad on a patrol through the city when they receive reports of an improvised explosive device strike in the vicinity. His mission became searching for the IED’s trigger man, which had injured four Marines. As his squad was closing in he prepared a flash bang grenade to throw, it detonated in his left hand, severing it. MORE
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1st ANGLICO traps success with training
Marines with 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company conducted tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel training aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 21.A recent TRAP mission quickly became famous when Marines assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit flew to Benghazi, Libya, on short notice to rescue a pilot and recover an Air Force F-15E. MORE
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Marines conduct Mountain Training in every Clime & Place
There is a phrase in the Marines’ Hymn that summarizes the expeditionary nature of Marines: “we have fought in every clime and place where we could take a gun.” Tucked into a valley in the Sierra Nevada Mountains is a Marine installation designed to prepare Marines to fight in the clime of harsh mountain environments. MORE
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One team, one fight; two squadrons work together for readiness
High above the clouds, two MV-22B Ospreys fly in need of fuel. Luckily, there is a KC-130J Super Hercules flying with them to provide aerial refueling so they can continue without stops. Ospreys with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 161 and a Super Hercules with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 352 conducted the exercise to practice aerial refueling aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Oct. 24. MORE
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